NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several commercial banks have announced they will revise down their closure time to allow staff enough time to drive home so as not to be caught by the 7pm curfew. While some banks have not yet indicated that they will shift from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Singer Edirisa Musuuza also known as Eddie Kenzo has petitioned Parliament seeking government’s intervention to have him evacuated from Ivory Coast. Kenzo has been held up for the last two months due to the closure of borders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenzo left …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients suffered significant organ damage after treatment, a  study by researchers from Makerere University has indicated. The study conducted in April involved 56 patients who were being treated at Mulago and Entebbe hospitals. The scientists found 12.8 percent of the patients to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The quality of coffee from a lot of farmers will likely be compromised as many who failed to get buyers to take their produce decided to heap it in their homes. This is according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) managing director Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Academic staff in Public Universities have resolved to withdraw their labour citing inequalities in the distribution of the 50 billion Shillings provided by the government to enhance their salaries. In April this year, the Ministry of Education released a salary distribution schedule indicating a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority- NEMA has halted the issuance of all permits in wetlands across the country. The NEMA Executive Director Dr. Tom Okurut notes that the decision is part of the temporary interventions to reduce the ever-rising cases of misuse and encroachment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has made it clear that use of essential workers’ stickers and Resident District Commissioners – RDC letters will not be allowed during curfew hours. Senior Superintendent of Police – SSP Norman Musinga, also Kampala metropolitan traffic police commander said police will not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance Committee of Parliament has approved a bill which seeks to provide for supervision and oversight of mobile money transactions. Currently, Uganda does not have a comprehensive payment system law. As a result, there is limited regulation and oversight of payment systems and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has unveiled plans to aggressively market Uganda as the safest destination to visit after the COVID-19 but also re-brand destination Uganda. UTB Chief Executive Officer Lilly Ajarova said that the COVID-19 pandemic has put the world tourism sector back …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kayunga district are scared of delivering agricultural produce to the designated collection centres after reports that three COVID-19 positive truck drivers were picked from the area. Kayunga district taskforce designated four produce collection centres in different sub-counties to ease trade because of …