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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of people have expressed reactions to the extension of the lockdown. On Tuesday, President Museveni extended the lockdown period for another 21 days. In Kasese town, Johnson Mumbere a boda boda cyclist says that he expected the president to allow upcountry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament passed the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020 scrapping taxation on processed tobacco restricting it on the unprocessed leaf for export. The Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Hon. Henry Musasizi, in his report to Parliament said that the tax measures are meant to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors seeking to enjoy tax incentives will have to meet tighter requirements, MPs have resolved. During consideration of the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2020, MPs decided to increase the threshold for those seeking to benefit from incentives to employ 70 percent of Ugandans who should …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened health surveillance and security along Lake Albert shores in Bunyoro districts following the fresh outbreak of Ebola in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. Over the weekend, DRC reported three cases of the highly contagious fever in the eastern part of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda could emerge from the COVID-19 crisis as the most resilient compared to the other countries in the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In the latest report of the global outlook for 2020, the IMF says Uganda’s growth will be 3.5% …

Kapelebyong, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Julius Osia, a resident of Aleles village, Akoromit Sub County in Kapelebyong district has voluntarily surrendered an illegal firearm to Maj. Gen. Joseph Arocha, member of the UPDF General Court Martial.  Osia explained that he exchanged three cows with Karimojong warriors in 2014 for the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  At least seven Local Defence Units- LDU personnel have been sentenced to two months in military prison for brutality. Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF First Infantry Division court-martial on Tuesday heard, convicted and sentenced seven LDUs and one civilian at Kakiri Division headquarters. The accused who appeared …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an unprecedented rise in screen time and raising safety risks for millions of young people, according to Child Rights defenders. More than 1.5 billion children and young people have …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fresh floods have destroyed several crop gardens in Butaleja district causing farmers huge loses. The floods were triggered by heavy rains that pounded the district on Monday evening. They mainly affected rice gardens in Busaba and Nawanjofu sub counties where a number of gardens were washed …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Executive Officer of Electricity regulatory authority-ERA, Ziria Tibalwa, has said that power generation agencies are exhausting the reserved power sources to ensure that, there is the constant power supply in the whole country.  Turbines at the three main power supply plants of Nalubaale, …