Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of people in the border towns of Mutukula and Malaba still don’t believe that the viral respiratory disease is real even as it has so far claimed 333 people and affected 40,221 others. Uganda registered its first …
Read More »Busia and Malaba riders flee with Kenyan-registered Boda Bodas to Bududa
Riders of Kenyan registered motorcycles are reportedly hiding in Bududa after a URA crackdown in Busia and Malaba Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of Boda boda riders with Kenyan registered motorcycles from the border towns of Busia and Malaba have taken refuge in Bududa district following the crackdown by …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Joshua Cheptegei back
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei returned home from Monaco, where two days ago he shattered the 5,000m World Record. He crossed the border from Kenya, where he landed earlier in the day on a Turkey Airways flight from Monaco. He is now headed to his training camp in …
Read More »Border districts in Eastern Uganda seek additional Covid-19 funds
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Border districts in Eastern Uganda are seeking additional funding to boost COVID-19 response plans. The districts include Tororo, Busia, Bukwo and Namisindwa. In April, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development released 165 million shillings to districts to intensify the campaign against the …
Read More »Police arrest two for selling fake Covid-19 results
Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Malaba border town are holding two people for allegedly selling fake Covid-19 results. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the suspects include a Ugandan and Kenyan national. They were arrested on a tip off from …
Read More »UGANDA: 21 new COVID-19 cases
UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 21 new cases (truck drivers) ✳ 248 Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another 21 truck drivers have tested positive for coronavirus disease COVID-19 according to results released by the health ministry this morning. This brings the number of confirmed cases to 248. …
Read More »UGANDA: 43 new COVID-19 cases
UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 43 new cases (truck drivers) ✳ 69,729 UG Tests done ✳ 203 Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A record 43 positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Ministry Of Health on Friday, as Uganda’s tally rose to 203. It …
Read More »COVID-19: Truck drivers hit highest figure of 21
UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 21 new cases (truck drivers) ✳ 67,171 UG Tests done ✳ 160 Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has just confirmed the country’s highest number of COVID-19 positive tests in a day – 21 of …
Read More »Instant COVID-19 testing due to start at Malaba border post
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of health will start conducting instant COVID-19 tests at the Uganda-Kenyan border in Malaba this weekend. The announcement comes amid public uproar on the number of imported cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19, mainly among truck drivers. This morning, the ministry of health …
Read More »Truck drivers send Uganda COVID-19 tally to 74
🔹11 new cases, all truck drivers. 🔹 6 from Tanzania 🔹 5 from Kenya ✳ 17,388 tests ✳ 74 confirmed cases ✳ 46 recoveries ✳ 29 active cases ✳ 0 deaths Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With six Kenyan and five Tanzanian truck drivers testing positive on Friday, Ugandan …
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