Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Entebbe municipality and surrounding areas of Kajjansi and Katabi have generally shunned the latest recruitment exercise for Local Defence Unit-LDU personnel. According to Hajji Mbabali Njuki, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF expects to recruit 2,000 LDU personnel in …
Read More »Thousands turn up for free NMS Yellow Fever vaccination
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people turned up at the Mayor’s Gardens in Entebbe for a free yellow fever vaccination exercise organized by National Medical Stores-NMS. It started on Thursday and will end on Monday. On Saturday, it was a hustle, and survival for the fittest as people …
Read More »COVID-19: Entebbe Hospital lost 75 in 3 months
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy five patients succumbed to Covid-19 between May 21 and July 11 at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, a, average of three deaths every two days. In the first wave, that is between March 21, 2020 to end of April, 1,393 patients were handled at …
Read More »MPs not happy that private labs testing arrivals at Entebbe Airport
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Covid-19 Taskforce have faulted the Ministry of Health for hiring private laboratories to test passengers arriving at Entebbe International Airport. On Saturday, the MPs visited the airport and met officials from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. In May, a covid-19 …
Read More »Umeme to install another substation in Entebbe
The substation will solve load, demand and power reliability challenges faced by Entebbe township Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme plans to install an additional substation in Entebbe municipality by December this year. This stems from the growing demand for power in the municipality and the need to provide …
Read More »Uganda’s Health Ministry to re-test migrant workers at Entebbe
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will start re-testing all labour export workers a day before they depart the country. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, says the move stems from the number of migrant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 …
Read More »Works on National Isolation Centre behind schedule, contractor given one week to hand over
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has given BMK Uganda Ltd a week to complete renovation works at Entebbe National Isolation Centre. The firm was contracted to complete the works by April this year. However, due to delays in approving plans for remodeling the Tuberculosis ward, …
Read More »Delivery firm, Glovo to reach more towns
Spanish on-demand courier service, Glovo, now plans to expand into Jinja or Entebbe as it grows its network across Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The company currently partners with various businesses including retail chains such as Carrefour and fast food chains, KFC, Mr. Tasty Fried Chicken, The Food …
Read More »Uganda Airlines: New details emerge
Entebbe, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA .COM | Following a dramatic week in which senior executives and board members at Uganda airlines were forced to go on ‘leave’, details have emerged that highlight reasons for the government’s displeasure at numerous corporate governance failings, operational and management shortcomings and lack of strong leadership …
Read More »COVID VARIANT: Uganda bans flights from India
Travelers from US, UK, UAE, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Tanzania will also be subjected to PCR COVID-19 tests Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | All passenger flights between Uganda and India have been suspended as a control measure against a deadly new COVID-19 variant. No …
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