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The Independent

Nine COVID-19 patients discharged from Entebbe Hospital

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has discharged nine truck drivers who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The latest discharge brings the total recoveries to 640 out of the 774 cases in Uganda. Last Monday, the hospital discharged 47 patients, the biggest number of …

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Police conducts fresh probe into death of Seeta traffic officer

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic police are conducting fresh investigations into an accident that caused the death of  Innocent Ayesigye, a traffic officer who was knocked by a speeding vehicle along the Kampala-Jinja highway. Ayesigye was knocked by a speeding motor vehicle on May 24 from Namanve while riding …

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KCCA approves new district land board members amidst controversy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has approved five members to the Kampala District Land Board amidst opposition from the acting Legal Affairs Director Caleb Mugisha. The names of the appointed members from Uganda Law Society and all divisions of Kampala except for Nakawa were presented by …

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Budget of Ministry of Health campaigns up by UGX 18Bn

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budgets of various health campaigns undertaken by the government have gone up as a result of COVID-19 and some of its effects such as the need for social distancing. The Ministry of Health says that it now needs an additional 18 billion Shillings …

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40 regional, district police commanders transferred

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Human Resource Director, Brig Jesse Kamunanwire has reshuffled 40 senior police commanders in changes announced this afternoon. The changes affect Regional Police Commanders, District Police Commanders and Officers in Charge of police stations. The reshuffled commanders include four Senior Superintendent of Police, …

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Unfulfilled presidential pledges irk NRM party chairpersons in Acholi

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairpersons in Gulu and Omoro sub-counties have expressed frustration over long unfulfilled pledges made to them by President Yoweri Museveni. Under the NRM sub–county chairperson associations in the two districts, the disgruntled party leaders say that President …

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Kasese LCs accused of selling governments self study materials

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Kasese district are accusing the LC1 offices of charging them money to access learning materials that were provided by the government. The Ministry of Education distributed self-study materials to facilitate continuity of learning as schools remain closed across the country. Although the …

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Lands Ministry intervenes in Masindi land wrangle

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands has intervened in a wrangle between Uganda Investment Authority-UIA and over 2,000 residents over a contested piece of land in Masindi district. The land measuring approximately 60 square miles is situated in Kimengo sub-county Masindi district. More than 2,000 people …

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