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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has secured more space for COVID-19 patients from other congested treatment centres. Dr Wilson Etolu, the COVID-19 focal person at Soroti Hospital says that they have prepared the psychiatric ward for treatment and management of COVID-19 patients since the current …

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and local leaders in Zombo district have asked the government to provide asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with relief aid. Last month, over 10,000 Congolese of Alur ethnic tribe fled tribal clashes orchestrated by rival Lendu community in Eastern …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso Resident District Commissioner Rose Kirabira has apologized for rejecting relief food donated by Democratic Party’s Hussein Bukenya earlier this week. On Wednesday, Kirabira came under fire from LCI chairpersons in Masuuliita town council and Masuuliita sub county for rejecting the food comprising a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police budget for salary has increased by 103 billion shillings for the next financial year. Police will spend 389 billion shillings on salaries for senior offices, junior policemen and policewomen including civilians attached to various directorates and units. The 103 billion shillings is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian High Commission and the government are discussing options of a chattered flight to India to bring back stranded Ugandans. Although registration of Ugandans in India is still on-going, so far 169 Ugandans including some 50 of Indian descent have been registered for …

Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two COVID-19 suspects in Alebtong who escaped from a quarantine centre at Oteno health centre II in Abia sub county have been arrested. They were arrested on Friday from a bush where they were found drinking alcohol and returned to the centre. The third …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Mwenyi, the Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU internal auditor is on the run over misappropriation of 1.2 billion shillings. Mwenyi is alleged to have forged names of primary society farmers who were supposed to be paid 2.4 billion shillings. He inflated the amount to 3.6 …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health workers in the Ankole region under the Uganda Medical Association-UMA have petitioned the office of the Chairperson Covid-19 Taskforce over repeated incidents of arrests and harassment by security personnel during curfew hours. In a petition letter dated 11th June 2020 signed by the UMA …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawyers of the former Commander of Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels Jamil Mukulu have petitioned the Registrar of International Crimes Division demanding for speedy hearing of the bail application. The lawyers led by Anthony Wameli last month went to the Criminal Division of High Court to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Media Council of Uganda has directed Century Cinemax at Acacia Mall to close, a week after reopening. The cinema reopened on Friday last week and has been operating with half of its capacity as a measure to ensure physical distancing. It can accommodate a …