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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has said that shops that are not within markets should not be closed. She also warned Police and Local Defence Units (LDU) teams to stop beating people, and urged traffic officers to refer those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP leadership under Norbert Mao has run to court to challenge a recent order that paved way for the election of a parallel National Executive Committee. On March 9th 2020, DP members opposed to Mao’s leadership led by Rajab Ssenkubuge secured an order …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Municipality authorities have issued a ban on street food vending as one of the preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID -19). Food vendors were mostly operating along Mitchel road behind Equity Bank, infront of Kabale municipal yard along Kabale-Mbarara highway, Kigongi, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have called for the suspension of debt repayments for poorer countries as many of them turn to focus on battling the Coronavirus (COVID -19). In a joint statement on Wednesday night, the two multi-lateral lenders said the Coronavirus …

Kamwenge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kamwenge Police are holding members of Kamwenge Life Pentecostal Church led by Pastor Augustine Byaruhanga for defying the presidential directive against public gatherings. He was picked up together with Eliab Ampumuza, Scolah Kyomukama, Enid Kyomugisha while other members are still at large. The group was …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is overwhelmed by the huge number of people seeking to test for the coronavirus disease-COVD-19. The Hospital Director, Dr. Moses Muwanga, says that several people have shown up seeking to test ever since the Health Ministry asked people who have traveled in …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of travelers were left left stranded in Gulu Town on Wednesday night following a 14-day ban on public transport by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On Wednesday President Museveni announced the 14-day Government’s travel ban on public transport in order to curtail the spread the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked the public to comply with the presidential directives and guidelines in the fight against COVID 19. The Acting Commission Chairperson Dr Katebalirwe Amooti says that the directives and guidelines are backed by law quoting from the 1995 Constitution …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 240 Uganda Police Force- UPF, Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF have been assigned to work with the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. At a joint media briefing on Wednesday in Kampala, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, UPDF deputy spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A taskforce on coronavirus set up by Parliament has appealed to Ministers and legislators who recently travelled out of Uganda to come out and test for COVID-19 as a way of stopping the spread of the deadly virus. The team which also includes members …