Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reagan Okumu, the Aswa County MP has raised concerns about delays by the Court of Appeal to rule on an election petition he filed five years ago. Before the 2016 elections, Okumu petitioned the Court of Appeal after his December 2015 nomination as Forum for …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister-in-charge of the Presidency Ester Mbayo, says the government is investigating the conduct of some security personnel. Mbayo says that the security personnel could be harbouring ill intentions against the government. Mbayo who on Wednesday opened up a two-day retreat for Resident District Commissioners …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 36 people have been remanded to Ssaza Government Prison in Masaka district for participating in protests that rocked Kyotera town council last week. A total of 60 people were arrested on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from different areas of Kyotera. They were arrested …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyotera District Covid-19 task force has relaxed enforcing the covid-19 prevention guidelines. Kyotera is among the border districts that were characterized under the category of high-risk areas due to its proximity to Tanzania where community transmission is feared to be high. However, in many …
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Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The procedures for COVID-19 testing have stirred controversy at the Uganda-Tanzania border in Mutukula, Kyotera district. The conflict is pitting Ugandan health workers at the Mutukula Testing Laboratory against Tanzania truck drivers, who are protesting what they describe as painful experiences through which they are …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyotera District COVID19 Task Force is accusing residents of frustrating their efforts to control the illegal entry of Tanzanian nationals into the country. Maj. David Matovu, the Kyotera Resident District Commissioner, says some community members aid the illegal influx of Tanzanian nationals into the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has undertaken to put up a stationed laboratory at the Uganda-Tanzania border of Mutukula to speed up the process of testing people for the novel Coronavirus. Doctor Diana Atwine, the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary on Thursday led a team of …
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