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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya has said that the government will not evacuate Ugandans who are stranded abroad despite the ongoing registration. Last week the different Ugandan embassies started the process of registering Ugandans stranded due to the coronavirus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of tests carried out so far are not enough to guarantee that Uganda has successfully contained coronavirus-COVID-19. Uganda confirmed the first case of the virus on March 21. A month later, about 13,000 tests have been conducted by the Uganda Virus Research Institute …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has suspended the importation of second-hand clothes and shoes in what it says is a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a statement on Tuesday, Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) said “used footwear and used textiles that as a precautionary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the global oil prices trading cheaper than a bottle of mineral water, analysts are saying it raises severe questions on the ability for Uganda to have its oil out of the ground any time soon. On Monday, April 20, 2020, a barrel of oil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University hospital is set to start conducting coronavirus –COVID-19 tests, making the institution the second in the country to conduct such tests. Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe says they have already received 40,000 testing kits from donors. In a virtual press conference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A couple in Wakiso district has been arrested on allegations of killing their daughter during a domestic fight. Denis Ssegujja and his wife Madrine Namala were arrested on Monday night after neighbours tipped police that their daughter Maria Nasozi had been accidentally killed in their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women Members of Parliament have demanded that the government freezes interest on loans acquired by people in the informal sector. The legislators under their umbrella group the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) on Tuesday tabled demands for the government to consider. “As the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to withdraw an advert of an antimalarial beverage called Artavol. In an advert, popular radio personality Crystal Newman is featured taking the tea containing a beverage which they say helps in the prevention …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of motorcyclists have turned up at police stations in Luweero district to claim their motorcycles that were confiscated during operations to implement presidential directives on COVID-19. The motorcycles had initially been restricted from operating beyond 2 pm. However, President Yoweri Museveni extended their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale and Rukiga district COVID-19 taskforces are struggling to implement the President’s directives. The taskforces have failed to control burials and gatherings in bars as one of the preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, President Yoweri Museveni issued a ban …