Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is prioritizing vaccination of livestock against Foot and Mouth Disease in all districts along the Uganda-Tanzania border. This follows reports of cross border grazing and illegal cattle trade. The two activities have been cited as the major reasons …
Read More »COVID-19: Widespread laxity at Mutukula border alarms health officials
Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities around the Uganda-Tanzania border at Mutukula remain complacent even as the number of truck drivers who have gone through Mutukula border and have tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is on an increase. This was revealed by Richard Kabanda, the Commissioner for Health …
Read More »Uganda to deploy Ebola frontline workers at Tanzania border
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is going to deploy frontline health workers on the Uganda-Tanzania border crossing at Mutukula as a response measure for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows concerns from the World Health Organisation, about Tanzania’s obstinacy in investigating the …
Read More »URA bans informal trade at Uganda-Tanzania border
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has banned all forms of informal cross-border trade at the Uganda-Tanzania border point of Mutukula. A number of people operating as informal traders have been bringing in small quantities of goods each time they cross from Tanzania through Mutukula border without …
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