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Agago, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 1,000 youth and elderly men in Paimol Sub County, Agago district have formed a local vigilante group to fight off Karamojong cattle thieves in their area. This follows the recent surge in cattle raids by suspected armed Karamojong thieves from Kotido District in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Results of a study released on Tuesday show that if common anti allergy drug dexamethasone is given in low doses to patients battling serious COVID- 9, a third of them can be saved from death. Conducted by researchers at Oxford university and part of a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) is seeking 93.5 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the sub sector and also repair and maintain its assets. URC led by their Managing Director Charles Kateeba were on Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of the public on Tuesday disregarded calls by the opposition to engage in peaceful protests. On Monday, former FDC president Dr Kizza Besigye and Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu announced a new alliance against President Yoweri Museveni. They called upon …

Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in Manafwa district have reported an escalation of food insecurity, poverty and cases of malnutrition among the marginalized groups during the time of the COVID-19 lockdown. Dr Emma Gahima, the in-charge of Bugobero health center IV and Manafwa district nutrition focal person …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamuli district has arrested Moses Bigirwa, the Busoga region coordinator of the People Power Pressure Group, a political outfit championed by Kyaddondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi. He is charged with noise pollution. Bigirwa teamed up with other people power sympathizers to sound …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija to explain the variance in figures presented during his budget speech which was presented last week. This follows an observation of inconsistencies in the figures that were approved by Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the distribution exercise of free mosquito nets across the country. The exercise will start next week until the end of the year. So far, only 4.5 million mosquito nets out of the 27 million have been procured. The …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament were on Tuesday shocked by the under staffing levels at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital. Officials from the hospital led by the Director Dr Benedicto Watmon were on Tuesday appearing before PAC to answer audit queries raised Auditor General John Muwanga in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Private Educational Institutions Association has requested government to pay salaries for teachers who have greatly been affected by the closure of schools for at least a year. Appearing before the Parliamentary committee on National Economy to present a situation report on how …