Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has grilled officials from the Ministry of Public Service over delayed reforms of the current Public Service Pensions Scheme. Led by Catherine Bitarakwate the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, the officials on Tuesday appeared before the committee to answer audit queries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As government enforces the compulsory wearing of masks in public to prevent the spread of Covid-19, there is an ongoing debate on the quality of masks that can protect the user from infection. Currently, the market is awash with different kinds of masks produced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | HIV care service providers are struggling to maintain total adherence to drugs by their clients amidst the Covid-19 lockdown. Essentially, all HIV positive persons are promptly enrolled on the lifetime antiretroviral medication to support their immune system from being compromised by the virus. However, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A traffic policeman who was knocked on Sunday along Jinja road has died. Police Constable Innocent Ayesigye was knocked from behind by a toyota Rav 4 UAS 597U while he was riding a police motorcycle at Namanve. Ayesigye was rushed to Mulago hospital for …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and UPDF soldiers on Monday engaged in running battles with vendors from Napier market who were selling second-hand clothes contrary to presidential COVID-19 directives. They did not have face masks and were not maintaining physical distancing. The vendors had displayed their merchandise …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri district Covid-19 taskforce has mooted plans to regulate the media over what they termed as biased reporting. The taskforce accuses media of reporting information that has made the public lose trust in their work methods. This stems from a news story that was …

Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) will soon launch a disarmament exercise in Karamoja sub-region. The exercise is aimed at getting rid of illegal firearms from armed suspected warriors. Meeting leaders from the districts of Kitgum and Lamwo on Monday, the UPDF 5th Division …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A motorcyclist who crashed into a truck on Monday evening as he tried to dodge a police checkpoint at Yesu Amala in Nansana municipality has died. The Deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire identified the deceased as Musa Ssempala. According to Owoyesigire, Ssempala was riding …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and police in Hoima district are bothered by the increasing cases of violence against children. They say since the nationwide lockdown was announced to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), acts of violence against children drastically increased in the district …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cargo trucks that have formed lengthy queues in Elegu town council, Amuru district are facilitating illicit commercial sex trade in the area. As a safeguard to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all lodges in Elegu town were closed in …