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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom has donated relief items worth 127 million shillings towards the fight against coronavirus. The items were handed over on Monday to the Kabarole Resident District Commissioner and chairperson Kabarole district COVID 19 task force Stephen Asiimwe. They included bananas, firewood, 21 tonnes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told legislators that have returned the 20 million Shillings given to participate in activities aimed at containing coronavirus — COVID-19, that their refunds will be sent to their districts. The money which was wired to accounts of legislators …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A woman has been arrested in Entebbe for allegedly stealing drugs from Kisubi Hospital.    Stella Mulobole, a cleaner at the hospital was arrested on Monday after police officers raided her home in Kawuku, Katabi Town Council. They allegedly found a variety of medical supplies …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A woman in Mukono district is up in arms against the decision by her estranged husband to slash their crop garden with intentions of chasing them off the family land. Moses Musisi, a resident of Nakisunga in Mukono District descended on the family garden measuring …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Court has deferred the hearing of the bail application by the Jinja Resident District Commissioner Eric Sakwa to Wednesday.  Sakwa and two others were on Friday last week charged with manslaughter, robbery and malicious damage and remanded to Kirinya prisons until May 13th.   On Monday, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA has reopened four more markets at Kalerwe more than three weeks after they were closed. They are Semuguwa, Farmers Hall, Kalerwe Farmer’s Group, Modern and Ddembe markets. The markets were reopened on Monday at function officiated by the Kawempe Resident City …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new campaign to curb malaria infections has been unveiled to help citizens protect themselves at the time when all public health efforts are going into halting transmission of coronavirus– COVID-19. The campaign is a brainchild of the Rotarian Malaria Partners Uganda, an umbrella …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private security companies have expressed concern about failure by clients to remit their monthly fees. Through their umbrella, the Uganda Private Security Association –TUPSA, managers of the various companies said it has become difficult for them to collect money to clear URA taxes and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces operating under the African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM])last week repulsed two attacks on their bases by the militant group Al Shabab. Speaking to scribes at the Uganda Media Centre yesterday, Brig. Richard Karemire, the spokesperson of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councilors are seeking a special council sitting to discuss challenges facing the populace. On Monday, the Speaker of KCCA Abubaker Kawalya convened a business council meeting with some members of standing committees and resolved to meet the Minister for Kampala …