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  Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cumulative number of foreign truck drivers confirmed with COVID-19 in Uganda rose to 61 Sunday, after the Ministry of health announced five more positive tests. The truck drivers now account for over 50% of Uganda’s positive tests, that stand at 121. The …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have contracted Stirling Civil Engineering Ltd and Kiru General Services Ltd to rebuild the Old taxi park. Work starts Saturday May 9 and will run for three months. Extensive work on the transport terminal used by …

🔸 NEW LAKE VICTORIA WATER LEVEL 📌07/05/2020 ⬆ 13.42m 📌12/05/1964 ⬆ 13.41m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Lake Victoria’s water level has in the last 24 hours hit a new record 13.42 metres, surpassing the 13.41 highest mark reached on May 12 1964. Electricity generators Eskom are now …

🔸 RECORDS 📌12/05/1964 ⬆ 13.41m 📌07/05/2020 ⬆ 13.40m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Lake Victoria is only 0.01 meters from reaching it highest ever water level of 13.41 recorded on 12th May, 1964. President Yoweri Museveni today made a stopover at Kitubulu, Katabi Town Council on Entebbe Road, to observe the lake’s …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The IMF on Wednesday approved a sh1.8 trillion ($491.5 million) emergency loan for Uganda and another $739 million for Kenya  as the countries deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Both face severe economic shocks amid efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Washington-based crisis …

Uganda slowly begins easing virus restrictions Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The capital Kampala appeared more lively than it has in recent weeks as food markets, wholesale shops, garages, workshops, law firms and hardware shops were allowed to re-open Tuesday. One or two long stretches of traffic jams were reported on …

  Analysts say the proposed budget should focus on key sectors that support revamping the economy Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | Over the past six weeks, Uganda has been in a total lockdown. Shops, except pharmacies and agro vets, had been shut. Transport paralysed. Hotels switched …

LOCK-DOWN EASED ✳ Agriculture will continue ✳ No opening Airport and other passenger air transport ✳ Bussing, cycling allowed ✳ Wholesalers allowed to open ✳ Hardware shops allowed to open ✳ Insurance providers to work ✳ Metal and wood workshops ✳ Repair workshops and garages ✳ Lawyers allowed to work …

May 4th ✳ 39,232 tested ✳ 89 confirmed cases ✳ 55 recoveries ✳ 0 deaths NEW MEASURES ✳ Agriculture will continue ✳ No opening Airport and other air transport ✳ Bussing, cycling allowed ✳ Wholesalers allowed to open ✳ Hardware shops allowed to open ✳ Insurance providers to work ✳ …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday questioned his country’s coronavirus numbers, and called on the authorities to investigate “sabotage” at the national laboratory. The East African country had recorded 480 cases of the virus and 16 deaths at its last update on Wednesday. The …