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Kumi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Maj. Kanuti Akorimo, the man who hoisted Uganda’s National Flag on October 9, 1962, died a quiet and frustrated.  Maj. Akorimo, died at Atutur Hospital in Kumi District on Wednesday morning.   Born in Omatenga village in Kumi district on January 6, 1931, Akorimo rose to …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce has appealed for more food relief to aid hundreds of starving families in the area.   Gulu district Chairman Martin Ojara Mapenduzi says that they have been overwhelmed with the demands for food from helpless households, whose livelihood was disrupted by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Academic staff associations in public universities have rejected the new salary enhancement distribution plan by the Ministry of Education and Sports. They say that the plan is putting up glaring inequities, unfairness and attempts to divide them basing on their ranks.   The Ministry of Education …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The case of a grandmother who was battered by her grandson in Omoro District is being used for a feasibility study to create an advocacy group for the rights of the elderly persons in Acholi sub-region.                                          The 82-year-old granny, Lucy Anek was whipped from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nile Breweries Limited-Uganda says its contribution to the national tax purse could fall significantly as the coronavirus lockdown disrupts alcohol transportation and sales. Nile Breweries Limited paid 394 billion Shillings in taxes in the 2018/19 financial year, one of the highest pay by a single …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maintenance Works at Queen’s-Way in Kampala is nearing completion, thanks to a lockdown that eased the flow of traffic to allow speedy repairs by the contractor. The repairs cover the section between Clock Tower and Kibuye roundabout. Kampala Capital City Authority contracted Abubaker …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Executive Director of the National Animal Genetic Resources centre and Data Bank Dr Chales Lagu has been arrested. Dr Langu was arrested on Saturday Afternoon by the State House Anti- Corruption Unit from his home in Mbaguta Cell, Ruharo ward, Kamukuzi Division Mbarara. According …

wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Kira municipality in Wakiso district are receiving chicken and eggs on top of the relief food to households whose livelihood was disrupted by measures to control the spread of COVID-19.   According to the initial arrangement, the government intended to distribute six kilograms of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National COVID-19 Taskforce has agreed that all trucks entering Uganda will have only one person on board for the next four weeks in a move to control the movement and exposure of Ugandans to foreign truck drivers.  The meeting which was convened yesterday decided …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has embarked on strengthening malaria treatment after community health workers raised complaints of people not being able to go to health facilities for tests and treatment following a lockdown on public transport. Despite a reported surge in malaria cases, many people …