Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was an exchange between the State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza and the Sembabule district leaders over the ongoing construction on a disputed piece of land in the area. Namuganza went to Sembabule on Friday to arbitrate a dispute between Buganda Kingdom authorities in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local tailors in Kitgum Municipality are reaping big from selling reusable homemade cloth masks thanks to recent government directives on mass use of masks. President Yoweri Museveni during his recent address recommended that everyone should wear a mask as a way of controlling the spread …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation needs USD 1.3 billion (4 trillion Shillings) to meet its COVID-19 second response plans for 2020. The money is needed to ensure that the agency can provide testing kits, masks, medical gowns, gloves, face shields and other essential medical equipment needed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of health will start conducting instant COVID-19 tests at the Uganda-Kenyan border in Malaba this weekend. The announcement comes amid public uproar on the number of imported cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19, mainly among truck drivers. This morning, the ministry of health …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A waitress has suffocated to death in a restaurant in Mukono town. The 22-year-old Kisuki Mbambu was found dead on Saturday morning in the restaurant where she has been residing since the Covid-19 lockdown in compliance with the presidential directive to contain the spread …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has ordered Amuru leaders to intensify risk communication and community engagement in response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Elegu. The Minister who was assessing the Amuru district COVID-19 taskforce response activities on Friday was appalled by the congestion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja road police are yet to recover the body of 56-year-old Cissy Namukasa, six days after she drowned in Nakawa drainage channel during a heavy downpour Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga says detectives at Naguru police headquarters have retrieved footage from security cameras around the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of Prime Minister-OPM has delivered relief items to Nakasongola district for distribution to flood-affected residents. More than 5,000 people in Lwampanga and Nabiswera sub counties were displaced from their homes because of flooding resulting from increased water levels in Lake Kyoga. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa and Committee Chairpersons in parliament have disagreed on the proposed creation of Constituency Covid-19 taskforces with the latter pushing for the revival of the Constituency Development Fund-CDF. Nankabirwa met 40 Members of Parliament chairing different Parliament Committees on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not start long-haul flights until at least early 2021, Uganda Airlines has announced. In a promotional video, Cornwell Muleya, the company acting CEO said they hope to receive the wide-body aircraft by December, a slight delay from the earlier plan of October 2020 …