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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district water department is hunting for Shillings 200 million to repair broken boreholes. Records from the Water department show that 150 of the 540 boreholes in the district broke down last year. Robinson Payolem, the Amuru District Water Officer says the most affected is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with UNESCO, to save lives and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are creating public service announcements, songs and music videos as part of an online campaign called #DontGoViral which has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at Wakiso district headquarters on Thursday evening when a group of residents grabbed relief food that was delivered by Koica Club of Uganda for distribution to vulnerable community members. The residents jumped on the Diana pickup truck where the relief food was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Most health workers at four Makerere University Teaching Hospitals have a negative attitude toward COVID-19 patients. This was revealed in an online cross-sectional study conducted at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital, Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and Kawempe National Referral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries have been urged to remain steadfast in their HIV prevention efforts and ensure that people can continue to access the services they need even in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has blamed Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake for injuries on his body which he says are testimony of torture inflicted on him by security officers while in detention. Obiga Kania, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs told Parliament that it is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reduction in the number of people who die in Uganda due to road accidents could reduce if road users have respect for one another, new traffic director, Bazir Mugisha has said. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN), Mugisha says his biggest …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of vendors are struggling to survive on the streets after losing their stalls in the Markets at Kalerwe for failure to raise money to secure space. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA closed all the markets at Kalerwe about a month ago citing overcrowding. It …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A resident at Kitandwe Zone in Nakifuma-Naggalama town council in Mukono district has set his house ablaze claiming frustration arising out of the ongoing lockdown.   The man identified as Yuda Taddeo Sserunjogi first sent his family of five children and their mother to his ancestral …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Floods have destroyed 25 homes in Muramba Sub County in Kisoro district. The floods were triggered by heavy rains that hit the area on Thursday night lasting for over five hours. Bernard Mushime, a resident of Sooko parish, says the floods erupted after the water …