Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A four-year-old boy in Pader district has succumbed to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The minor reportedly died on Thursday night from their home in Lubiri village in Atanga sub-county. Kizito Omoya, the Pader district surveillance officer says the boy’s test result conducted using the Rapid Diagnostic …
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Barcelona, Spain | Xinhua | One of the star technologies on show at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2021 (MWC21) this week was 5G, the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks. Companies present at the major international trade fair that was called off last year due to the pandemic brought along …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Kitgum General Hospital are demanding their unpaid risk allowances for treating COVID-19 patients. The risk allowance was part of 31.4 Million Shillings that was disbursed by the Health and Finance Ministry in October last year to the district taskforce. According to the …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The senior commercial officer for Masaka City Council is on the spot for cancelling the trading license of milk dealers. Joseph Ronald Mugerwa is accused of using his office to oppress some milk dealers with intentions of kicking them out of business, based on individual …
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Justice Ssekaana awarded damages worth 20 million shillings on grounds that an award of exemplary damages should not be excessive Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has ordered a former employee of Uganda Baati to pay 20 Million Shillings in damages for defrauding the company. Justice Musa Ssekaana …
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Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joel Kayiira, 28, has assumed the office of LC V chairperson Kayunga district. Kayiira who has been Vice-Chairperson replaces Ffefeka Sserubogo who died last month. Kayiira, a member of the National Unity Platform-NUP, who is also a councillor representing Ggaliraya sub-county says that he will …
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IMF loan approved will be disbursed in three financial years Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that expenditure of the USD 1 billion (3.5 trillion Shillings) loan that Uganda is receiving will be tracked on a quarterly basis. The loan approved on Monday will …
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Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union’s Digital COVID Certificate officially came into force on Thursday, allowing EU citizens and residents to have their pass issued and verified across the bloc. By Wednesday evening, 21 out of the 27 EU member states, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, were …
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Uganda has remained consistent in curbing spread of the virus and through various interventions has kept the death toll very low. Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | New rankings by World Statistics website Worldometer have placed Uganda among the top countries that are managing the COVID-19 pandemic better globally. The country which is …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council has approved an annual fee of Shillings 48,000 for boda boda riders operating within the city. This is an increase of Shillings 28,000 set in the financial year 2020/2021. There are over 7,000 boda boda riders in Gulu operating under various boda …
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