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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical staff at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital are now more confident in handling COVID-19 patients after more than three months on the job. The facility has handled over 170 patients since Saturday, March 21, when the first case of COVID-19 was announced. Of these, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission a body charged with organizing elections in Uganda has said it will need an extra 54.6 billion Shillings to organize the 2021 general election amidst the COVID-19 pandemic threat. Speaking today at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala, Sam Rwakojo, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board – UBTEB will tomorrow release results of 21,190 students that sat for examinations last year. However, unlike last year when the examination body invited some of the candidates and principles of colleges, this year because of avoiding …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has stayed the hearing of an application challenging the process leading to the allocation of 10 billion Shillings to Members of Parliament for Covid-19 activities. On Tuesday, the head of Civil Division Justice Michael Elubu stayed the application filed by Ntungamo …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luweero district probation office has registered 50 cases of domestic violence during the time of the lockdown which was announced in March, to tame the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the cases were registered in the areas of Luweero, Wobulenzi and Bombo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has been allocated 292 billion shillings for domestic development in the 2020/2021 financial year starting next month. The development budget has been increased by 32.8 percent compared to 196 billion shillings that was given to the force in the 2019/2020 financial …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kaabong district will use a peaceful approach with Kenyan authorities to track stolen cattle that reportedly crossed into Kenya. Kaabong Resident District Commissioner and chairperson of the district security committee John Rex Achilla says his office, the office of the district chairperson and UPDF …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese has called upon guardians and parents to undertake the catechetical instruction and subsequent formation for their children during the lockdown so that they keep the initiation of the faith uninterrupted even during the COVID-19 lockdown. Catechetical instruction is a very important component …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  About 60 people will be allowed to attend the installation ceremony of His Grace Lambert Bainomugisha, the Archbishop Elect of Mbarara Archdiocese. The ceremony has been scheduled for June 2020, in the Cathedral Nyamitanga, the seat of the Archdiocese.   Rev. Fr. Charles Lwanga Mutabaruka, the …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Luweero district on Monday night impounded more than 300 cars for allegedly defying curfew time. The government maintained a night-time curfew starting 7 p.m to 6:30a.m to combat the spread of covid-19.   Traffic Policemen commanded by Luweero District Police Commander Abraham Tukundane mounted …