Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 Coffee nursery bed operators in Rukungiri district are protesting non-payment of their money. Operators argue that under Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) guidelines, they were contracted by the government through Operation Wealth Creation and Uganda Coffee Development Authority …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The presence of several porous routes at the Busia border is hindering efforts by medical workers to conduct a better coronavirus (Covid -19) screening. Health workers attached to Busia One Stop Border Post-OSBP coronavirus screening center say that porous routes are a big challenge …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. General Mugisha Muntu says he has dedicated all his energies to create a credible alternative political force, which will deliver democratic governance in Uganda. The former Army Commander and brain behind the opposition Alliance for National Transformation-ANT says people want change but the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Aviation Services-NAS has refuted claims by the Kilak North Member of Parliament, Anthony Akol about the absence of coronavirus screening at Entebbe International Airport. Akol was kicked out of Parliament on Thursday and advised to self-quarantine after telling members that he had …
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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabarole district has failed to recover more than 900 million shillings meant for the Youth Livelihood Program from 2013-2018. YLP is a revolving fund initiated by the Government of Uganda in 2013 to address unemployment among the youths. Funds are advanced to youth interest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Kasule Lumumba the Secretary-General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has rejected calls to extend the party’s registration exercise. Last week, the party embarked on a countrywide exercise to register new members, remove ineligible ones as well as inform members of their voting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High court has awarded a family Shillings 65 million for the death of their relative at the Bukoto based Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Center Limited. The late Mercy Ayiru, 34, died on October 14, 2010 following unsuccessful operation to remove fibroids. The operation …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has confirmed four additional coronavirus cases, one of them being a 22-year-old Ugandan national who arrived in Kigali from London on March 15. That brings to five the number positive cases in Rwanda, as the virus hits several East African countries. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 pupils of Kachuru primary school in Kabwangasi Sub County in Butebo district are stranded after a heavy storm blew of roof of their classrooms. The storm blew off the roofs of two classroom blocks at Kachuru primary school on Friday. The storm also …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is need to exercise high levels of hygiene especially when dealing with currencies, Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the WHO country director has advised. He explains that touching money is one of the fastest ways through, which the Corona virus can be spread since …
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