Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital want the treatment of COVID-19 patients decentralized in the various districts of Acholi Sub region citing space constraints. Currently, the facility is overwhelmed with over 130 positive cases. Last week, it rejected 24 patients from Kitgum over lack of …
Read More »Pallisa LCV chairperson loses NRM primaries after fresh elections
Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pallisa District LCV Chairperson John Michael Okurut has lost in the NRM party primaries. According to results announced by Jane Nangobi, the NRM returning officer Pallisa on Thursday Okurut lost to Patrick Duchu who polled 39,083 votes against Okurut’s 27,086. The other candidates …
Read More »Boda boda rider shot by police seeks compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Boda Boda cyclist, who was allegedly shot by security personnel has sued the government seeking compensation. Joseph Musisi Bakabulinde through his lawyers of Kasumba, Kugonza and Company Advocates has filed his suit against the government before the Civil Division of the High Court in …
Read More »Hope fades as pursuit for Moroto prison break escapees yields less results
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The search for escapee inmates in Moroto is yielding fewer results after the inmates reportedly mixed up with the community. According to Frank Baine, the Prisons spokesperson, 219 inmates overpowered the security at the facility and broke into the armoury before escaping at 4:30 pm …
Read More »Mt. Meru millers closed after 11 staff test positive for COVID-19
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MT Meru Millers (U) Limited, in Lira, has been closed after 11 of its staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Located in Lira city East division, the factory deals in buying sunflower and Soya Beans directly from farmers and suppliers then process it into edible …
Read More »Somali leaders agree on revised election model
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Somali President Mohamed Farmajo and five regional leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday by agreeing on a revised election model for the 2020/21 polls which is crucial for the country’s stability. Farmajo who hosted leaders of the regional states of Galmudug, …
Read More »U.S. federal judge issues injunction against postal service changes
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail delivery nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the presidential election. Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington state, said he was issuing a …
Read More »COVID-19 patients aboard burnt parliament bus admitted in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-five Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) patients who were aboard the burnt Parliament bus destined for Kampala have been admitted for treatment at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. The patients from Kitgum District had been denied admission at the referral treatment unit on Monday due to space limitations. …
Read More »COVID-19 expanding risks to peace everywhere, warns UN chief
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding risks to peace everywhere. “It poses an enormous threat to people caught up in conflict, which is why I made an immediate appeal for a global ceasefire,” the UN chief said …
Read More »Ragga Dee wins NRM lord mayoral flag after fresh tally
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The National Resistance Movement Electoral Commission has declared singer Daniel Kazibwe also known as Ragga Dee as the party’s official candidate for the Kampala Lord Mayoral race, after a fresh tally of votes. Ragga Dee had lost the bid to Ssebaana Kizito in polls held …
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