Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If closure of schools as a strategy to halt further spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, United Nations (UN) Agencies warn that many children around the globe may not get another chance of an education. As a result in their latest joint press statement, …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents in Entebbe Municipality is frustrated about the selective distribution of relief items from well-wishers. Well-wishers mainly politicians, business people and residents have since donated relief items to residents following delays by the government to distribute relief food. According to Entebbe …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke does not believe fans will be allowed into stadiums “any time soon” and has warned that the coronavirus crisis could cost the governing body £300 million ($373 million). Football across England has been indefinitely suspended, with the 2019/20 season in all leagues below …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers of jailed former Security Minister, Lt. General Henry Tumukunde have filed an application asking High Court in Kampala to ease the conditions set for his bail. Tumukunde was remanded to Luzira Prisons in March this year after he was charged with treason …
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Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people in Namalu sub county in Nakapiripirit district have been displaced by flash floods. Hundreds of the affected people have taken refuge at Namalu Primary school while others have relocated to the home of their relatives in safer areas. Simon Peter Igira, …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Masks became mandatory on public transport Monday as Spain took its first tentative steps towards a commercial reopening with small businesses accepting customers by appointment and restaurants prepping food for takeaway. Spain’s population of nearly 47 million have been confined to their homes for more than …
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Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers screening for COVID-19 at the Uganda-Tanzania border at Mutukula in Kyotera district are sharing accommodation space with suspected cases. The Ministry of Health deployed atleast 12 health workers at the Mutukula border main entrance to carry out mandatory testing of all travelers …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda cyclists in Acholi have petitioned Eng. Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster and Preparedness for food relief. The concerned cyclists made the petition through their umbrella body, Boda-Boda Association of Acholi sub region that include Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Agago, Lamwo, Agago, …
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Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tensions are high among residents of Birere sub county and Kabuyanda town council after heavy floods destroyed roads, bridges and gardens in the area. Some of the bridges covered in floods include the Rwentondo-Nyabuziba bridge that connects Isingiro and Mbarara district. The rains that …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Primary Health Care, Joyce Moriku Kaducu has accused management of Jinja regional referral hospital for failing to enforce the COVID-19 presidential directives. While inspecting the hospital’s isolation centre on Sunday, Kaducu said that security personnel have failed to limit …
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