Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts are worried that the reopening of educational institutions for non-candidate might trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases if schools do not fully adhere to the required Standard Operating Procedures -SOPs. During the first phase of re-opening, schools were required to put in place …

Islamabad, Pakistan | THE INDEPENDENT |    Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan launched COVID-19 vaccination drive with China-donated vaccines on Tuesday as part of the country’s efforts to bring the pandemic under control. The first batch of the Sinopharm vaccines reached Pakistan early Monday from Beijing on a special Pakistan Air …

Kyenjojo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Workers of Munobwa Tea Factory under Rwenzori Commodities Limited in Kyenjojo district have called off their strike after setting conditions.  On Monday, the over 1,000 workers laid down their tools over salary increment and poor work conditions. These included those who pluck the tea and …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The cultural council of Inzu Ya Masaba has officially written to the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry notifying it that they have one cultural leader alias Umukuka III, John Amulamu Wagabyalile. This stems from the recent pronouncement by Peace Mutuuzo, the Gender and Culture …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change – FDC and the Democratic Party have cited disunity, intimidation and voter bribery as the cause of their dismal performance across Acholi region, in recent elections. Acholi has been a stronghold for the two opposition political parties over the years. …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations- CSOs in Teso are mobilizing voters to turn up in big numbers as the country returns to the polls, to vote for lower local government leaders this morning. The move follows a very  poor voter turnout recorded in the recently concluded elections …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have appealed to government to review the COVID-19 test costs and ensure that those who test positive get affordable treatment. The call was made during a special sitting this afternoon in which Parliament paid tribute to legislators who have succumbed to COVID-19  …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |    A group of House Democrats and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers respectively filed legal briefs on Tuesday in an impeachment case. The Democrats, known as the impeachment managers, accused Trump of inciting the chaotic and deadly violence on the U.S. Capitol last month, while …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni declined to assent to the National Coffee Bill and asked parliament to review several provisions in the proposed law. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga said, in her communication on Tuesday, that the President wants parliament to review clause 14 of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists, teachers and parents have welcomed a move by the government to end the closure of schools after almost a year of limited activity. The schools were closed in March 2020, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease, an ailment which, according to experts, spreads faster …