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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hospitality industry is one of the sectors that were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many hotels cut down staff because of poor or no sales because of the nationwide lockdown. Jacob Omondi, a Chef at Kabira Country Club in Kampala is one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speakers from the five city divisions want the proposed transport guidelines by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA discussed by their councils before they are adopted. Through their umbrella, the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Speakers’ Forum, the speakers say they should be allowed to discuss the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to rise in Uganda, government plans to roll out a mass surveillance exercise under which over 8 million people will be tested. According to Health Ministry officials, they are targeting to test 20 percent of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Richard Byarugaba has warned of the likelihood of the collapse of the fund if the suggestion that it pays 20 percent to each saver is approved. In a ‘passionate’ four-page letter to the Minister …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Revenue Authority has banned trucks from parking outside bonded warehouses or container depots in an effort to control the movement of truckers. In a circular this morning, the tax body said trucks carrying cargo shall be permitted to only park inside boarded warehouses or …

Zombo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Zombo district are investigating an incident in which 15 grass thatched houses were set ablaze at a height of a protracted land dispute in Atiak village. Reports from the police indicate that the dispute over ownership of a piece of land in Atiak …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Security Gen. Elly Tumwine has said enforcing the compulsory wearing of masks is going to be the new war front for security forces. Tumwine said that the country has closed the borders through which new infections were coming to the country, they …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to 40 US Nationals have left  Uganda after the government cleared another flight for persons who had been held here by ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. They left Entebbe Intenational Airport aboard Ethiopian airlines on Tuesday evening. This is the third chartered flight for US nationals ever since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority-UIA the body in charge of attracting investors in Uganda has said that the economy is already in recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UIA Acting Executive Director Lawrence Byensi says that they have received calls from investors telling them that they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators looked on helpless as excavation works kicked off in Old taxi park on Tuesday morning. Dozens of taxi drivers, conductors and other city dwellers surrounded the park gazing as graders excavated the ground in the park and loaded soil on trucks. By midday, …