KACITA is asking landlords to make a total waive of the entire lockdown rental arrears to their tenants Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have asked the government to intervene in the challenges faced by traders during the lockdown. On Tuesday, the leaders appeared before Parliament’s …
Read More »Lockdown has been successful in reducing spread of Covid – MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lockdown has been a success in reducing the number of Covid-19 infections in the country. This is according to the Ministry of Health. Last month, President Museveni announced several measures including the closure of schools, suspension of religious gatherings and transport between districts, for …
Read More »Vaccinate all teachers before school re-opening
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and educationists in Northern Uganda have called on government to vaccinate all teachers before institutions of learning are re-opened. In a meeting with the Parliamentary Taskforce committee on Covid-19, Lira district leaders said there were a lot of infections in schools which had …
Read More »Bundibugyo registers spike in domestic violence cases
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a spike in cases of domestic violence in Bundibugyo district, which has triggered concern among local authorities. Statistics gathered by Bundibugyo District Child and Family Protection Unit show that 237 cases of domestic violence took place between January and June. The unit reported …
Read More »Gov’t faulted for failure to deliver radio sets to households
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents, local leaders and education authorities in Acholi have expressed disappointment at the government for failing to deliver radio sets to households to facilitate long-distance learning. In July 2020, during the first pandemic lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …
Read More »Thirty arrested in city center operation to enforce lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty people were yesterday arrested in the central business district as police resumed lockdown enforcement operations in Kampala city. On June 18, President Museveni ordered a second nationwide lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. The President also banned people from going …
Read More »Gov’t defers Covid-19 cash payment for over 600 beneficiaries in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has deferred payment of Covid-19 emergency relief cash for a total of 691 beneficiaries in Kitgum municipality. Some 3,675 people were registered within the municipality to get the 100,000 Shillings cash relief for those whose daily earnings were affected by the 42 days …
Read More »Moroto residents get food assistance amidst hunger, lockdown
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Moroto municipality are excited after receiving food relief from the government amidst the nationwide lockdown and crop failure caused by prolonged drought. The area Member of Parliament Francis Adome Lorika delivered the food relief to assist food-insecure households in the municipality. The Office …
Read More »Prime Minister tables lists of Covid relief cash beneficiaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja tabled before Parliament a list of beneficiaries who have received the Covid-19 relief cash. The beneficiaries are from Kawempe Division, Nakawa Division, and Gulu City. She said that the list was meant to ensure accountability and transparency. The list was then …
Read More »Opposition MPs scoff at Nabbanja for banning relief food distribution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition Members of Parliament have scoffed at Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja for banning the distribution of relief food by politicians during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. Early this week, Nabbanja stated that politicians were causing people to converge as they scramble for food, which exposes them …
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