Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has named 21 new members to serve in the General Court Martial. In a letter dated June 8th, President Museveni reappointed Lt Gen Andrew Gutti as the army court chairman for another term. Others reappointed are; Col Richard Tukacungurwa as Judge …
Read More »Mbale clinic found with hospital oxygen cylinder, closed
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbale District Task Force has closed a private clinic which was found with a 50litre oxygen cylinder has been closed. On Wednesday Police arrested Alex Nyongesa, the director of Health for Life General Medical Clinic and Laboratory and his staff Job Cherotich for …
Read More »Cross border business booms at Elegu despite transport ban
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business continues to boom at Elegu Township in Amuru District, Uganda’s border point of entry into neighbouring South Sudan despite the lockdown instituted to curtail the spread of COVID-19. There is an influx of cargo truckers delivering goods to Juba while security officials; police …
Read More »Rukiga District mourns former Privatization Minister Manzi Tumubweine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manzi Tumubweine, the former Rukiga County Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Privatization has died. Tumubweine succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday night at around 10:00 PM at Case Clinic in Kampala where he has been admitted. His death was confirmed by the …
Read More »East African mulls COVID-19 economic recovery plan
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The East African Community (EAC), a regional economic bloc, is planning to develop a COVID-19 economic recovery plan to help the region rebuild from the negative effect of the pandemic.Juvenal Ndimurirwo, director of finance for the EAC Secretariat, told a virtual meeting Friday that the …
Read More »Traffic officer knocked dead patrolling district boundary
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A traffic police officer has been knocked dead along the Kamuli-Buyende road. Enoch Ndingidyeye, 30 was knocked on Friday by a sugarcane truck which he attempted to stop. The truck registration number UAM 405H was ferrying passengers from the Buyende district to areas in …
Read More »Parents storm COVID-19 testing centres with ill children
Covid-19 testing centres register increase in infections in learners Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The situation at Makerere Hospital is being played out across the country after students returned abruptly for holidays when the second wave of COVID-19 hit the country. Dr Josephat Byamugisha, Executive Director Makerere hospital -one …
Read More »Covid-19: RwandAir suspends flights to Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RwandAir, the national flag carrier of Rwanda has suspended flights to and from Uganda due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Uganda has registered a spike in COVID-19 cases since mid-April when the second wave began, registering an increase of more than 130 percent …
Read More »KCB Uganda to handle Airtel Money cash
The partnership will enable customers borrow mobile loans for as low as Shs300 and earn interest on savings for as high 9%, respectively Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Telecom operator, Airtel Uganda, has appointed KCB Uganda as a trust account holder for its mobile financial services Airtel Money in …
Read More »Rubis Energie to invest US$25m in network expansion
French multinational, Rubis Energie plans to invest up to US$25million in rebranding of newly acquired Kenol Kobil and delta fuel stations countrywide. The money will be invested over a three to four years period based on demand for their products. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | “… we will continue …
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