Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Kenya’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 15,601 after 796 infections, the highest ever recorded in a single day, were confirmed on Thursday, Kenya’s Ministry of Health said. Mercy Mwangangi, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health said the latest infections are from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police has confirmed the arrest of local musician Gerald Kiwewa after Kayunga District Woman MP Ida Nantaba reported to the Criminal Investigations Directorate -CIP that he had defamed her in a song.  Nantaba, also a former State Ministr for ICT in her statement recorded at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed the appointment of lawyer Dorothy Kisaka as the new Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. This is according to a letter addressed to the Minister of Public Service Wilson Muruli Mukasa, by the chairman of the Public Service …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  China said on Thursday the U.S. request to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston will cause serious damage to bilateral relations, calling the move “taking down the bridge of friendship between Chinese and U.S. people.” The consulate general in Houston was the first one …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health is under pressure to clear the return of 300 Ugandans currently stuck in Saudi Arabia. The 300 are mostly domestic workers who entered the country illegally and were in deportation centers, while others do not have funds to survive in the …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Inadequate funding is hampering the smooth operation of the Covid19 isolation center at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, according to management.  The Hospital Director, Dr. Florence Tugumisirize, says each patient has a feeding budget of Shillings 15,000 per day, which is inadequate to cater for their …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu City authorities are seeking for 10 acres of land to construct a garbage recycling plant in Laroo, Gulu East Division. The plant is being constructed under the integrated program to improve the living condition in Gulu. It is funded by the German Development Bank …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have stormed the residence of Mbarara City Works Secretary, Muzamil Ssekajja for alleged possession of government stores. The property includes a street light and pavers believed to have been procured underthe Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID project. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police …

Mayuge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Five casual laborers attached to Mayuge Sugar Factory limited in Mayuge district are admitted at Buluba hospital with acid burns. They are Farouk Kabale, Elvis Ngobi, Mohammed Asadunda, Davis Barasa and Derrick Namanya. They were admitted at Buluba hospital on Wednesday morning with burns all …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  In his report to Italian parliament on European Union (EU) summit which agreed on a landmark deal over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that European leaders have taken a “historic” …