KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights activists in Uganda are demanding an apology from the Tanzanian government over the treatment of Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi. Atuhaire was arrested along with her Kenyan counterpart, Mwangi, on Monday, May 19th, in Tanzania. The two were part of a delegation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is prioritizing vaccination of livestock against Foot and Mouth Disease in all districts along the Uganda-Tanzania border. This follows reports of cross border grazing and illegal cattle trade. The two activities have been cited as the major reasons …
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Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities around the Uganda-Tanzania border at Mutukula remain complacent even as the number of truck drivers who have gone through Mutukula border and have tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is on an increase. This was revealed by Richard Kabanda, the Commissioner for Health …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is going to deploy frontline health workers on the Uganda-Tanzania border crossing at Mutukula as a response measure for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows concerns from the World Health Organisation, about Tanzania’s obstinacy in investigating the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has banned all forms of informal cross-border trade at the Uganda-Tanzania border point of Mutukula. A number of people operating as informal traders have been bringing in small quantities of goods each time they cross from Tanzania through Mutukula border without …
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