Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district Covid-19 task force has failed to distribute relief food due to lack of fuel and personal protective equipment. Mukono was added to Kampala and Wakiso among the districts receiving food from the Office of the Prime Minister. The food is meant for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 43 men who were jailed for violating presidential directives on preventing the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been cautioned and released by the court. The victims were arrested from different parts of Wakiso district and charged with doing an act that is most …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several residents living on three major landing sites in Jinja district have been displaced due to the increasing water levels of Lake Victoria. The most affected landing sites are Wanyange lake, Rippon falls and Wairaka where an estimated 650 people have been displaced in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has donated Iftar food hampers to various Muslim groups including parliamentary staff, police officers, journalists and clerics among others. The hampers comprise five kilogrammes of rice and maize flour respectively, three litres of cooking oil, two packets of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts are set to start evaluating whether Ugandans have a level of protection against getting infected with coronavirus disease– COVID-19. Prof. Dennis Byarugaba, who heads the National Flu Surveillance Group and has been studying flu-causing viruses for over 20 years said they are embarking …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State attorneys have accused police commanders of extorting money from suspects arrested on allegations of violating the COVID-19 measures. Some of the state attorneys who spoke to Uganda Radio Network –URN but preferred anonymity say police commanders connive with investigators to extort money …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is restricting the buying and selling of surgical and N95 masks on the open market. As the country gears towards a mass wearing of face masks, the N95 brand will be reserved for health workers and persons in highly contagious settings. The …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,200 mentally ill patients in Gulu, Amuru and Omoro districts have asked the government to provide relief food during the COVID-19 lockdown. Jolly John Paul Nyeko, the coordinator of Mental Health Uganda says that treatment for mental health illness requires proper feeding …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Leader in Parliament- Betty Aol Ochan and three opposition legislators have reportedly been locked up in their rooms at Sandton Hotel in Kasese town ahead of the visit of President, Yoweri Museveni to assess the impact of floods. The four opposition leaders spent …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization – TASO centre in Gulu has slowed down its community programme due to effects of COVID-19. The centre serves more than 8,500 patients. The backbone of the centre is HIV/AIDS counselling; antiretroviral therapy, voluntary medical safe male circumcision, family planning, …