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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s health system is unable to treat all confirmed Covid-19 cases, epidemiologists have observed. Uganda’s position has been to admit Covid-19 patients in facilities spread across the country for treatment. The available 1,300 hospital beds are no longer sufficient to handle the rising COVID-19 …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP party registrar Saul Nsongambi has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from aspirants seeking endorsement as party candidates. His arrest stemmed from complaints by some aspirants implicating him for pestering them for money so as to endorse their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry will translate all election material to suit the interests of people with disabilities especially the blind and deaf. The State Minister for the Elderly and Disabled Sarah Kanyike disclosed this at a press conference at the government-owned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of six Supreme Court Justices have adjourned two consolidated appeals challenging the constitutional court decision that ordered for the dismissal of six Members of Parliament from the newly created municipalities. The case has been adjourned to October 14, 2020 after the panel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University’s main building widely known as the ivory tower that was razed by fire over the weekend was not insured. According to the university administration, the building whose structure mainly constituted of wood and steel was never insured because insuring it was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association-FUBA has unveiled plans to hold a 3×3 basketball tournament following the President’s guidance on sports activities in the country. FUBA is discussing the possibility of holding the tournament in November in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs including testing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant retired Lt General Henry Tumukunde has petitioned the High Court asking it to forward the file in which he is challenging the summons issued by the Criminal Investigations Department of police to the constitutional court for interpretation. Last month, Tumukunde through his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja regional referral hospital has been operating for six months without an ambulance after the official vehicle broke down in March. A source attached to the hospital who spoke to us on condition of anonymity says that the ambulance with registration plates UG 3635M …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s decision to lift the suspension on sports activities has generated mixed reactions from sports administrators. During his latest nationwide address on the Covid-19 pandemic in the country on Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni said sports should resume provided the organisers of different sports …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala has suspended his mayoral bid days after he was endorsed by the National Unity Platform for the race. He said that the decision was based on the need for a stronger opposition as the country heads for the 2021 …