Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a commotion at Wakiso district headquarters when a group of taxi and boda boda operators stormed the Resident District Commissioner’s office demanding for relief food. The group pitched camp at the RDC’s office from the morning of Monday, May 11 seeking an audience …
Read More »Ishaka-Bushenyi residents accuse COVID-19 taskforce of selling relief food
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ishaka COVID-19 taskforce has been accused of selling relief food to residents who are supposed to get it at no cost. The task force has received more than 60 tons of food for distribution to people whose livelihoods were disrupted by measures to …
Read More »Families storm Opposition leader’s home demanding food aid
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 100 starving families in Gulu Municipality stormed the home of Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of Opoosition (LOP) Sunday afternoon demanding for relief food. The affected people including pregnant women, youth, children, the elderly persons from across the four Divisions of Laoo, Pece, …
Read More »Residents grab food relief at Wakiso district headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at Wakiso district headquarters on Thursday evening when a group of residents grabbed relief food that was delivered by Koica Club of Uganda for distribution to vulnerable community members. The residents jumped on the Diana pickup truck where the relief food was …
Read More »Events promoters Bajjo, Abtex arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Events promoters, Abbey Musinguzi alias Abtex and Andy Mukasa alias Bajjo are in police custody for staging a protest against the purported poor relief food distribution in Kampala. Bajjo was picked up outside the Prime Minister’s Office this morning where he was protesting against …
Read More »Mukono taskforce blocks politicians from food distribution exercise
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Covid-19 taskforce has warned politicians against being involved in the distribution of relief food. The task force argues that the distribution exercise should be carried out by Local Defense Unit-LDU officers, army and members from the Red Cross society. This follows reports that …
Read More »Kasese COVID-19 taskforce delivers relief food to muslims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 taskforce in Kasese district has donated relief food items to the Muslim Community to facilitate them during the holy month of Ramadhan. Kasese district has over 115,000 Muslim believers. The items donated on Friday included; 500 Kgs of rice, 500 kg of …
Read More »Wakiso district leaders query relief food distribution criteria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The exclusion of district leaders from the distribution of relief food in Wakiso district has sparked off misunderstandings with local leaders insisting that it may result in fraud. The government is distributing food to families whose livelihood was disrupted by the lockdown implemented as one …
Read More »Demand for relief food overwhelms Busia district Covid-19 task force
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia district task force is overwhelmed by the increasing number of people demanding for relief food. Paul Kalikwan, the Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner says that categories of people demanding for the relief food include boda boda cyclists, motor and bicycles mechanics, hardware …
Read More »Tooro Kingdom donates relief items to COVID-19 taskforce
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom has donated relief items worth 127 million shillings towards the fight against coronavirus. The items were handed over on Monday to the Kabarole Resident District Commissioner and chairperson Kabarole district COVID 19 task force Stephen Asiimwe. They included bananas, firewood, 21 tonnes …
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