Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several passengers are getting stranded after management of MV Kalangala restricted the number the vessel carries to 50 per voyage as they observe the Standard Operating Procedures – SOPs due to the COVID-19. But the Kalangala District Chairperson, Willy Lugoloobi says a solution should …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several private and government-aided schools in Pader and Kitgum districts have opted for credit to purchase essential equipment to meet requirements for the impending re-opening. Educational institutions will be opened this week, Thursday, for candidates and finalists after more than seven months of inactivity. …
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Kasese , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District local government has commissioned a suspended foot cable bridge on River Lhubiriha. The cable bridge connects Kitholu and Karambi Sub Counties. It was built by Bridge to Prosperity; a US based non-governmental organization in partnership with the government of Uganda under …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Lamwo District have in custody two brothers accused of causing the death of a local football player they assaulted for alleged poor defending during a friendly local football match. The suspects are Joel Okello 19 and Francis Opio 23 all residents …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The question on how to effectively handle persons that develop a mental illness in the management of COVID-19, remains largely ignored, even as the Ministry of Health (MOH) adjusts its treatment protocols. New homecare guidelines by the Ministry of Health allow persons with mild …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police is set to establish a detachment on Lake Bunyonyi in South Western Uganda owning to the reported increase in crime rates and drowning there. The move follows the wide spread outcry that the high crime rates and drowning are threatening tourism around …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kireka B, in Kira Municipality, have said that sex parties, akin to the one in which scores were busted over the weekend, were started by well connected and armed personnel, seeking sexual pleasures. At least 21 people were arrested during a police …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A few days after a parallel faction of the Bamasaba Cultural Institution elected Jude Mudoma as the new Bamasaba leader, the outgoing Umukuka Bob Mushikori has invited him for talks to iron out their differences amicably. Mudoma was purportedly elected last week by some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the clock ticks to the October 16 deadline, only three presidential aspirants have so far submitted signatures supporting their candidature to the Electoral Commission for verification. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network – URN, Paul Bukenya, the acting spokesperson of the Electoral Commission said, …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kabale in partnership with the management of Kabale Taxi Park have arrested 12 taxi brokers from Kabale town for defying the guidelines put in place by the government to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The suspects were picked from Kabale …
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