Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakaseke South Member of Parliament Luttamaguzi Semakula and 22 other people have been remanded to Kasangati prison in Wakiso district for breach of COVID-19 guidelines. Luttamaguzi was arrested in Wakasanke village along Matugga-Semuto road on his way to a planned public rally in …
Read More »COVID-19: Museveni declares Aug 29 National Prayer Day, public holiday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has declared Saturday August 29 2020 a day for national payers and public holiday. “A certain Ugandan came to me and told me that God had told him in a vision that I should organize National Prayers, scientifically organized, for God …
Read More »Mityana Covid-19 task force faulted for failing to pay maize flour supplier
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana District Covid-19 task force is on the spot for failing to pay 40 million shillings to a contractor who supplied more than 20 tons of maize flour. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the government imposed a lockdown as one of the measures to …
Read More »Serere security team issues tight guidelines to politicians
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Serere District Security Committee has issued guidelines for National Resistance Movement-NRM party members canvassing for votes for election as party candidates. In a security meeting held at the district council hall involving candidates for District Chairperson and Parliamentary seats on Wednesday, the Security Committee chaired by …
Read More »Gulu COVID-19 treatment center runs out of essential medical supplies
Gulu Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Covid-19 treatment center has run out of essential medical supplies. They include among other personal protective equipment, detergents and test kits. The PPE consists of gloves, face shields, goggles and boots among others. Bishop Janani Loum, the regional in-charge of surveillance and …
Read More »Five Dfcu bank staff test positive for Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dfcu Bank has shut its Lugogo Branch in Kampala after five of its staff tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The Bank said in a notice last night that “all exposed colleagues in the branch are undergoing tests and will be required to self-isolate for 14 …
Read More »African mobile phone market shipments fall due to COVID-19 impact
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | African mobile phone shipments declined by 6.0 percent quarter on quarter in the second quarter but Chinese smartphone brands still continued to lead the smartphone market, a new study released on Wednesday shows. The study by International Data Corporation (IDC), a technology research and consulting …
Read More »AU says COVID-19 pandemic amplifies Africa’s need to expand resource mobilization base
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The African Union (AU) Commission on Wednesday said that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has amplified Africa’s need to expand resource mobilization base. “Already African countries are reporting a reduction in tax revenues, especially from the non-digitalized sectors. The decline in the prices and demand …
Read More »Trump supporters warn of tax cut reversals in Biden administration
Washington, US | XINHUA | Speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) on Tuesday night touted U.S. President Donald Trump’s pre-pandemic economic accomplishments, warning that key policies such as tax cuts could be reversed if a Democratic president is elected in November. Tax cuts, deregulation, “fair” trade deals and …
Read More »Mulago Hospital stopped from collecting COVID-19 samples
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has stopped collecting COVID-19 samples. The hospital that has been collecting over 100 samples on a daily basis will only remain as an isolation and treatment facility for confirmed cases of the disease. The decision to stop sample collection services comes …
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