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Tag Archives: COVID-19

Coca Cola partners with CAFOMI to support plastic waste collectors

Kampala, Uganda | Khisa Isaac |  Coca Cola Company’s philanthropic arm, Coca-Cola Foundation, in partnership with Care and Assistance for Forced Migrants (CAFOMI) is extending support to 833 plastic waste collectors countywide with Shs110million worth of relief items to cushion them of financial burden amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The company, which …

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Seven inmates at Busesa prison test positive for Covid-19

Victims have been taken to Kirinya prisons Covid-19 treatment facility for further management Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugweri district Covid-19 taskforce chairperson Richard Gulume who is also the Resident District Commissioner says that seven out of the 189 inmates in Busesa prisons have tested positive for Covid-19. While …

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Bus and taxi operators in Kitgum on the spot for cheating commuters

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers in Kitgum district have accused bus and taxi operators of charging them exorbitantly and violating the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The transport fares doubled after the Ministry of health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed capacity to ensure social distancing to minimize …

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Police commanders directed to intensify night curfew Operations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda Police Force-UPF has directed area commanders to intensify operations to crackdown on all night curfew violators.  The directives which were issued by the Police Operations Director, Assistant Inspector General of Police Edward Ochom to all district and division police commanders took effect on Tuesday.  …

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Uganda’s Economy: No celebrations yet

Can government respond to private sector needs amidst pressures related to COVID-19? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | KK Foods, exporters of fresh foods and vegetables, enjoyed market opportunities in Europe, US and Canada   until Covid-19 restrictions struck in March last year. Export volumes dropped from 63 tonnes to 40 …

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