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Kiryandongo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Prison warders have shot dead an inmate of Kigumba government prison in Kiryandongo district. Paul Ssenyonjo had been on remand on charges of stealing cattle.  Four other inmates who tried to escape with the deceased were arrested. They are Jonan Agasa, Rogers Nowa, Godfrey Bakowa …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Persons living with disability in Gulu district are demanding for sign language interpreters involved in the sensitization exercise on COVID -19. Their concerns come after no sign language interpreter has been included among the team going out to sensitize the local community on COVID -19. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Secretaries General of all Political Parties represented in the Interparty Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) have called upon goverenment to excerise transparency and Accountability as they handle relief distribution in the country. These including Forum for Democratic Change FDC’s Nathan Nandala Mafabi, Gerald Blacks Siranda of Democratic Party, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked Christians to continue fasting as the country fights the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.   Lwanga made the call on Sunday while leading the Easter Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga in Kampala.  Archbishop Lwanga led prayers with limited priests following …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The former Principal Judge Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba has died.  According to a statement released by the Judiciary Spokesperson Solomon Muyita, Justice Ntabgoba died on Saturday night at International Hospital Kampala. The deceased also has been battling diabetes and pneumonia for long. Court of Appeal Judge, …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Bishops in Luweero have said that the COVID- 19 pandemic should be a lesson to all the Christians to glorify God rather than their money. Uganda has so far registered 53 confirmed cases of COVID 19 and as a result, the country is on lockdown …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten people and a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldier have been arrested for alleged smuggling at Elegu, Uganda-South Sudan border post in Amuru District.  Seven of the suspects were on Saturday reportedly sneaking into Uganda from South Sudan with the help of truck drivers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to the government to invest more in the Country’s health sector in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.   He made the call this morning as he presided over his …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Health Ministry has so far discharged 303 COVID-19 suspects from different quarantine centers in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district. The suspects, who have been in isolation in hotels and Guest houses, were discharged between Friday and Saturday evening. Our report has since established that …

Iganga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a disagreement between the Iganga Resident District Commissioner, Eva Kwesiga and LC V Chairperson, Patrick Kayemba over the distribution of relief items received by the Covid19 Task force. The relief items comprising rice, maize flour and beans were donated by the Indian Association …