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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travellers entering Uganda will no longer have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing as has been the case. The new measures took effect on February 16,2022. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Health, the decision to stop testing was made by Cabinet …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government collected Sh2.5 billion in the first month of tolling Kampala-Entebbe expressway, says the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The tolling exercise commenced on January 8, 2022. Allan Ssempebwa, a communications officer at UNRA, says the shillings 2.5 billion was collected within one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight taxi operators have been arrested during an operation mounted by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, to eject taxis plying Entebbe Road routes from the New Taxi Park. The joint operation carried out together with police and the army early today is in the implementation …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen public primary and secondary schools in Entebbe municipality have been fumigated, thanks to the municipal and division authorities. Entebbe municipal comprises 15 government-aided primary schools and three government-aided secondary schools namely Airforce Secondary School, Entebbe SS, and Comprehensive SS. As part of preparations …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Payment of user toll fees has started at the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. Works and Transport Minister Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala who launched the commencement of toll collections at Kajjansi said the collections will be used to maintain and repay a $350 million loan that Uganda …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users at 11am today officially started paying toll fees on the Kampala — Entebbe Expressway at the three  toll stations in Mpala, Kajjansi and Busega. While many paid cash for their first use of the toll system, many were seen queuing to register …

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally injured airport business AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | The media has been awash lately with stories about African airports being taken over by China for none payment of debt. While the stories have been disputed by government officials, the debate about the debts continues in …

FUFA calls off trip to Dubai after flights from Uganda put on red list Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has called off the Uganda Cranes’ trip to the United Arab Emirates. The team was slated to travel tomorrow 29th December 2021. This …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prolonged closure of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has irked residents. The hospital closed the outpatient, dental, optical, maternal and child care departments in March last year to focus on the management of COVID-19 patients. Before its closure, the hospital served more than a …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF to tarmac the roads leading to the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe municipality. The roads are impassable during heavy downpours and are dusty during the dry season. He made the directive on Friday while …