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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament has demanded an explanation from the Internal Affairs Minister over the lack of payment of security officers at the frontline in the fight against coronavirus. The MPs expressed disappointment on Tuesday during a plenary session chaired by Speaker …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Division High Court Judge, Michael Elubu has declined to reverse his earlier order to legislators to return Shillings 10 billion they received for Covid-19 activities to public coffers. According to Justice Elubu, the law doesn’t permit him to reopen a matter he heard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Insurance Corporation and roofing tiles maker Uganda Clays Limited will not publish their audited financial results for 2019 until June 2020, the companies have said. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, both companies which are listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Amelia Kyambadde has come out to clarify on some of the presidential directives issued. Addressing the nation on Tuesday, President Museveni allowed food markets, wholesale, hardware shops, metal works, woodworks, warehouses, insurance providers, 30 lawyers to be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ramadan Isihaq Lukwago, the Kawempe One East Councilor has applied to High Court for a review of the orders directing legislators to deposit the Shillings 10 billion they received for Covid 19 activities to public accounts. Lukwago argues that the directive issued by Civil …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 100 people have been arrested in Isingiro district for crossing into Uganda from Tanzania through the porous routes. The routes are mainly in the villages of Kakamba, Nyamarungi, Kikagate, Kamwima and Ruborogota. In March, President Museveni directed the closure of all borders as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The practice of siphoning fuel from trucks has frustrated efforts to minimise contact between youths and truck drivers along highways in Busoga region exposing them to Covid 19 infection. Despite the fact that the Works and Transport Ministry directed that all transit trucks park …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have commenced the installation of closed-circuit cameras in Kitgum municipality. The project which was halted due to the Covid-19 commenced over the weekend. It is part of the countrywide plan to install surveillance cameras to curb rates of urban crimes. Kitgum Resident …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga stopped a debate about comments made by President Yoweri Museveni regarding the 10 billion shillings COVID-19 cash. President Museveni last week condemned MPs for seeking to divert Ugandans from the current war against the virus by picking the …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Covid-19 taskforce has warned politicians against being involved in the distribution of relief food. The task force argues that the distribution exercise should be carried out by Local Defense Unit-LDU officers, army and members from the Red Cross society. This follows reports that …