Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city councillors have tasked the city taskforce to account for the Covid-19 funds. The Ministry of Health released 365 Million Shillings to the district to help in the fight against the pandemic. The money was meant to pay village health teams, facilitate inland travels …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheema district authorities have banned the movement and sale of pigs and pig products following the suspected outbreak of African swine fever. The ban has been imposed in the town councils of Kitagata, Shuuku, Bugongi, Rugarama, Kasaana, and Kitagata sub county. Dr Joseph Amanya, the …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kikuube district are holding a 23-year-old Pakistan national who was arrested inside Hoima sugar factory premises under unclear circumstances. The suspect holding a Pakistan passport has been identified as Ali Asim, who was a student at Rise and Shine secondary school Ntinda …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 1,000 residents occupying the former Sango-bay sugar estate in Kakuuto sub county, Kyotera district are resisting their impending eviction to pave way for a palm oil project. The government has given the occupants a one-month ultimatum to vacate the 14,000 hectares of land …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa river region police has threatened to arrest parents for negligence following escalating cases of deaths involving juveniles who drown in seasonal water bodies. Rivers such as Unyama and Aswa that flow across districts of Omoro, Pader, Gulu and Amuru, Tochi and Ayugi that flow …

Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amolatar district officials have rejected 144 bags of cassava cuttings due to poor quality. The cuttings were delivered by a domestic supplier under the Operation Wealth Creation program. Tony Opio, a supplier from Nalubwoyu sub county delivered the 144 bags of cassava cuttings to the …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer in Napak district has been shot dead while visiting a scene of a fire incident involving a Fuso lorry loaded with goats. Cpl. John Francis Osema attached to Lorengechora CID department was killed on Tuesday night by a UPDF officer who was …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continuous movement of animals across the Teso sub region is frustrating efforts by veterinary officials in the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. FMD is currently reported across five districts in Teso sub region, Katakwi being the worst hit with four sub-counties (Kapujan, Getom, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ninety-six percent of Mbale youths do not know how to use condoms. Speaking during a science cafe organized to train journalists on health reporting, Robert Wandwasi, the district Community Development Offcer disclosed that only 4% of the youths in Mbale know how to use condoms, …

Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapelebyong District Local Government is unable to commence implementation of the Parish Development Model due to the absence of the required parish chiefs in the district and as such, nearly a billion shillings is lying idle. The district is stuck with UGX. 973 million meant …