Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce is hunting for UGX 51 million shillings to help improve their quarantine center. Currently the district is using one hall belonging to Gulu school of clinical officers located in Laroo division Gulu municipality. The taskforce is now looking for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The progress made by countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals-SDGs is going to be interrupted by the effects of the COVID-19. The pandemic is causing a significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods and threatening to undo much of the progress made over the years, according …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has unveiled plans to construct a multi billion military museum in Katonga swamp of Nkozi sub county in Mpigi district. A team of UPDF officials led by Gen. Pecos Kuteesa, one of the army representatives in parliament met Mpigi district …

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Samuel Tweheyo Kiroha, the District Health Officer-DHO of Kazo district has been interdicted for failing to respond to the coronavirus alerts from the community and frustrating the presidential directives on combating the pandemic. According to the letter authored by the District’s Chief Administrative Officer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Finance Committee of Parliament have endorsed the National Local Content Bill, 2019 which among others, stop companies using public resources from employing foreign nationals. The Bill that was last year tabled before parliament by Kasanda North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe imposes local …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama at the Lira Magistrate’s court on Wednesday where 21 people who were remanded to Kwania prison for violating the Covid-19 preventive measures were expected to appear. The 21 are part of 49 people who arrested on April 9th, 2020 for among others …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in a UN Protection of Civilians site in Juba the capital of South Sudan. The South Sudanese Government has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 have been identified inside a Protection of Civilians site in the capital, Juba. The …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district leaders are concerned about the increasing number of trucks at the Elegu border post. Joseph Ebalo, the Amuru district Internal Security Officer (ISO) says currently there are over 600 trucks parked inside and outside the designated parking yard. He says the genesis …

Godfrey Sserwanja, the Hoima District Education officer-DEO told Uganda Radio network that they approached the Rapid Assessment survey team to have the teachers tested since the teachers interact with many people more especially the children they teach saying it was crucial for the health ministry to engage teachers in the …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus …