Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has announced that it is shutting down its offices for 14-days over the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to the media, Charles Peter Mayiga, the kingdom Katikkiro said that the move has been necessitated by the ban on public transport by President Yoweri Kaguta …
Read More »Nwoya rehabilitates 95Km of rural roads to boost agriculture production
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya District Local Government has started the rehabilitation works on five major rural roads to create access to remote areas and boost food and agriculture production in the District. The five roads measuring up to 95 kilometres are estimated to cost up to five billion …
Read More »Soroti hospital suffers shortage of protective gear
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The shortage of protective gears has grossly affected the management of COVID-19 suspects at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. On Thursday afternoon, four COVID suspects were left unattended to for hours when health workers declined to interface with them citing lack of protective gears. The …
Read More »Spy agencies deployed to trace all returnees avoiding quarantine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has deployed spy agencies to trace for all people who returned to the country recently evading quarantine. The team comprises operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI, Internal Security Organisation –ISO and Crime Intelligence Unit- CIU. The team has been tasked to ensure …
Read More »Private healthcare providers demand training on basic coronavirus care
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda moves to community transmission of the coronavirus having started confirming positive cases of people who haven’t travelled abroad, private healthcare providers are asking government to offer them basic training or issue them guidelines on how to coordinate within facilities when faced …
Read More »171 taxis impounded for defying public transport ban
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have today impounded 171 Taxis in Kampala for defying President Museveni’s ban on public transport. Museveni on Wednesday night suspended all means of public transport in a bid to contain the spread of COVID -19, an epidemic that has so far infected …
Read More »COVID-19: Iganga baby transferred to Mulago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An eight-month-old-baby, one of Uganda’s 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19, has been transferred to Mulago Hospital. Ministry of Health in a statement today confirmed the baby is in stable condition, and was transferred together with its parents. MOH also confirmed than none of the …
Read More »Arcades, shops not in markets can stay open – Trade Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde has said shops, arcades, supermarkets, boutiques, and salons are expected to remain open with people able to walk in and order whatever goods they want. This comes after a misconception that these were also among those ordered to cease operations …
Read More »Stanbic posts UGX 259 Bn after-tax-profits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has announced after-tax-profits of 259 billion Shillings for 2019 up from 215 billion Shillings in 2018, cementing its position as the most profitable bank in the country. In the financial results published on Thursday, Stanbic said the money it lent to customers …
Read More »Free digital learning platform unveiled to keep children learning amid virus lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new digital learning tool has been unveiled to keep children learning from the comfort of their homes in the wake of coronavirus disease. The platform named Kolibri, has been enriched with content approved by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) in Science and Mathematics …
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