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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has warned that persons who do not comply with a directive on wearing masks will be apprehended. The caution comes a day after the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng signed an instrument to enforce the compulsory wearing of masks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint committee that is scrutinizing the National Social Security Fund- NSSF Amendment Bill has failed to reach consensus on the government ministry which should supervise the Fund. The Bill seeks to among others, expand social security coverage and benefits through enforcing mandatory contributions for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There will be no Rotary Cancer run this year following uncertainty on public gathering as the world battles the deadly coronavirus disease. The run was scheduled to take place on August 30. Now in its eighth year, the event organized by the Rotary district 9211 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the media is covering information on billions of money that the Ministry of Health is receiving to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry has described these as mere rumors that should be disregarded. She said so …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Acholi sub-region have expressed disappointment with their members of Parliament who have remained silent on the controversial 20 million Shillings they received as facilitation for activities to control the spread of coronavirus disease. The funding was given to legislators as part of the …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has discharged a Kenyan truck driver who has fully recovered from the coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The truck driver was admitted in isolation at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital on April 24, 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19. He was on his way to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of people infected with COVID-19 continues to raise globally, so does the number of health workers who have been exposed to the disease with some eventually succumbing to it. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), majority of the nurses have been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Civil Division has dismissed an application in which Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA challenged a consent judgement which saw complainants awarded 3.4 billion Shillings. KCCA ran to court last year challenging the manner in which eleven people were awarded Shillings 3.4 billion in December …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force has released 2.58 billion shillings for its personnel implementing the COVID-19 guidelines across the country. Although latest statistics put the force’s numbers at 41,760, the Chief of Joint Security – CJS, Major General Jack Bakasumba has released allowances for only 25,977 people. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Resident District Commissioner Erick Sakwa has applied for a Judicial review of his interdiction. Sakwa was interdicted on May, 4 2020 but has since declined to vacate office on account the interdiction was fake and had loopholes in its delivery. The interdiction came days …