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Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 20,000 children in Bududa district have missed out on the self-study materials disbursed by the Education and Sports Ministry to keep the learners busy during the Covid19 pandemic. Vicente Matanda, the Bududa Senior Education Officer, says they received 34,921 materials for primary learners yet …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people plying across Lake Kyoga have this morning been left stranded at Namasale landing site as ferry operations have temporarily been suspended. Ferry operations on MV Kyoga were cancelled due to high level of water that has submerged the docking area. The second …

Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mutukula border customs in Kyotera district has lost about Shillings 150 million in revenue due to the nationwide lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vincent Seruma, the Assistant Commissioner Public & Corporate Affairs at Uganda Revenue Authority-URA, says they collect at least Shillings 50M …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kitgum district have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly battering her own daughter to death. Geoffrey Okot, a resident of Ocubu Latara village in Koch Parish, Labongo Amida sub-county reportedly killed her daughter on Sunday evening from his home in the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 205 street children in Gulu have been resettled to safeguard them against coronavirus. It is estimated that at 600 street kids are scattered in the district. The children were either orphaned by HIV/AIDS or forced to abandon their homes due to poverty …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was panic at Arua CPS  this morning after a male suspect was found dead in a female suspects’ cell. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Philliam Orodriyo, a boda boda rider from Kasua village in Poke parish, Pajulu sub county in Arua …

✳ 72,161 Overall tests done ✳ 248 Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will address the nation on Uganda’s COVID-19 situation as earlier planned at 8pm, Monday. An earlier decision to push the address to Tuesday, was reversed. ” After wide consultation, it has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A move by the National COVID-19 Response Fund to solicit money from salaried employees has attracted a backlash from Ugandan employees. Many of them are accusing the government of being insensitive to the agony brought about by the outbreak of coronavirus disease. The comments …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As government moves to relax the Covid-19 lockdown, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is issuing new safety guidelines for people working in the city center. Dr. Daniel Okello, the Ag. Director Public Health and Environment at KCCA says they are already engaging owners of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Taskforce says that many people are not adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by President Museveni. Speaking on Monday at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Fred Enanga, the spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force said across the country, they have …