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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Covid-19 Taskforce have faulted the Ministry of Health for hiring private laboratories to test passengers arriving at Entebbe International Airport. On Saturday, the MPs visited the airport and met officials from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. In May, a covid-19 …

The substation will solve load, demand and power reliability challenges faced by Entebbe township Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme plans to install an additional substation in Entebbe municipality by December this year. This stems from the growing demand for power in the municipality and the need to provide …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will start re-testing all labour export workers a day before they depart the country. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, says the move stems from the number of migrant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has given BMK Uganda Ltd a week to complete renovation works at Entebbe National Isolation Centre. The firm was contracted to complete the works by April this year. However, due to delays in approving plans for remodeling the Tuberculosis ward, …

Spanish on-demand courier service, Glovo, now plans to expand into Jinja or Entebbe as it grows its network across Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The company currently partners with various businesses including retail chains such as Carrefour and fast food chains, KFC, Mr. Tasty Fried Chicken, The Food …

Entebbe, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA .COM | Following a dramatic week in which senior executives and board members at Uganda airlines were forced to go on ‘leave’, details have emerged that highlight reasons for the government’s displeasure at numerous corporate governance failings, operational and management shortcomings and lack of strong leadership …

Travelers from US, UK, UAE, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Tanzania will also be subjected to PCR COVID-19 tests Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | All passenger flights between Uganda and India have been suspended as a control measure against a deadly new COVID-19 variant. No …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boda boda has been arrested on allegations of ferrying gun wielding men who last month killed a mobile money operator in Entebbe town. Armed men trailed Nambi Bogiya from her workplace up to her rented house, shot her dead and vanished with the money …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 people have so far received the COVID-19 jab at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. Those that have been vaccinated include health workers, teachers, security officers and the elderly. According to Dr John Kalyesubula, the medical officer at Entebbe Municipal Council, 378 people …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emirates will increase passenger flights from Dubai to Entebbe to five weekly, starting March.6, providing Ugandans better connectivity to Dubai and travel options across Emirates’ network. The additional flights will be operated by Emirates Boeing 777-300ER. Flight EK729 will depart from Dubai at 10:30 hrs, …