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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tooro Elders Forum have asked Kabarole district Local government to halt the leasing of land to an investor. The district council plans to lease the land measuring one and a half acres to an investor for the construction of a school. Last year, the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of police officers stormed Post Bank branch in Mbale town on Monday afternoon to enforce physical distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive measures. The police officers led by Nesperio Kizza, the Officer in charge of operations at Mbale central police station faced …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Arua have recovered a gun belonging to a policeman who was murdered last year. The gun was recovered on Sunday from Barifa forest in Arua Hill Division Arua Municipality by a joint team of the police and UPDF. Corporal Santos Chandwong …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children and their mother are nursing injuries sustained in a grenade explosion at Kitgum–Matidi sub county in Kitgum district. The injured have been identified as Reagan Omiya, 2yrs, his brother Ivan Mwaka, 5yrs and their mother Christine Akanyo all residents of Bobi B …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, the Health Ministry launched two mobile apps meant to ease access to medical care. While the ‘Call the Clinic’ app is solely meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 by offering a platform to contact surveillance teams or trace contacts of positive …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Hundreds of residents from Palwo clan in Latuturu village in Omiya Anyima Sub-county, Kitgum district have fled from their homes for fear of revenge attacks. The locals along with their village chairperson abandoned their homes on Sunday following the disappearance of a man from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Church of Uganda is seeking 58 billion Shillings to finance  the second phase of the redevelopment of the Namugongo Martyrs’ Museum. The second phase will cover the construction of the Worship Centre or amphitheatre with a Parish Community Church, the five floor Martyrs’ Museum tower, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The annual Martyrs day celebration will be attended by only 60 people, this year. This is the only number expected at both the Church of Uganda and Catholic shrines in Namugongo on June 3 as the country maintains restrictions on public gatherings as a result of …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  SBC, the company contracted by the government to construct Hoima International Airport has laid off 160 workers.  The company said in a letter to staff that the decision to lay off the workers was in line with the government guidelines to control the spread of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registration of taxis by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has kicked off amidst chaos and poor coordination. The operators are protesting the lack of coordination in the registration process. In hundreds, the taxi operators converged at Old Kampala Secondary School and Kitante Primary Schools …