Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Ten more refugees in Kyangwali Refugee settlement area in Kikuube district have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Nicholas Kwikiriza, the Kikuube District Health Officer –DHO says the confirmed cases are contacts of the Congolese national who succumbed to the pandemic on August 8, 2020, in the …

Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Fresh flash floods have claimed the life of a three-year-old child and destroyed various property and crops in Bundibugyo District. The deceased minor has been identified as Nzebere Bwambale, a resident of Kitehe village in Kasitu parish in Kasitu Sub County. The floods swept through Ntandi …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Police in Amuru District have quelled a planned demonstration against Linda Agnes Auma, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) over land compensation queries in Lakang, Amuru District. The demonstration relates to the protracted confusion in the sale of 10,000 hectares of land for the establishment of Madhvani Sugar …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The decision of Dr. Kizza Besigye not to contest in the 2021 presidential general elections has generated mixed reactions from several leaders and members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. Besigye announced his decision not to challenge president, Yoweri Museveni at a media briefing …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The Ministry of Education and Sports has drawn strategies to ensure effective implementation of specific Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs for the phased reopening of the educational institutions. The reopening will mainly focus on finalists and candidate classes.    The academic year was prematurely cut short on March …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Two people are in police custody over the shooting at the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA Weigh Bridge in Mbarara City on Tuesday morning. The Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye identifies the suspects as Patrick Robert Mutabaazi, a driver from UNRA and Corporal John Davis Osada who …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Luweero district leaders have rejected a surveillance report that placed Luweero under COVID-19 high-risk districts. The report, by the Ministry of Health, indicates that at least 25 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Luweero district, in recent weeks. As a result, the district is listed …

Bushenyi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT Members of the business community in Bushenyi/Ishaka municipality have expressed displeasure with politicians who have cluttered the area with campaign posters. The business community says that the posters which have been fixed on almost all signposts and roadside buildings are making the structures untidy. To others, …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Beatrice Wembabazi, the aspiring Hoima Woman Member of Parliament is in a coma following an attack by the supporters of the incumbent legislator Harriet Mugenyi Businge. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson, says Wembabazi was returning from Runga landing site in Kigorobya Sub County on Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Four-time Forum for Democratic Change- FDC presidential candidate  Dr.Kizza Besigye will not contest for the presidency this time. He announced this, in a press conference in Kampala today, ending speculation about his candidature as Uganda draws closer to the 2021 general election. Besigye has contested for …