NEWS

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many students in the districts of Hoima, Kikuube, Bullisa and Kagadi have ventured into the fishing industry due to the prolonged closure of schools following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. On 18th March 2020, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered the temporary closure of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint anti-terrorism team has recovered a silver grenade and a Congolese marked AK47 gun at the home of a suspected member of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. The anti-terrorism squad drawn from JATT, CI and CMI at the weekend raided a shop of a boda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF troops together with FARDC have for the last two days been involved in community engagements to bridge the gap following the successful launch of ” Operation Shuja” in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The air force and artillery power of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest predictions by the National Planning Authority (NPA) show that Uganda will record an increase in COVID-19 cases this week, predicting a total of 310 cases by end of the week. In an update to journalists on Tuesday, Eng. Abraham Muwanguzi who manages the …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Mugeni Wasike, the Busia district LC V chairperson wants the government to construct a marijuana processing facility in the border export zone market. Construction of the Shillings 800 Billion Busia export zone market, which is ongoing in Masafu town council, is expected to be …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been detected in the country. This is according to results released by the Uganda Virus Research Institute. The results were from samples of travelers that were tested at Entebbe International Airport. This was confirmed by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission has advised Ugandans that they do not have a right to reject vaccination. The Commission chairperson Mariam Wangadya, says there is nothing like a right for someone to reject vaccination as some sections of the public have been arguing. Wangadya …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Crime Intelligence is holding another pastor over the kidnap and ritual sacrifice of a four-year-old girl in Jinja district. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga identifies the suspect as Israel Buyinza, a senior pastor from the deliverance and healing Ministry in Gganda-Nansana municipality, Wakiso district. …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservation organizations and the government of Uganda and Rwanda have adopted new guidelines to protect the mountain gorillas from catching the Covid-19 Virus. Under the guidance of the International Gorilla Conservation Program and Gorilla Friendly, updated gorilla trekking protocols have been issued to ensure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI, will this month start testing Moderna and Sanofi Covid-19 vaccines among pregnant women, the diabetic, and people living with other underlying conditions to see whether they will be protected from getting critical illness if they get infected. In …