Tag Archives: Truck drivers

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Amuru District has decried the shortage of health workers which has affected the screening of cargo truck drivers in Elegu Town Council, at the Uganda–South Sudan border point.  The border is a major entry and exit route for traffic and cargo between Uganda and neighbouring …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than fifty cargo truck drivers and their turn-boys are stranded at Mirama hills border post in Ntungamo district. Most of the truck drivers say they have spent between two to three weeks at the border after being denied entry into Rwanda. Umar Jamal, …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kyetume trading center in Mukono district have stopped landlords from admitting new tenants following the influx of commercial sex workers. According to the authorities, commercial sex workers have been flocking the trading centers since government designated the inland container depot and bonded warehouse …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The number of Uganda’s COVID-19 cases has risen to 139 after 13 truck drivers tested positive yesterday. The new cases are seven Ugandans, five Kenyans and one Eritrean who arrived from Tanzania, South Sudan and Kenya via Mutukula, Elegu and Malaba border posts. These are …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Tanzanian truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from Arua Regional Referral Hospital. They include four drivers who were intercepted in Pakwach on April 24 and one who was intercepted at Vurra Customs on April 25. The official discharge was presided …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Revenue Authority has banned trucks from parking outside bonded warehouses or container depots in an effort to control the movement of truckers. In a circular this morning, the tax body said trucks carrying cargo shall be permitted to only park inside boarded warehouses or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers will be required to have tested and carry certificates before they depart to different countries in the region, East African Community heads of state have said. In a video conference summit on Tuesday morning, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district taskforce on COVID-19 and the Engineering Brigade of Uganda People’s Defense Forces have embarked on developing a new parking yard for truck drivers. Migyera town in Nakasongola district is one of the known stopovers for cargo truck drivers along the Kampala-Gulu highway. More …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces -UPDF has warned Ugandans to stay away from cross border trucks in order to reduce contact with persons who could be infected with coronavirus disease. Speaking today at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki, the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two out of the five truck drivers who tested positive for coronavirus have been intercepted in Gulu and Amuru districts. The drivers of trucks registration number KCY 263X/ZG 1891 and KAX 598R/ZD 8412, both Kenyan nationals were intercepted this morning at Sultan Energy Petrol …