Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed manufacturers to label, all government face masks with their company logos. The directive comes amidst numerous complaints about the poor quality of free masks recently distributed by the government. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said on Monday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates contesting for the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party presidency have been cautioned against attacking each other during the campaigns. Last week the party Chairman Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa and Patrick Oboi Amuriat aka POA were nominated for the party presidency. During a weekly …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s tea earnings have rebounded from a slight slump in March which was occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown that saw the Mombasa tea auction house temporarily shut. According to official government figures, tea sellers earned more money in April, May, and June 2020, an …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wearing a face mask at Kalangala Islands spontaneously show that you are a stranger. Here, life is normal with seemingly no threat of Coronavirus Disease-COVID-19, among the locals. A mask is considered a luxury for those in food markets, trading centres, and on the streets, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has opened criminal charges against National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi on allegations of giving false information about his age. In his documents filed before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court, Mabirizi contends that Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on two occasions gave false …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Saliva samples have similar sensitivity in the detection of SARS – COV- 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease-COVID-19 just like the currently widely used nasal swabs, a new study suggests. The study, conducted by professors at Yale School of Public Health involved 70 COVID-19 …
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Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM party members register display exercise in Sheema and Kazo Districts has been marred by missing names. In Sheema NRM party loyalists turned up to check on their particulars on the register in vain. The aspirants now argue that the names of their …
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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the first secondary school in Ik County, Kaabong district is complete. The school is expected to open as a Day and Boarding facility when the government reopens educational institutions after the COVID-19 lockdown. The school, located in Kamion Sub County, 14 kilometers from …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Service providers in the hospitality industry in Kalangala district have slashed their costs to attract local tourists. There are over 100 hotels, inns and lodges spread on various islands in Kalangala district. However, majority of the facilities are on Bugala and Bukasa island to their …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 60 per cent of developments undertaken in Mukono during the first five months of the COVID-19 lockdown were illegal. This is according to a report from the social services committee of the municipality. Most of the said illegal developments have taken place in …
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