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Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The distribution of government face masks is underway in Busia district.  The distribution is in line with a commitment by President Yoweri Museveni to provide free reusable masks to all Ugandans aged six years and above, as a pre-condition for lifting COVID-19 restrictions.  According to …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Business along Obote Avenue and Lira Main Market came to stand still when a FUSO truck registration number UAQ 572W lost control and rammed into a group of people.  The truck which was loaded with cement had a brake failure and knocked a tipper registration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission chairman Justice Simon Byabakama has said that there was no need for consulting political parties prior to releasing the revised electoral roadmap. Different political players have since the release of the roadmap on Tuesday expressed strong opposition mainly citing failure by …

While addressing the media on Friday ahead of tomorrow’s World Refugees Day, Boutrout said UNHCR will be unable to support refugees in terms of education and health services in the host communities. Boutrout attributed the financial crisis to coronavirus disease that has hampered world economies. Nevertheless, Boutrout urged countries and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Microfinance Support Centre needs up to 313 billion Shillings to cushion microfinance institutions from the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of coronavirus disease. Peter Mujuni, the executive director of the centre says the money would support up to 14,800 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the first-ever treatment guidelines for sickle cell disease to standardize the kind of care health workers give patients at specific points of care. Launched at an event to mark the International Sickle Cell day on Friday afternoon, Dr …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Betty Kamya has expressed frustration at the slow pace of road rehabilitation works under the Albertine Region Sustainable development Project-ARSDP in Hoima district. The project is a multi-sectoral plan that is being implemented for 5 years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has temporarily halted the Law Development Centre‘s bar online classes after receiving several complaints from students. The Law Development Centre-LDC had opened up an online portal two weeks ago to ensure continuity of learning during the lockdown. But …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has not provided any funding to facilitate the activities of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The matter was brought to the attention of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday by the Director of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Mukono district have started a drive to reclaim the Lake Victoria buffer zone which had been taken over by encroachers at Nsonga landing site. The buffer zone is characterized by semi-permanent structures, buildings, farms and forests. The on-going exercise that commenced on …