Tag Archives: food relief

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri district Covid-19 taskforce has mooted plans to regulate the media over what they termed as biased reporting. The taskforce accuses media of reporting information that has made the public lose trust in their work methods. This stems from a news story that was …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Mukono Local Council-LC 5 Chairperson, Andrew Ssenyonga was rescued from angry residents on Thursday who surrounded his vehicle demanding for food relief. Ssenyonga had gone with a team of Uganda Red Cross Society-URCS officials to deliver food relief to commercial sex workers at Ggulu …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district leaders have bowed to demands for food relief by commercial sex workers as the extended national lockdown by government continues to bite. The affected group came up earlier to cry for help saying many of them were starving and pleaded to be classified …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed government to quickly intervene and rescue starving students in different hostels and halls of residence who are currently stranded without food due to the COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Yoweri Yoweri Museveni closed education institutions and announced …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four officials from the Office of Prime Minister-OPM accused of fraudulent practices in the purchase of Covid19 food relief are out on bail. They are the OPM permanent Secretary, Christine Guwatudde Kintu, Undersecretary Joel Wanjala, Assistant Commissioner for Procurement, Fred Lutimba and Commissioner for Disaster …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda cyclists in Acholi have petitioned Eng. Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster and Preparedness for food relief. The concerned cyclists made the petition through their umbrella body, Boda-Boda Association of Acholi sub region that include Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Agago, Lamwo, Agago, …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has donated food relief to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital. It will be distributed to patients in health facilities which include Masindi hospital, Kikuube health center IV, Kibaale Hospital, Kyankwanzi hospital, Kiryandongo Hospital and Buliisa Health Center IV. The relief food includes 15,000 …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is falling short of fulfilling its commitment to provide 6kgs of maize flour, 3kgs of beans and salt per head to vulnerable urban communities and powdered milk and sugar for lactating mothers and the sick. In his statement issued on April 1st, 2020, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Masaka business community have set conditions for the distribution of food relief to the COVID-19 response campaign. Unlike in other parts of the country where the food distribution is conducted by the taskforce and security operatives, the Masaka business community has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda has asked government to provide food packages to all vulnerable people across the country. Government started distributing food relief to vulnerable people in Kampala and Wakiso districts on April 4th, 2020. Others benefiting from the food …