Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  LCI Chairpersons in Kitgum District have been faulted for inflating the number of beneficiaries to receive free face masks from the government. Last week, the Ministry of Health delivered 177,340 face masks to be distributed among the locals in the district to boost the …

Kigezi , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several parliamentary candidates for the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party in Kigezi Sub region are finding difficulties to raise their nomination fees.  According to the Electoral Commission guidelines, the nomination fee for parliamentary aspirants is Shillings 3 million, district and city chairperson …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Ministry of Health has revealed that atleast 50 journalists in Uganda have tested positive of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Ministry of Health statistics, 9082 persons have tested positive and 84 died of COVID-19 in Uganda. Speaking to journalists at a Virtual Media …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Dokolo Woman MP Cecilia Ogwal has said she is remorseful for condemning President Museveni over the closure of churches during the lockdown. Ogwal was today Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast with the theme “God will heal and protect the land” held at State …

Rome, Italy  | XINHUA |   Strict anti-COVID-19 measures including the mandatory use of face masks everywhere will be reintroduced in Italy, starting on Thursday, in an effort to curb a rising trend in infections registered in the latest weeks. The decision was announced on Wednesday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Money cannot buy class, so the saying goes. But in Kampala, money can at least destroy the class. And that is the dilemma facing Kampala Capital City Authority as the current laws cannot deter the nouveaux riches (new millionaires as opposed to old money) …

Tokyo, Japan  | XINHUA |    World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said here on Thursday that Tokyo will host a fantastic Olympic Games despite the uncertainties amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coe arrived here on Wednesday night and became the first high-profile leader of international sports organizations to visit Japan since the …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Two incumbent Members of Parliament in Isingiro District have retained their seats on the NRM ticket in the hotly contested residual elections.  The residual elections were held in Bukanga County and Isingiro South. This follows petitions that were filed by two contestants from each …

Bugweri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six more inmates in Rubanda government prison in Rubanda district have tested positive for Covid19. This comes days after another inmate at the same facility tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The Rubanda District Health Officer, Dr. Abdon Birungi, says that after registering the …

Paris, France  | XINHUA |   French President Emmanuel Macron is mulling more restrictions to contain the coronavirus epidemic as the country recorded nearly 19,000 new infections on Wednesday, an all-time high for new daily cases. “The epidemic continues to increase. The virus continues to circulate rapidly for several weeks,” Macron …