Tag Archives: Wakiso

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at Wakiso district headquarters on Thursday evening when a group of residents grabbed relief food that was delivered by Koica Club of Uganda for distribution to vulnerable community members. The residents jumped on the Diana pickup truck where the relief food was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The exclusion of district leaders from the distribution of relief food in Wakiso district has sparked off misunderstandings with local leaders insisting that it may result in fraud. The government is distributing food to families whose livelihood was disrupted by the lockdown implemented as one …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security in Kasangati in Wakiso district impounded an ambulance belonging to Jambo funeral services for attempting to circumvent the current lockdown. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga says the ambulance registration number UAX 366M toyota land cruiser was intercepted at one of the security check points …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district health authorities are set to conduct Covid-19 confirmatory tests for over 1500 people after completing their 14 mandatory isolation period. This includes people who been under self and institutional quarantine and returned to the country between March 11 and 20th this year. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district business committee has refused to process the district budget for financial year 2020/2021 due to outstanding arrears. Last week, Raphael Magezi, the Local Government Minister advised that as the country is still under lockdown with a ban on public gatherings, members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of dwellers in Kampala and Wakiso is becoming impatient after more than four days of waiting for government relief food in vain. The food, distributed through the Office of the Prime Minister is meant to support families whose livelihood was disrupted by …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 25,000 people in the districts of Kampala and Wakiso have received relief food from the government over the last three days. The food was given out as one of the interventions to support families whose livelihood was disrupted by measures to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several village council chairpersons in Wakiso district have embarked on registering and mobilizing of residents within their jurisdiction in preparation for the scheduled distribution of food and other relief items amidst confusion of distribution pattern. The food distribution by government has been flagged off …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will distribute food to Ugandans only in Wakiso and Kampala districts for now despite objection from Parliament on the methodology of distribution and question of beneficiaries. During a heated plenary on Thursday, Parliament chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Wakiso District Health Team is swiftly moving to contain the likely outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the district as confirmed cases in the country jumped to 33. Due to high concentrated population, Wakiso is earmarked as one of the areas at high risk …