Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Each stranded Ugandan in South Africa is paying $913 US Dollars, (about shillings 3.4 million) to travel to Uganda on a Uganda Airlines chartered repatriation flight cleared to arrive next week. Deo Nyanzi, the marketing manager of the national airline says they will operate …
Read More »Busia taxi drivers protest over continued lockdown
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Busia municipality have protested against the continued lockdown within the district. The continued lockdown is one of the measures taken by government to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Busia is among the border districts still under lockdown. The drivers …
Read More »Fewer couples embraced ‘scientific wedding’ concept
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several couples cancelled their weddings during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, even as the concept of scientific weddings took shape among Ugandan communities. The concept started with a ban on public gatherings in March 2020 and a suggestion by president Yoweri Museveni that people can abandon …
Read More »MV Vanessa, Nathalie resume operations on Entebbe- Kalangala Route
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two private vessels, MV Vanessa and Nathalie, have resumed operations from Entebbe to Kalangala after being grounded for three months due to travel restrictions imposed to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The private vessels, run by Nyanza Evergreen Waterways, both docked at …
Read More »Government face masks too little for population in Busia
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia District has run out of face masks to distribute to residents. The border district received 305,000 face masks targeting citizens from six years and above, as part of a declaration of the government calling for the mandatory wearing of masks to safeguard communities against …
Read More »African-American communities suffer from institutional racism amid COVID-19: Fauci
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Institutional racism contributes to why African-Americans have been hit harder than white groups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, White House health advisor Anthony Fauci has said. “Obviously the African-American community has suffered from racism for a very, very long period of time,” said Fauci, director …
Read More »People Power legal officer arrested for holding illegal assembly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Iganga district have arrested Francis Muganga, the head of people power’s legal team in Busoga region for leading a protest which attracted crowds contrary to the presidential directives aimed at controlling the spread of coronavirus disease COVID-19. The president barred public meetings …
Read More »COVID-19 lockdown delays commissioning of Tororo central market
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued lockdown in Tororo district due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay in the commissioning of the Tororo central market. According to municipal officials, by March this year, the Contractor Young Jin Construction Inc. Company, a Korean firm had finalized works …
Read More »Prime Minister commits to lifting new restrictions on Gulu district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has told the Acholi Parliamentary Group, an umbrella of legislators from Acholi sub-region that the ongoing lockdown in Gulu district will be lifted on Monday. Travelers were caught unaware when buses from Gulu were stopped from travelling in …
Read More »Police cautions politicians against disputing existence of COVID-19 in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Taskforce has cautioned politicians against making statements that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) does not exist in Uganda. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala today, Fred Enanga, the spokesperson of the Uganda Police said they are concerned that in the …
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