Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Amuru has blocked a consultative meeting organized by Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya to discuss how to use the 20 million Shillings COVID-19  facilitation from Parliament. The meeting which was taking place in a hall at Lacor Catholic Parish in Lamogi Sub …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasese District has received relief items from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for distribution to persons affected by floods that devastated the area during the week.   More than 120,000 people mainly from Karusandara sub-county and Bulembia-Kilembe Division were displaced and their crop gardens …

Kayunga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Woman who was found wandering in a designated parking yard for long-distance trucks, last evening has been quarantined in Kayunga District.   Florence Nakayenza, 27, a resident of Mpumudde-Kyampisi Kangulumira sub-county was sent to the quarantine centre at Namagabi primary school after recklessly touching a …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several people in Teso Region are struggling to cope with the alternative learning methods that were zeroed on by the Ministry of Education to keep children learning during the ongoing lockdown.   A number of approaches have been adopted since the closure of schools on March …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Airlines is busy with startup activities amidst the nationwide lockdown and global travel restrictions, according to management. President, Yoweri Museveni banned both incoming and outgoing passenger flights at Entebbe International Airport on March 25th 2020 as part of the measures to curb the spread of …

🔸 2 new cases May 9th 🔹 ( truck drivers) ✳ 56,767 tested ✳ 116 confirmed cases ✳ 55 recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community member states are considering the possibility of testing truck drivers before they embark on their journeys. This was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the Most Rev. Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu says that the multitudes of disasters that the country is facing are an invitation to Ugandans to confide in God’s strength. This was part of his sermon at the National Prayers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maureen Kirabo is one of five mother’s who sleeps in Nakawa market with her child. The mother of a four months old baby girl says she had no option but to brave the cold with her child as the government announced lockdowns and banned public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local tailors in Kitgum Municipality are reaping big from selling reusable homemade cloth masks thanks to recent government directives on mass use of masks. President Yoweri Museveni during his recent address recommended that everyone should wear a mask as a way of controlling the spread …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation needs USD 1.3 billion (4 trillion Shillings) to meet its COVID-19 second response plans for 2020. The money is needed to ensure that the agency can provide testing kits, masks, medical gowns, gloves, face shields and other essential medical equipment needed …