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Lango, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 12 police officers have been arrested in Lango sub-region for allegedly torturing and extorting money from civilians during the implementation of the curfew. Three officers arrested from Otuke district include the OC Station Ogwete Police outpost Julius Ocen, Patrick Ameny and constable Boniface Owiny. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Resident District Commissioner, Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo has banned charcoal trucks from driving through the district. Lapolo, who doubles as the Gulu district coronavirus task force chairperson says that he has learnt that most of the charcoal trucks are also illegally ferrying people …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lanenober Health Centre in Lakwana Sub County in Omoro district has resumed operations a week after it was closed.  The facility which serves over 500 people was closed after eleven of its health workers were quarantined after coming into contact with a suspected coronavirus patient. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged universities insisting on having end of semester examinations during the national lockdown to reconsider. This comes after universities like Uganda Christian University (UCU) informed students that they would be sitting for end of semester examinations online even during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As most businesses scratch for options on how they will cover for losses incurred as a result of coronavirus disruption, it has emerged that insurance providers may not be a run to option. This according to several players in the industry is because COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has this evening banned outdoor exercising saying those in the habit are not only endangering themselves but also the whole country. The pronouncement comes on the backdrop of a  video showing people exercising along the Northern Bypass in magnitudes, attracting condemnation from security …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have been arrested for illegal possession of pangolins. The arrested include Yasin Muyiga, Pascal Luyiga,  James Munguuchi,  James Frank and Patrick Alyon. According to the spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Department of Police Charles Twine, the suspects were found with three live …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has declined to re-open markets at Kalerwe after they failed to meet the required standards. The markets were closed last week by the Minister for Kampala Betty Among for failing to maintain the 4-meter distancing set by the government. Amongi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is facing a looming shortage of essential medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacists across Kampala say that the country is already facing a shortage of drugs for the treatment of chronic illnesses like asthma and diabetes, among others. The development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers are smuggling people from South Sudan into Uganda, a report by the office of the Amuru Resident District Commissioner-RDC has revealed. According to the report, the drivers enter South Sudan alone through Elegu border and return with three people on board. Agnes …