📌318 new cases 🔺 Amuru Prisons- 154 (153 inmates, 1 prison staff) 🔺 136 contacts and alerts ✳ 65 Kampala ✳ 14 Kiryandongo ✳ 9 Gulu ✳ 9 Mbarara ✳ 8 Kitgum ✳ 8 Arua ✳ 7 Wakiso ✳ 4 Mbale ✳ 4 Buikwe ✳ 2 Masaka ✳ 1 Bugiri, Jinja, Luweero, Manafwa, Masindi, Mityan 🔺 8 truck drivers 🔺 20 health workers Kampala, …
Read More »Kabaka Mutebi in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has today held talk with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. He later also met Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. A statement from State House Nairobi indicated that the visit by the Kabaka of Buganda to Kenya offered …
Read More »COVID-19: 90% of Kampala cases used a taxi before infection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 90% of Kampala’s record 175 COVID-19 cases have reported using public transport and the taxi park. The other key of source of infection, according to a statement from Kampala Capital City Authority, are offices, workshops and arcades, due to noncompliance to …
Read More »How Kadaga beat Namuganza to retain CEC position
Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | THE fiercely contested National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Council (CEC) elections concluded in the early hours of Friday, with Rebecca Kadaga retaining her seat, but defeats for several incumbents. Jacob Oulanyah ousted Sam Engola to take the Northern region vice-chairperson seat, Chris Baryomunsi …
Read More »Kadaga wins tough fight
✳ Chairperson Yoweri Museveni – unopposed ✳ 1st Vice-Chairperson Moses Kigongo – unopposed ✳ 2nd Vice-Chairperson Rebecca Kadaga 6,776 votes Persis Namuganza 3,943 votes ✳ Vice Chairperson Northern Jacob Oulanyah- 7,474 Sam Engola -1,665 Odong Samuel- 277 Jokkene Timothy-895 ✳ Vice Chairperson Western Maj Gen Mataayo -2,550 Chris Baryomunsi-5,947 ✳ Vice …
Read More »Owiny Dollo is new Chief Justice, Butera deputy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo the Chief Justice replacing Justice Bart Katureebe who recently retired upon clocking the mandatory age. The Chief Justice will be deputised by Justice Richard Butera. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »NRM CEC results
PENDING- NRM CEC Elections results ✳ Chairperson Yoweri Museveni ✳ Vice-Chairperson Kigongo Moses ✳ 2nd Vice-Chairperson ✳ Vice Chairperson Northern ✳ Vice Chairperson Karamoja ✳ Vice Chairperson Western ✳ Vice Chairperson Central ✳ Vice Chairperson Kampala ✳ Vice Chairperson Eastern Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will by …
Read More »COVID-19: Three deaths, record 94 new cases
The 94 new cases as follows: 🔺 53 alerts ✳ 51 from Kampala ✳ 1 from Wakiso ✳ 1 from Buvuma 🔺 33 contacts to previously confirmed cases: ✳ 21 from Kampala 🔺 1 returnee: ✳ 1 from Kenya 🔺 7 truck drivers ***** 🔺 3 deaths (total now 19) ******* 🔺14 foreign …
Read More »FULL LIST: Makerere admission details for 2020/21
✳ Govt sponsored ✳ Govt sponsored diploma ✳ Private sponsored ✳ Mature age ✳ International applicants Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Makerere University and its Nakawa-based business school have jointly admitted 14, 538 undergraduate students under the private sponsorship scheme. According to the admission lists released by …
Read More »Entebbe Airport gears up for re-opening
Tough new COVID-19 measures for travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Going through Entebbe International Airport has always been a rough experience for the average traveller but COVID-19 prevention protocols could make your check-in and check-out even more cumbersome. Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc around the world and …
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