Tag Archives: KAMPALA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala has run out of COVID-19 vaccines. Uganda Radio Network visited some vaccination sites such as the Kampala Capital City Clinic, Kiswa health center III, Bukoto heath center, Naguru General Hospital and Kisenyi and found no queues of people waiting for vaccines. Charles Lweno, a …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has asked over 70 arcades in Kampala to remain closed until they fulfill Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. While lifting the 42 days lockdown that was instituted to contain the second wave of COVID-19,  President …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has postponed the operationalization of the boda boda free zone in Kampala. It has also denied reports that the authority is chasing boda bodas out of the city. Social media has been awash with messages that KCCA is working with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started inspecting arcades in Kampala Capital City to ensure that they adhere to the Covid-19 standard operating procedures. The inspection exercise is being conducted by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA in partnership with security personnel from the Kampala Metropolitan Area. Following the easing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty people were yesterday arrested in the central business district as police resumed lockdown enforcement operations in Kampala city. On June 18, President Museveni ordered a second nationwide lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. The President also banned people from going …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten suspected leaders of different criminal gangs in Kampala have been arrested by the police in separate operations. According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, crime intelligence received information about new criminal gang groups including Kibadia operating in Lusaze and Lugala areas, and another group identified …

Kampala, Uganda | Police at the Clock-Tower in Kampala is on the spot for extorting money from city dwellers who want to access the city centre. Due to the ongoing construction of the Kampala Fly Over project, barricades have been set up to control traffic flow at the site. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Air monitors at Makerere University School of Public Health are registering an improvement in air quality in Kampala just two weeks after President Yoweri Museveni announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown saw the president banning both private and public …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Family in Kasese district, together with the area COVID-19 task force have apologized to the medical fraternity in Bwera and Kasese for the recent attack on its COVID-19 burial team. The fracas happened in Bunyiswa, Bwera Sub County, during the burial of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The demand for ginger and lemon has doubled within the different markets in Gulu city and Kampala. With the belief by residents that lemons boost their immunity against the coronavirus (COVID-19), more people are now including lemons on their groceries shopping list. Unlike before, in …