Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 30 escapees from Moroto government prison have been re-arrested from various parts of the country. Karamoja Region Prisons Commander, Sam Edotu, says the inmates were re-arrested from various areas especially in Karamoja in joint security operations led by Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF. …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Mayor of Lira Municipality, Peter Owiny Guduzu has succumbed to Coronavirus disease-COVID-19. Owiny died at Mulago National Referral Hospital on Sunday where he had been admitted with general body weakness and other complications. The deceased’s family and the acting Lira District Health …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC is set to start enforcement of the crackdown against fake mobile phones and laptops. But, the telecommunications regulator faults the service providers for failing to agree on the date for disconnections. The bid to have such gargets off the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine schools in Entebbe Municipality were on the weekend cleared to re-open, bringing to 70 the number cleared out of the 80 schools on the peninsula. The Assessment Team initially assessed all the 67 Primary and 13 Secondary schools in the municipality, and found …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation Police officers have today arrested 23 travelers who turned up at Entebbe International Airport with forged PCR COVID-19 test certificates. The suspects include 13 men and 10 women who have been detained at Aviation Police station at Entebbe International Airport. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala …
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Cape Town, South Africa | Xinhua | South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife tested positive for COVID-19, his office said in a statement late on Sunday. “I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and I remain optimistic that we will fully recover from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prime minister of the Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned police and the military for dispersing people who were attending a cultural event yesterday in Mityana district. Mayiga said on Sunday during a press conference at his office in Mengo that it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement party [NRM] has said starting this Tuesday, it will begin holding talks with its members who were defeated in party primaries but opted to be nominated as independent parliamentary candidates. Speaking to news reporters at the party’s secretariat plot 10, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kira road police division have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which a man tried to cut off his son’s head before he was shot dead. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the deceased as Sulaiman Male, a craftsman resident of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of Ugandans suffering from stroke is on the rise, according to Dr. Ibrahim Bukenya, the managing director of the Uganda Stroke Foundation. Stroke is a condition that affects the brain. It occurs when blood flow to the brain is reduced or blocked which …
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