Mukono , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Families of women operating in friendship village, a crafts market in Mukono district are struggling to survive after many of their activities were destabilised by the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.  The village started in 2007 with about 133 houses headed by women living with HIV. …

Agago, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Army has said that the growing trend of animal theft by suspected Karamojong rustlers in Agago district is partly being aided by local collaborators within the communities. Brig Michael Kabango, the Fifth Infantry Division Commander says their intelligence indicates that the thieves are using …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 50 homesteads have been submerged by water in Kanyangeya main cell, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese District. The area is adjacent to River Nyamwaba.  The River flooded in May leaving a trail of destruction across the district and displacing some of its waters into low …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of people seeking medical services from Mulago Hospital has drastically reduced during the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Dr Byarugaba Baterana, the executive director of the hospital, many Ugandans developed a phobia for the facility upon learning that it was treating COVID-19 patients.  Baterana …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Ugandans quarantined at Evelyn Apartments have staged a protest against the extension of their quarantine beyond the mandatory 14-days. The group, which returned into the country on July 2, was expected to complete the quarantine on Friday, July 17. But according to …

Kapelebyong, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Cattle traders in Kapelebyong are decrying losses resulting from the operations by the Uganda Peoples Defense Force- UPDF in Karamoja region.  The traders say that they have lost more than 200 million Shillings over the last three months as the army intensified its operations in …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The construction of the multi-billion Kitgum Main Market may take longer than its contractual duration due to effects of the COVID-19 lockdown,  according to Municipal officials. The market, valued at 23 billion Shillings is constructed with funding from the African Development Bank-AfDB.  But the task which …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU has announced salary cuts for all its staff members following a review of the terms of employment amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. The University Secretary Hussein Lukyamuzi says that the institution is unable to pay salaries to the staff members as …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two hawkers have been arrested on allegations of stabbing two Kampala Capital City Authority law enforcement officers.  Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango identified the arrested hawkers as Juma Akankwasa and Charles Nsereko. He said the two hawkers waylaid John Lubega Mutebi and Isaac Egesa …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police were heavily deployed at the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital as COVID-19 patients attempted to flee from the isolation centre.   The patients were protesting the poor living conditions at the centre, late meals, poor sanitation and delayed results. The patients further challenged the absence of …