Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdown, Centenary Bank top officials have announced the removal of charges for account to mobile wallet transfers for any amount using its CenteMobile platform. Officials said on April 15 that customers can also withdraw Shs 50,000 at CenteAgent locations and …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district is seeking support to rehabilitate 43 boreholes in order to ensure clean water access in rural communities. The plan is aimed at improving the practice of hand-washing as a measure to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The breakdown of the boreholes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has said the 10 billion Shillings allocated to the institution for COVID-19 interventions will not go to individual Members of Parliament but for the oversight work by the taskforce. Parliament allocated itself 10 billion Shillings part of the over 300 billion Shillings supplementary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that all Members of Parliament will undergo training in video conferencing. Kadaga on Wednesday said that the training is aimed at enhancing communication during the period when the country is observing Covid-19 guidelines. She said that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has filed a notice of appeal challenging the recent Constitutional Court ruling on the Public Order Management Act- POMA. The ruling delivered on March 26 nullified section 8 of POMA which gave discretionary powers to the Inspector General of Police who in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four patients who have recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been discharged from Mulago Specialised National Referral Hospital. Now a total number of 12 recovered patients have been discharged. The rest had been earlier released from the treatment center at Entebbe Regional Referral hospital. According …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Child Fund International has disbursed  1.4 billion Shillings to nine of its partners to make cash transfers to 29,000 households because of the COVID-19 lockdown. Moses Otai, the Country Director Child Fund says their country office decided to reallocate the available funds to respond …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luweero district COVID-19 task force is overwhelmed by demands of food. On Saturday Luweero District Task Force led by Resident District Commissioner Phoebe Namulindwa and LCV Chairman Ronald Ndawula embarked on distribution of food targeting people affected by the lockdown. Ndawula says that by Wednesday, …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The British government on Wednesday dismissed a TV presenter’s claim that there could be a link between 5G technology and coronavirus as “complete nonsense”. The 5G conspiracy theory, spread widely on social media, has already led to a new telecoms mast being set alight in Ireland at the weekend. …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Juventus said Wednesday that French midfielder Blaise Matuidi and Italian defender Daniele Rugani had recovered from coronavirus after testing positive for it last month. Rugani was the first Italian top-flight footballer diagnosed with the virus on March 11. World Cup winner Matuidi also tested positive for COVID-19 a few days …