Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Intermittent power supply in Kampala Metropolitan areas is affecting the operations of Closed Circuit Television -CCTV cameras. The Director Information and Communication Technology-ICT Uganda Police Force, Felix Baryamwisaki disclosed this while giving legislators a guided tour around the CCTV Command Centre at Naguru on Monday. He …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tear gas rocked Rubaya Sub County in Kabale district on Monday as police arrested two wetland encroachers. Cosmas Mutungi and Owen Barijunaki, both residents of Kihorongwa Village in Rubaya Sub County were accused of encroaching on 30 hectares of Kabari wetland on Lake Bunyonyi shores. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Health Ministry official and Village council chairperson are in trouble in Tororo district over missing mosquito nets. Peter Issu, the Operations Manager in Charge of the Mosquito net distribution exercise in Western Division and Mary Lucy Awori, the Water Village LC I Chairperson were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have impounded over 200 motorcycles and arrested their riders in Kampala Metropolitan areas for violating presidential directives stopping them from carrying passengers as part of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) preventive measures. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says most of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has once again dropped in Open Budget Survey ranking owed to low public participation in the budgeting process. The survey carried out by Uganda Debt Network in partnership with the US-based International Budget Partnership shows that Uganda recorded an average score of 58 out …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Associate Professor Charles Niwagaba has bounced back at Makerere University after spending over one and half years chasing for justice following his dismissal. Makerere University reinstated Niwagaba following his successful appeal against his dismissal in high court. “The purpose of this letter is to inform …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A survey conducted by Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed that 70% of ambulances used in Uganda to ferry patients to hospitals lack equipment, medical supplies or even trained personnel. The findings of the survey were published in the scientific and clinical journal, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. Last month, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to …
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Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 11 suspected cholera cases have been reported in Kotido district. The Kotido District Health Officer, Dr. Serino Acar, says they have dispatched samples from the suspected cases to the Public Health Laboratory in Kampala for testing. Dr. Acar says a Cholera Response Taskforce …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association-KACITA has mobilized traders in arcades to reopen their shops on Tuesday in protest against continued closure by government. “All traders operating your business in arcades come and open your shops tomorrow on 14th July 2020 as we follow directives of …
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