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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients being treated for coronavirus –COVID-19 in Uganda are set to be shifted from having common anti-malarial drug chloroquine among their treatment plan to hydroxychloroquine. This decision according to Prof. Pauline Byakika, a member of the COVID-19 National Case Management Committee is being reached …
Read More »Masaka business community to oversee distribution of donated food relief
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Masaka business community have set conditions for the distribution of food relief to the COVID-19 response campaign. Unlike in other parts of the country where the food distribution is conducted by the taskforce and security operatives, the Masaka business community has …
Read More »Soroti stuck with over 100 street children
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti district authorities are unable to help more than 100 children who have remained on the streets in Soroti town during the current lockdown. The children, who have been deriving their livelihood from petty jobs and handouts from sympathizers, now roam the empty streets …
Read More »Electorate in Acholi want MPs to spend UGX 20m on improving health care sector
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The electorate in Acholi have asked Members of Parliament to donate the 20 million shillings to improve the health care system in the region. Last week, 10 billion shillings was allocated to Parliament to support the fight against COVID-19. Innocent Amony, a resident of …
Read More »The Masaka Kids Africana go viral with Drake’s ‘Toosie Slide’
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A video by children of the charity group The Masaka Kids African has gone viral after they performed musician Drake‘s ‘Toosie Slide’ challenge. One of their videos got over a million views after the musician Drake posted the performance on his Instagram account. The …
Read More »Works Ministry struggles to streamline management of vehicle stickers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Works and Transport Ministry is struggling to streamline the management of vehicle movement stickers issued to essential workers because of the COVID-19 lockdown. This stems from the arrest of various people with forged stickers at checkpoints manned by police. Security was prompted to …
Read More »Gov’t tables UGX 1.42 Trillion loan requests for city roads, enterprise project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled two loan requests totaling Shillings 1.42 trillion to finance the rehabilitation of Kampala city roads among other things. David Bahati, the Minister of State for Planning today tabled the loan requests before Parliament. These include a proposal to borrow US Dollars …
Read More »Police investigating journalist for spreading harmful propaganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamuli are investigating journalist Tom Bebayanga for allegedly spreading harmful propaganda. Deputy Police Spokesperson Polly Namaye told a press conference at the Uganda Media Centre today, that Bebayanga wrote stories that were capable of causing harm to the district COVID-19 Taskforce and …
Read More »UNBS rescinds ban on importation of used clothes, footwear
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has halted the suspension of importation and clearance of used garments and used footwear. The standards body had announced the suspension of the importation of used clothes and used footwear on Tuesday as a precautionary measure to prevent …
Read More »Wrong masks used in hospitals – National Drug Authority
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers could be using wrong masks mistaking them for surgical masks that are required in hospital or infectious settings after the National Drug Authority (NDA) found a shortfall in their labeling. Brenda Kitimbo, the Principal Regulatory Officer at NDA says that although medical …
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