Tag Archives: lockdown

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization-TASO, Gulu care centre has embarked on community distribution of antiretroviral drugs to people living with HIV. At least 87 distribution points have been created in the eight districts of the Acholi sub region to enable the patients to access treatment during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country might see the same confusion with money transfers as seen with relief food distribution to the vulnerable people during the initial countrywide lockdown instituted to halt further transmission of COVID-19, experts predict. Following the new lockdown measures issued by the President on Friday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked government to decentralize COVID-19 vaccination and testing to allow easy access to the services especially during the days of nationwide lockdown instituted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Lukwago speaking at a press briefing at City Hall asked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces – UPDF has warned civilians against confronting soldiers who are enforcing the new guidelines intended to curtail the spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing lockdown. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a fresh lockdown last Friday after the country registered a …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drivers have opted for alternative routes in the areas of Masese, Bugembe and Mpumudde to easily access Jinja city’s central business district. While updating the country on the status of covid19 on Friday, president Yoweri Museveni suspended all public transport means for a period …

Sleep Where You Work, MoLG Tells District Officials Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director in charge Local Governments Inspections at the Ministry of Local Government, John Genda Walala has asked local government officials to sleep within the districts they operate in. Walala made the call while commissioning the …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many private vehicles hit the road in several parts of Kampala today, hours after the president’s announcement of the new lockdown measures banning private vehicles from moving took effect on Friday 2200 hours. On Friday, President Yoweri Museveni reinstated a full lockdown …

✳ Private and public transport suspended for 42 days. ✳ Cargo trucks and pickups allowed to travel within and cross districts. Shouldn’t have more than 2 people. ✳ Public and private vehicles only allowed to move if they’re transporting the sick. ✳  Boda bodas allowed to carry only cargo. ✳ Registered tourist vehicles allowed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tightened COVID-19 preventive measured by  reinstating  some of last year’s tough COVID-19 measures. The measures have been brought back to forestall the spread of the virus in communities. According to President Museveni, the measures are needed to address the fast rate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is worried of another likely upsurge of defilement cases during this 42-day partial lockdown imposed by government to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country. On Sunday, President Museveni announced several measures including closure of schools, suspension of religious gatherings …