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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to resume the repatriation exercise of Ugandans stuck abroad weeks after the process was halted. On 3rd July government suspended the return of Ugandans who are stranded abroad as a measure to control congestion in quarantine facilities. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Employers may face lawsuits if their employees claim there was not much done to protect them against catching the coronavirus (COVID-19) while at work. Speaking at the Federation of Uganda Employers’ zoom meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Medard Sseggona, a lawyer said it was employers’ …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has undertaken initiatives to boost fish farming in Masaka sub-region, as one of the measures to address unemployment among youth and women. The Ministry’s Undersecretary Ronald Ssegawa Gyagenda says that their technical teams have identified two …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Woman MP for Kiryandongo Helen Kahunde has said she is yet to receive her COVID-19 test results after she tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Following unconfirmed reports in the corridors of Parliament that a female MP had tested positive for COVID-19, many online news …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Northern Uganda are reaping big through the making of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Up to 35 former child soldiers who attained vocational training in fashion design and garment technology have been contracted by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of several tertiary institutions have asked the government to reconsider its move to suspend operational funding to all learning institutions. Recently, the Ministry of Finance noted that funding for educational institutions except the wage bill, would only be available when the government reopens …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision to designate the psychiatric ward at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital into a Covid-19 isolation unit has affected the delivery of mental health services. Apparently, patients in need of admission are being referred to Butabika Mental Referral Hospital since the hospital lacks space …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) shareholders have today approved its sale of the interest in Uganda’s oil industry, removing one of the key hurdles for the transaction to be concluded. Tullow Oil said in April that it had signed a deal to sell all its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will screen MPs for the coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The exercise will start tomorrow Thursday, July 15. The decision followed an engagement with officials from the Ministry of Health officials who guided that MPs needed to be tested based on their engagements which …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six stray elephants from Queen Elizabeth National Park on Wednesday caused panic in Kasese town and the surrounding outskirts. The animals allegedly left the park at around 6:00 am and invaded areas of Railway ward, Mumbuzi, Acholi quarter and Kasese town. The elephants caused …