Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua Hospital has started sending samples to Adjumani hospital laboratory for testing.  Since the outbreak of covid-19 in March samples collected from suspects and contacts in the West Nile region were sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. Two weeks ago, a mobile …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National transformation-ANT, Uganda’s youngest political party is scheduled to conduct nominations for its presidential candidates on Wednesday and Thursday this week.     Uganda Radio Network spoke to the party founder Rtd. Maj. Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu on Monday in an exclusive …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party says it will continue engaging with Electoral Commission to reverse its proposal requiring candidates to hold virtual campaigns. This stems from a revised roadmap for the 2021 elections issued by Electoral Commission indicating that candidates will campaign virtually …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has explained that the extra COVID-19 active cases that were initially not added to the national tally, are truck drivers who opted to seek treatment in Uganda, as opposed to going back to their countries.  According to a statement issued by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. Speaking on the eve of the grim milestone, Dr Tedros called for …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The leader of the Alliance for National Transformation Maj. Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that a move by the Electoral Commission to ban physical campaigns tantamount to snatching the right of Ugandans to make informed decisions. Muntu told Uganda Radio Network in an interview …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lack of personnel has rendered it difficult for Atiak Health Centre IV to undertake surgical operations, three years after its completion. The theatre complex was built-in 2018 by the Government of Uganda with funding from the World Bank.   Atiak Health Centre IV is the biggest …

Nakasongola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rising water levels at Lake Kyoga have submerged close to 550 pit latrines in the areas of Nakasongola, resulting in a sanitation crisis in the areas.   Lake Kyoga is projected to exceed the highest historical water level of 13.2 meters as Water levels for major …

Mutukula, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The procedures for COVID-19 testing have stirred controversy at the Uganda-Tanzania border in Mutukula, Kyotera district.   The conflict is pitting Ugandan health workers at the Mutukula Testing Laboratory against Tanzania truck drivers, who are protesting what they describe as painful experiences through which they are …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Drug Authority has impounded hundreds of unregistered and smuggled drugs sold in Pharmacies in Soroti and Serere districts. The impounded drugs include herbal concoctions like Super Mulabe, which is marketed as a wonder drug for all ailments including HIV/AIDS, as well as Kisakyamuzadde, …