Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-two countries in the world have not yet reported any case of COVID-19, even as the rest of the world is battling to contain the virus. The countries that have reported no cases so far come mainly from two continents-Africa and Asia. In Africa, the …
Read More »Masaka district chairman, VP Ssekandi’s assistant clash over relief supplies
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A row has erupted between Jude Mbabali, the Masaka district Chairperson and personal Assistants to the Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi. The controversy stems from the distribution of relief supplies which include maize flour, Rice and beans totalling to two tons that were obtained from …
Read More »Farmers should continue going to gardens – Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers should not sit home because of the coronavirus lockdown but instead go-ahead to plant and tender to their gardens, Agriculture Minister Vincent Ssempijja has said. Ssempijja told reporters in Kampala that it was already a planting season and farmers should observe Ministry of Health guidelines to …
Read More »Uganda Prisons creates isolation centres for new suspects on remand
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prison Services has created several isolation units where all persons remanded by the courts will be kept as a mitigation plan to prevent the likely transmission of COVID-19 in correctional facilities. Frank Baine, the Uganda Prison’s Service Spokesperson notes that although the Judiciary …
Read More »City pastor arrested for misleading COVID-19 messages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala has beenn uttering false information and spreading harmful propaganda in relation to the current Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Yiga, commonly known as ‘abizaayo’ reportedly used his Television Station to tell the public that there was …
Read More »Quarantined passengers sneak out of hotel to shop, drink
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Passengers quarantined by health and security officials at Kirigime guest house in Kabale district over Covid-19 still are abusing the guidelines to directly contact members of the public. The 94 were confined at Katuna border on March 22 while traveling in two Jaguar buses from …
Read More »Ministry advises districts, municipalities to halt council sittings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local councils across the country have been advised to halt all council activities to close all gaps that could lead to the spread of coronavirus. The advise was given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Ben Kumumanya, at a time that …
Read More »Fishermen protest suspension of fishing activities on Lake Albert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen operating from Lake Albert are protesting the suspension of fishing activities. The decision to stop all fishing activities was taken by the District Security Committee in Hoima and Kikuube districts early in the week as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease …
Read More »African Development Bank unveils USD 3 Billion “Fight COVID-19” social bond
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank has raised an exceptional USD 3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight COVID-19 social bond, with a three-year maturity garnered interest …
Read More »Economic think-tank wants social protection reinforced amid COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been asked to reinforce existing social protection interventions and pay pending pensions in order to cushion the elderly Ugandans in the wake of the coronavirus. Patrick Katabaazi, the Executive Director of an Independent Think Tank; the Centre for Budget and Tax Policy, …
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