Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Bunyoro sub-region are protesting the government decision to close over 200 ungazetted landing sites on Lake Albert. The protests came days after government announced plans to close the landing sites which were allegedly facilitating the illegal movement of Congolese nationals to and outside …
Read More »Interest on loans will still count during payment holiday – BOU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has explained that interest on loans will still count even when you have been granted a loan payment holiday during the restructuring in the coronavirus crisis. Speaking through a webinar with the Rotary Club of Kampala South on Monday evening, Dr Tumubwine …
Read More »Kuluva hospital workers strike over non-payment
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Work grounded to a halt at the Church of Uganda owned Kuluvu hospital in Arua district on Monday when health workers and support staff laid down their tools protesting nonpayment of their wages and contributions to the National Social Security Fund-NSSF. The more than 80 …
Read More »Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Significant gains have been made against Desert Locust encroachment in East Africa, with an estimated 720,000 tons of cereal saved from the swarms of migratory pests across 10 countries. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the food saved is enough to feed five …
Read More »Kampala MPs oppose taxi, boda boda post-COVID guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Kampala district have criticized the proposed public transport guidelines to be implemented after the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. These accuse the Minister in Charge of Kampala Betty Amongi of coming up with the guidelines without the necessary consultations with city leaders …
Read More »Ishaka-Bushenyi residents accuse COVID-19 taskforce of selling relief food
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ishaka COVID-19 taskforce has been accused of selling relief food to residents who are supposed to get it at no cost. The task force has received more than 60 tons of food for distribution to people whose livelihoods were disrupted by measures to …
Read More »14 Chinese Nationals charged for illegal possession of wildlife species
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen Chinese nationals have appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of illegal possession of wildlife species and illegal presence in Uganda. The accused were arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Miriam Oyo Okello in two separate batches. The first group …
Read More »Lamwo district seeks UGX45M to photocopy learning materials
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district education department is hunting for over Shillings 45 million to photocopy additional self-help learning materials for primary and secondary school learners. The Lamwo District Education Officer, Barnabas Langoya tabled the request before the COVID-19 Taskforce saying the department had received less learning …
Read More »COVID-19: Widespread laxity at Mutukula border alarms health officials
Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities around the Uganda-Tanzania border at Mutukula remain complacent even as the number of truck drivers who have gone through Mutukula border and have tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is on an increase. This was revealed by Richard Kabanda, the Commissioner for Health …
Read More »Police deploys in old taxi park as renovations kick off
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy police deployment around old taxi park as Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA embarks on the renovation works. Police has deployed dozens of police officers and water cannons in the park to provide security to the workers of Sterling Civil Engineering Ltd and …
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