Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has tightened measures at Entebbe International Airport to combat the spread of COVID-19. Departing passengers will now be expected to arrive at the airport at least four hours before boarding to go through the health port screening procedures. They will …
Read More »Ministry of Health traces 14,000 travelers for COVID-19 testing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said it has so far traced and tested 14,000 people out of the 18,000 who came into the country from 7th to 22nd of March. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health announced that 18,000 people had …
Read More »Entebbe Airport sets up special clearance stands for G77 Summit delegates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe International Airport has been re-modified to ease travel needs and clearance for dignitaries coming to Uganda for the G77 + China summit in April. The G77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations, used as a platform to …
Read More »Bolivians arrested at Entebbe Airport with 200 cocaine pellets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation Police –AVIPOL at Entebbe International Airport have arrested two Bolivian nationals over swallowing 200 drug pellets. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, identified the suspects as Choque Condori Emilio and Martinez Villarpando Pedro. Owoyesigyire said the suspects who came into the country …
Read More »Police destroy narcotics drugs worth UGX 4 Billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has destroyed 105 kilograms of narcotic drugs worth Shillings 4 billion. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General, Muzeeyi Sabiiti presided over the function to incinerate the drugs at the Police Drugs Destruction center in Nsambya barracks this afternoon. The Director of …
Read More »NEC signs deal to construct free zone at Entebbe Airport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Free Zone Authority (UFZA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to construct a public free port zone at Entebbe International Airport. NEC is the commercial arm of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). The deal signed …
Read More »Lease of Entebbe Airport: Good or bad deal?
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In 2000, a proposal to privatise some services at Entebbe International Airport was hatched. This came after a study, Big Push Strategy, by the UN Conference on Trade and Development recommended that Entebbe be transformed into a modern cargo handling centre in Africa. The study was …
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