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Kween, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Landslides in some parts of Kween district have destroyed property and homes.  The disaster caused by heavy rain has affected the sub counties of Kwosir, Kitawoi, Benet all in the upper belt of the district.  The heavy rain that started on April 30th and lasted …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As countries around the world start lifting COVID-19 lockdowns that were instituted to forestall the spread of the pandemic, Global Education Partners-GPE are calling upon for implementing new measures that will keep learners safe in schools.  Some of the measure that governments are being asked …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two Arua District Officials have been awarded a compensation package of 15 million shillings each over government’s failure to update them on the progress of investigations relating to their interdiction. The officials include Arua District Chief Administrative Officer Ismael Ochengel and his deputy Paul Samuel …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has handed over 20 million Shillings to Omoro district task force for coronavirus (COVID-19). The money was part of the controversial 10 billion government supplementary budget allocated to Parliament as facilitation to the lawmakers to conduct public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tropical Bank Uganda has become under-capitalized after it posted the biggest loss in the banking sector this year. The bank which first opened in the country in 1973 as Libyan Arab Uganda Bank is now below the required minimum capital by 3.8 bn according …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hackers are conning elite Ugandans of their hard earned cash with threats of exposing their nudes and pictures to the public according to Uganda Police Force. The Police Cyber Unit at the Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID and its sister branch at Kampala Central Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance and the Ministry of Health have set guidelines for people living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Speaking on Friday at the launch of the guidelines, Christopher Kwizera, the Chief Executive of the Uganda NCD Alliance said they have come in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority- URA officials in Busia district are struggling to contain the huge number of traders and truck drivers seeking clearance and screening for Covid 19 at the One-Stop Border Post-OSBP. Several people including clearing agents, money changers, truck drivers, mobile money operators …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans and businesses should be given a grace period of up 90-days in which to pay their insurance before they are rendered uncovered, the industry regulator Insurance Regulatory Authority has advised. In a letter to all insurance companies, IRA advises that a “grace period …

Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karamoja region is threatened with increasing cases of malnutrition according to Simon Ondoga, a senior nutritionist in Moroto Regional Referral Hospital. Odonga says that the malnutrition rate in the region has grown from three in 10 children under five years in 2018 to …