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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala police have arrested two suspects accused of trafficking wildlife species. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango identifies one of the suspects as Bosco Mukasa, a 34-year-old and the LC I chairperson Kiganda village, Nyamarunde sub-county in Kibaale district, Simon Kyakwahurwe. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by the government to waive taxes on most agriculture products has been welcomed as a positive step. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija is expected to announce the removal of the 18 percent value-added tax (VAT) on all the tools used in the garden …

Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators want Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to soften the registration process and include all drivers that do not have taxis. Last week, KCCA started registering all taxi drivers to get driving routes within the city. Each driver is supposed to provide a logbook …

Fort Portal, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Two men in Fort Portal municipality are in trouble for selling a purported cure for coronavirus disease- Covid-19. The suspects have been identified as William Isingoma and Abdullah Gumisiriza, both residents of Hakibaale sub county in Kabarole district. The Rwenzori West region police spokesperson, Vincent …

Kasese, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Nsenyi Parish, Kasese district who do not have at least 20 banana plants in their homestead will not have their children baptized. This was announced by Rev. Fr. Modest Masereka Kasenyankwe, the Parish Priest who described it as a new move to boost food …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that he has played his part in containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and can no longer take the blame if Ugandans start dying due to “carelessness”. Museveni said people have not died in Uganda because initially, …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six health workers of Gombe Hospital have been quarantined after getting into contact with a COVID-19 positive patient at Buyiga island in Mpigi district. The health workers who have been quarantined at the staff quarters include a clinical officer, a midwife and four nurses. …

Gulu, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens of children and mothers living with HIV in Gulu are hit by acute malnutrition. According to records by The Aids Support Organization (TASO) centre in Gulu up to 49 children and 200 breastfeeding mothers are in dire need of food.   An estimated 27,000 …

Kammengo, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parents and local leaders on Buyiga Island in Kammengo Sub County in Mpigi district have pleaded with government to construct more classrooms for Buyiga Secondary School so as to attract more students. Buyiga Secondary School is the only school on the island that is …