Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A group of civil society organisations under their umbrella organization, Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) have written to President Yoweri Museveni on the ‘controversial’ giveaway of Shs10bn to Members of Parliament to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The general message in the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Aviation Services, formerly Entebbe Handling Services (ENHAS) is laying off staff who have become redundant as a result of measures to combat the spread of Coronavirus Disease-COVID-19. One of the measures that have affected the ground handling company is the temporary suspension of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Uganda have said that the country’s lockdown will be lifted gradually. According to the scientists, the lockdown cannot be lifted at once because a series of arrangements need to be in place to make sure that the country’s health system and other sectors …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk producer, Fresh Dairy, has donated milk powder worth Shs500 million to the National Response Fund for Covid – 19, in the ongoing effort to contain the spread of the contagious disease that has swept the entire world. Uganda has so far confirmed 55 …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister has delivered relief food meant for health facilities in Eastern Uganda. The items delivered include 29,000kgs of Maize flour, 700kgs of salt, 1,500kgs of powdered milk, and 2,150kgs of sugar. Receiving the items on Saturday at Mbale Regional …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been hospitalized after they were shot on Saturday night. The injured include; Bosco Odong, 28, a resident of Arukutuma village, Lagile Parish, 16-year-old Samuel Canogura of the same area and Francis Obedgiu age 17, a resident of Palichirukee village in Awere Sub-County. …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 36 districts have failed to to submit draft budget estimates, work plans and performance contracts for the financial year 2020/2021. The revelation is contained in the letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government by Keith Muhakanizi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has advised the public to keep away from truck drivers after three tested positive for COVID-19. One of the truck drivers was a Ugandan national from Tororo district who was travelling from Kenya. He was found in Kamdini. The other two …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti has arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly killing her husband. Sarah Chemutai, a resident of Opiro village in Soroti Sub County was arrested on Friday to help with investigations surrounding circumstances under which her husband, Joseph Edeku was killed. It’s alleged that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka district Covid-19 taskforce has donated relief food to communities in Nyendo-Ssenyange division. Nyendo-Ssenyange is one of three divisions making up Masaka municipality and accommodates thousands of underprivileged persons that live in the slums. According to the Masaka Resident District Commissioner Herman Ssentongo also …
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