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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Andrew Bashaija, the head of Civil Division of High Court ejected several people from the court premises this morning for violating the physical distancing guidelines. Dozens of people had turned up at the Twed Tower based court in Kampala to listen to four …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has donated food relief to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital. It will be distributed to patients in health facilities which include Masindi hospital, Kikuube health center IV, Kibaale Hospital, Kyankwanzi hospital, Kiryandongo Hospital and Buliisa Health Center IV. The relief food includes 15,000 …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Teso sub region are braving through the tight UPDF security on Lake Kyoga to conduct fishing at night. Government suspended fishing on Lake Kyoga in January this year citing illegal fishing practices. The UPDF Marine unit deployed soldiers on major landing sites …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia district task force is overwhelmed by the increasing number of people demanding for relief food. Paul Kalikwan, the Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner says that categories of people demanding for the relief food include boda boda cyclists, motor and bicycles mechanics, hardware …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have reacted to President Museveni’s comments about the 20 million shillings that were given to each MP for COVID-19. In his address to the country on Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni condemned MPs for seeking to divert Ugandans from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lessons encouraged by the Education Ministry during the lockdown do not promote learning and acquisition of life skills but push learners to cram according to educationists. Radio and television stations are currently conducting lessons in line with a call to ensure that every child …

Bukakata, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The increasing water levels of Lake Victoria have affected the construction works of Nyendo-Bukakata road. The road connects Masaka district to Kalangala Island. In December 2018, the government hired Arab Contractors Uganda Limited to undertake the tarmacking of a 41 kilometres road at 165.5 billion …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has resumed the works on John Babiiha Avenue and other roads under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP 2). It comes after the suspension of the works for about three weeks since government announced the nationwide lock down as a control measure …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has approved the creation of 15 new cities across the country. The approved cities will come into effect in a phased manner starting 1st July 2020 to July 2023.  The seven cities that will be operational effective this year are Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).   UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem says that the pandemic is deepening …