Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will deliver the State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, 04 June 2020 as planned, but at Kololo, not the usual venue of Serena. “Due to the COVID-19 situation and for observance of the social distancing measures, the function …
Read More »Health Ministry attributes no deaths to low COVID-19 cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of COVID-19 deaths in Africa and the East African community continues to rise, Uganda has not recorded any deaths. In the East African community only, Uganda and Rwanda have not reported any deaths. The highest deaths in the region have been recorded …
Read More »The fate of 2021 Elections
Electoral Commission should give guidance because any talk of extension of elections must consider what our laws say COMMENT | MUKALAZI DEUS MUBIRU | The recent unprecedented Covid19 control measures, which included suspension of public meetings like political rallies, conferences and other related meetings, disrupted the core activities of the …
Read More »UGANDA: Record 36 test positive May 28
🔺 May 28th – new COVID-19 cases 36 🔺 Total confirmed cases 317. 🔺 20 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 12 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹26 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: …
Read More »CNOOC elects not to pre-empt Tullow sale of Ugandan assets
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Chinese oil firm, CNOOC, has chosen not to pre-empt Tullow Oil’s sale of its assets in Uganda to Total according to a statement published on May 28 on Tullow’s website. “Tullow Oil plc announces that CNOOC Uganda Limited (CNOOC) has informed both Tullow …
Read More »Uganda asks for changes to Kenya’s train cargo plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has asked Kenya to adjust its plan to have all goods heading to Uganda transported by train from Mombasa to Naivasha – in effect stopping trucks from going as far as the coast to pick cargo. It was one of several measures to …
Read More »Transport Ministry clarifies on ‘expired’ driving permits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Works and Transport has clarified that because issuer of driving permits Face Technologies are not yet re-open, expired permits are permissible on the Roads. This follows an outcry after the lockdown was lifted, with police stopping drivers whose permits are expired. The drivers …
Read More »South Sudan new hotspot, 21 truck drivers test COVID-19 positive
🔺 May 27th – new COVID-19 cases 28 🔺 Total confirmed cases 281. 🔺 21 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 7 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians,1 Eritrean,1 Congolese and 1 Burundian) were handed …
Read More »Ugandan banks close at 2pm to allow staff beat curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several commercial banks have announced they will revise down their closure time to allow staff enough time to drive home so as not to be caught by the 7pm curfew. While some banks have not yet indicated that they will shift from the …
Read More »Rebooting Uganda’s economy post COVID-19
Private sector present various stimulus packages to government on how kick-start business activities back to normal growth curve Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Life is slowly returning to normalcy in Uganda’s towns save for those that lie on the borders with neighbouring countries. Shops and restaurants are back to …
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