Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients discharged from hospitals around Masaka can now find transport means to their respective homes after a clearance by Herman Ssentongo, the Masaka Resident District Commissioner. Ssentongo has responded to the outcries of scores of discharged patients that have been stuck at different hospitals …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several village council chairpersons in Wakiso district have embarked on registering and mobilizing of residents within their jurisdiction in preparation for the scheduled distribution of food and other relief items amidst confusion of distribution pattern. The food distribution by government has been flagged off …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank Uganda office has donated Uganda Shillings 57bn (USD 15m) towards the country’s fight to the spread of coronavirus. The money according to Antony Thompson, the World Bank Uganda Country director, will be re-allocated from the Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffin makers around Mulago National Referral hospital are decrying the current lock down saying it has taken a huge toll on their business. Ssebana Nsubuga, the Chairperson Mulago Hospital Youths Development Organisation says the cost of producing coffins has escalated since president, Yoweri Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Joint Security Task Force –JTF has arrested six traders on Nasser road for allegedly opening their shops. President Museveni on Monday banned all non-food markets and shops in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will distribute food to Ugandans only in Wakiso and Kampala districts for now despite objection from Parliament on the methodology of distribution and question of beneficiaries. During a heated plenary on Thursday, Parliament chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer attached to Buziranjovu police post in Mukono district has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a journalist. David Musisi Karyankolo working for Bukedde television in Mukono district is admitted at Herona Hospital in a coma after he was severely beaten on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International NGO AMREF Health Africa is warning people against unnecessary expenditure and stopping capital expenditure in addition to asset investments saying the disruption caused by the outbreak of coronavirus across the globe will take months before lives get back to normal. Dr Githinji Gitahi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior police officer has been arrested on allegations of leaking a Whatsapp message of Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Commissioner of Police-CP Moses Kafeero to commanders. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ali Lwetunga was arrested on orders of CP Kafeero after it was alleged that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of scientists and policymakers have launched an international research campaign that will focus on COVID-19 treatments options and vaccine research for low-income countries. The COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition which will consist of physicians is targeting African and Asian countries with the poor …