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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 240 Uganda Police Force- UPF, Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF have been assigned to work with the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. At a joint media briefing on Wednesday in Kampala, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, UPDF deputy spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A taskforce on coronavirus set up by Parliament has appealed to Ministers and legislators who recently travelled out of Uganda to come out and test for COVID-19 as a way of stopping the spread of the deadly virus. The team which also includes members …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Iganga district is hunting for Ivan Kavuma, the father of  an eight-month-old baby who tested positive for COVID-19. The baby is one of the five new cases that tested positive to the virus today, bringing the number of Ugandan cases to 14. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors of sweet plantains alias Gonja at Namawojjolo roadside market along Kampala-Jinja highway in Mukono district have started closing stalls due to lack of supply. According to the vendors, they are unable to import sweet plantains from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC because of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia has arrested two of its officers for allegedly soliciting money from people entering into Uganda through the porous routes at the Busia border. The police officers whose names are not disclosed were deployed at Marachi village, Eastern division to ensure people …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the administrators of Nakawa, Usafi, Nakasero, Wandegeya, and Kalerwe markets to lay strict to protect vendors and their clients from infection Various markets have gazetted hand washing points at their entry and deployed personnel to ensure all people comply. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has announced that it will increase capacity in the call center to handle more COVID-19 related calls. This comes following a partnership made with MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda, National Information Technology Authority Uganda, Marie Stopes Uganda and Communication for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Amuru district are worried over the illegal entry and exit of South Sudanese in Uganda at the Elegu border post. Amuru district authorities last week blocked entry of people from South Sudan and exit into South Sudan through the Elegu border post …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More companies have scaled down their operations, sending a huge chunk of staff home in a delicate balance to stop the spread of coronavirus. Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the country’s statistics agency has suspended all field activities and sent home all the staff …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has announced today that the country will no longer welcome new refugees and asylum seekers. The move is in response to a presidential directive to close all borders as a measure initially to prevent but now to slow the spread …