Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Ugandans living in London and the United States on Friday held protests calling on the two governments to cut aid to Uganda. In Downing Street, Westminster in London, the protesters who were clad in red attire chanted ‘People Power, Our Power’ and also …
Read More »Six Ugandans detained in South Sudan for illegal logging
South Sudan army picked up the Ugandans while cutting trees in a forest in Magwi county Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six Ugandan nationals are in the custody of South Sudanese authorities for illegal logging. They are Richard Otto, Gaetano John, Bosco Ouma, Michael Onono, Richard Otto and Geoffrey Kilama, …
Read More »114 Ugandans reject offer for repatriation from Rwanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 114 Ugandans who were listed to be repatriated from Rwanda during the last batch of the exercise turned down the offer. The government a week ago started repatriating Ugandans who got stuck in Rwanda after the closure of borders which was declared in March …
Read More »Second batch of Ugandans previously stranded in Rwanda repatriated
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second batch of 94 Ugandans who have been stuck in Rwanda due to the imposed lockdown where yesterday evening repatriated. The affected Ugandans have been stuck in Rwanda due to COVID-19 after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a nationwide lockdown of Uganda’s borders …
Read More »Eight Ugandans miss repatriation flight after testing positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight Ugandans missed a special repatriation flight from Saudi Arabia this week after testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). On Tuesday, 113 Ugandans who were stranded in Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 lockdown arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard a flight sponsored by the …
Read More »75 more Ugandans return from Southern Africa
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second group of 75 Ugandans who have been stuck in South Africa and Zambia have today returned. The first group of 71 Ugandans and legal residents returned from the same region on July 2nd. Aboard Uganda Airlines, the group arrived at Entebbe International Airport …
Read More »Second group of 300 Ugandans return from United Arab Emirates
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another batch of 300 Ugandans have returned from United Arab Emirates (UAE), a month after the first group of 270 arrived in the country. The Ugandans were stranded in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umar Quwain and other states following the closure of Uganda’s borders and Entebbe …
Read More »Namisindwa death opens COVID-19 reality for Uganda -Health experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans have been advised to use the country’s first COVID-19 death as an eye-opener that the disease is real and lethal. The call was made moments after the Ministry of Health confirmed the first death due to coronavirus disease in the country. The deceased was …
Read More »Gov’t stuck with 300 domestic workers facing deportation in Saudi Arabia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is under pressure to clear the return of 300 Ugandans currently stuck in Saudi Arabia. The 300 are mostly domestic workers who entered the country illegally and were in deportation centers, while others do not have funds to survive in the …
Read More »175 Ugandans return from middle east
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 175 Ugandans on Wednesday returned from the Middle East. They were stranded in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen. The returnees arrived at 8 pm aboard Fly Dubai Airlines. After screening and processing of their documents at the airport, the returnees were taken for institutional …
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