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 »MP Francis Zaake put in detention for defying orders on food distribution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake has been arrested on allegations of defying a ban on distribution of relief food to individuals. President Yoweri Museveni had earlier on advised that all relief supplies should be channeled through the National COVID-19 taskforce, to avoid exposing people …
Read More »Mpigi district receives food aid, cash from pastor Kakande
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mpigi district COVID-19 taskforce has been boosted with a donation of three-tones of maize flour, thanks to Aqua World, a company owned by Pastor Samuel Kakande. The food will be distributed to persons whose livelihood was affected by measures put in place by the government …
Read More »COVID-19 taskforce struggling to reintegrate discharged suspects in Teso
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 Taskforce in Teso Sub Region is struggling to re-integrate COVID-19 suspects discharged from the isolation and quarantine centres in Soroti. By Monday, 10 people had been discharged from the quarantine at Soroti Comprehensive Nursing School and another from the Isolation Unit at Soroti …
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