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Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Security personnel guarding the closed Uganda-DR Congo border in Kikuube district are on the spot for allegedly aiding the illegal entry of Congolese businessmen into Uganda.    Teams comprising Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers and Uganda Police Force were recently deployed to guard the closed Border …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court Civil Division has fined Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Shillings 150 million for contempt of court orders. The ruling stems from an application filed by Bin It Services accusing KCCA and it Executive director of defying an order issued by the same court …

 Katakwi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a reported increase of cattle thefts in Katakwi district because of the ongoing lock down announced by President, Yoweri Museveni to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Statistics from the district security team show that 67 cattle have been stolen from Katakwi within the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Health Organisation is reviewing the impact of a decision by the United States of America, to withdraw funding to the UN health agency, pending a review of how it responded to the initial outbreak of Coronavirus Disease in China. Describing the decision as …

Gulu, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | A truck driver, who was heading to South Sudan and was confirmed to be COVID-19 positive, has been transferred to Kampala from Kamdini.   Ministry of Health officials picked him from Kamdini, and decided to take him to Kampala and not near by Gulu Regional Referral Hospital …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to explain the delayed payment of 300 frontline health personnel deployed to fight coronavirus Disease. Kadaga’s directive followed a query by Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye who cited the …

Mpigi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Mpigi district COVID-19 taskforce has been boosted with a donation of three-tones of maize flour, thanks to Aqua World, a company owned by Pastor Samuel Kakande. The food will be distributed to persons whose livelihood was affected by measures put in place by the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that all Members of Parliament will undergo training in video conferencing. Kadaga on Wednesday said that the training is aimed at enhancing communication during the period when the country is observing Covid-19 guidelines. She said that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has filed a notice of appeal challenging the recent Constitutional Court ruling on the Public Order Management Act- POMA. The ruling delivered on March 26 nullified section 8 of POMA which gave discretionary powers to the Inspector General of Police who in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four patients who have recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been discharged from Mulago Specialised National Referral Hospital. Now a total number of 12 recovered patients have been discharged. The rest had been earlier released from the treatment center at Entebbe Regional Referral hospital. According …