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Ugandan firm makes smartphones with thermometer for battle against COVID-19 | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda continues to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, new procedures are being put in place to reduce the possible spread of the virus. Along with social distancing, hand sanitisation, and wearing masks, temperature screening is …

The virus has since moved from high density urban areas to the congested slums Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Aug. 14 marked six months since COVID-19 was first detected on the continent. While the virus has accelerated in many other regions of the world, the pandemic’s evolution on the …

Tough new COVID-19 measures for travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Going through Entebbe International Airport has always been a rough experience for the average traveller but COVID-19 prevention protocols could make your check-in and check-out even more cumbersome. Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc around the world and …

Study finds high rates in Bwaise, Kamwokya Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | A new study by medical researchers from Makerere University and Mulago Hospital has found that the prevalence of HIV and TB in Kampala slum bars was 11.4% which is twice and four times the national averages …

Why NUP is test case for EC boss Byabakama COVER STORY | Independent Team | The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has been dragged into two wrangles involving the National Unity Platform (NUP) of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. The first is a fight between NUP and another opposition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the Central Executive Committee (CEC) is simply listed as the second highest organ of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party after the National Delegates Conference, it is increasingly turning out as the most powerful. Ever since NRM was registered as a political party in 2004, the …

Washington, US | XINHUA | Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has called Senator Kamala Harris “a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants.” He said this as he announced on Tuesday that he has picked Senator Kamala Harris of …

Controversy surrounds Kipoi’s release from jail Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is uncertainty on the circumstances under, which the former Bubulo West Member of Parliament, Tonny Nsubuga Kipoi was released from detention a year ago. This came to the fore last week when a panel of five Constitutional …

Plans for a dam across the Nile triggered a war in 1956, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam recalls that history | MIKE MULLER | Over the past decade, observers have watched with trepidation as tensions increased between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on …

Here is how to narrow the gap between them | ANGELO FYNN | Higher education is usually seen as a way for individuals and families to improve their economic status. Research shows, though, that graduates can remain unemployed for up to a year. In developing countries, in particular, the labour …