Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans returning into the country without a valid health certificate showing that they tested negative for COVID-19 will be quarantined at their own cost. They will also be required to pay 240,000 Shillings for a COVID-19 test that will be undertaken by an approved laboratory. …
Read More »Gov’t finalizes process to acquire Ndeeba church land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is finalizing procedures that will eventually lead to the compulsory acquisition of land that once hosted St Peter’s Church of Uganda, Ndeeba. The Church in question was demolished on August 9 after an ownership dispute spanning more than 40 years. Available documentation indicates …
Read More »Presidential aspirants cry foul as voters overcharge them for signatures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several Ugandans burning with ambition to unseat President Yoweri Museveni and take his job come next year’s elections are beginning to feel the hurdles they have to jump over even before getting nominated to stand if they are to realize their dream. After getting the …
Read More »Is it still possible for schools to reopen this academic year?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety on the proposed re-opening of educational institutions, which were closed in March, to protect the over 15 million learners in high-risk concentration centres, against the COVID-19 threat. At that time of the closure, the idea was that learners could report back …
Read More »UPDF deploys amid chaos in Kyebando over imported voters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has deployed in Kyebando Central after chaos erupted at St. Paul Primary School where members of National Resistance in Kyebando Central have turned up in hundreds to cast their vote. The NRM is voting for flag bearers for Local Council 3 Chairman and …
Read More »Uganda, TOTAL agree on pipeline project
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda government and the French oil giant Total E&P have reached a major milestone that paves the way for a Final Investment Decision on the production of Uganda’s oil. This came during a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO …
Read More »Kabale headteachers, parents question schools reopening
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As schools await the order to reopen for candidate classes later this month, school heads and parents sampled in Kabale district say they just do not have the capacity to put in place the required Standard Operating Procedures to resume operating. More than 15 million …
Read More »Lockdown food for Mityana bar workers, teachers, finally delivered
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers, bar workers and vendors in Mityana can now finally smile as the food relief meant for covid-19 lockdown finally gets delivered, months after people in other districts got theirs. The food worth 40 million shillings and includes 20 tons of maize flour …
Read More »Ungrateful Mityana NRM chairpersons belittle Museveni’s bicycles
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairpersons in Mityana district have challenged President Yoweri Museveni for giving them bicycles. They contend that it is unfair for the secretariat to distribute bicycles to village chairpersons yet they carry the greatest burden to mobilize and maintain people in the …
Read More »Museveni summons Sembabule NRM leaders, aspirants
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has summoned National Resistance Movement-NRM party leaders and aspirants in Sembabule district following reports of violence in the area in the run up to the party primaries last week. The NRM conducted primary election for parliamentary aspirants on Friday. But the process …
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