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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two brothers died on Monday evening in Katooke Zone in Nabweru Sub County in Wakiso district when they fell in a soak pit. The deceased brothers are Frank Kavuma and Mark Mulangira. It is alleged that one of the deceased dropped in the soak pit, …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The COVID-19 Taskforce in Teso Sub Region is struggling to re-integrate COVID-19 suspects discharged from the isolation and quarantine centres in Soroti.  By Monday, 10 people had been discharged from the quarantine at Soroti Comprehensive Nursing School and another from the Isolation Unit at Soroti …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Marine Security and surveillance on Lake Edward, on the border side of Kasese District, has been beefed up after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded new cases of Ebola in the country’s eastern side.  The first case was a 26-year-old electrician from Beni, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are having to put up with slower internet in the coronavirus (COVID-19) lock down as operators face the surge in usage. Several people Uganda Radio Network (URN) spoke to said they had noticed their internet speeds slowdown when one compares the period before the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday  discharged three patients who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) from Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. Uganda has had 54 confirmed cases of which 18 are said to have recovered. Most patients are receiving treatment at Entebbe and Mulago …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige has summoned Sam Obbo, the Principle Press Secretary to the Speaker of Parliament to explain a message he posted on social media. On April 4th, Obbo forwarded a message to the Parliament Press group and Parliament staff whatsapp group. …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 31-year-old woman has resorted to selling rat meat as a way of making ends meet two weeks after the president announced a lockdown that affected her retail shop in Kasese district. The woman identified as Annie Bembe, a national of the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Special thanksgiving prayers for the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s 65th Birthday have been dominated by a call for peace as the country battles COVID-19. The service was held on Monday at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. It was led by Rev. Abraham …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical interns have vowed to keep away from health centers due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE. The Federation of Uganda Medical Interns-FUMA, notes that the prevailing working environment in government health facilities isn’t safe for medical interns, saying they would rather stay home instead …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has issued operating procedures to all children homes. According to the Ministry, there are over 6,000 children in the different children’s homes and rehabilitation centres across the country. State Minister for Youths and Children Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi …