Tag Archives: lockdown

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the government grapples with defining the cluster of vulnerable Ugandans who deserve COVID-19 relief in the ongoing second lockdown, economists say it is vital that the government creates a database that can be used for such interventions in future. Such a database would be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk processor, Fresh Dairy, has revamped its home delivery services dubbed ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy’ for both its Fresh Dairy and Brookside products to ensure that consumers have easy access to healthy and nutritious products at affordable prices during the ongoing 2nd nationwide lockdown. The company’s marketing …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Masaka city council have started a campaign to block children from accessing markets and hawking as a measure to stop the spread of Covid-19. Following President Yoweri Museveni’s announcement of a second lockdown, that also included the closure of educational institutions for 42 …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheema police have arrested two directors, 6 teachers of Sheema preparatory school and briefly detained 37 pupils after they were caught running normal studies amidst the ongoing school lockdown. The teachers were arrested on Monday while the two directors were arrested yesterday after days of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Acholi have expressed fear over the likelihood of increased teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the region again following the second pandemic lockdown in the country. On June 6, President Yoweri Museveni issued partial lockdown measures to close public transport, places of worship …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Misaki Wayengera, the head of the Ministerial Scientific Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has said it will be hard to predict when the current pandemic wave will hit its peak. Though President Museveni on Friday announced a total lockdown, Wayengera says its dynamics such as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have released over 400 vehicles that were impounded on Monday. On Friday, President Yoweri Museveni reinstated a full lockdown banning public and private transportation, and bringing down the curfew time to 7:00 pm from 9:00 pm. He announced that only essential workers like those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial has suspended its operations. The decision is in line with the new COVID-19 preventive measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni last week to contain the second wave of the pandemic which has seen a spike in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Ochola has ordered the arrest of all police officers who will be found driving their private cars during the 42 days lockdown. President Yoweri Museveni last Friday announced a total lockdown due to the increasing cases of Covid-19. Among the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Utility and health care service providers want the government to revise the directive requiring companies to retain 10 percent of staff during the 42 days lockdown. Last week, President Yoweri Museveni banned private and public transport as he announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the …