The Ugandan High Commission in London has successfully seen off a total of 92 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have been stranded in the United Kingdom and Ireland following closure of Entebbe international airport to passenger flights on 22nd March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The High Commission
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President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated the people of Jinja, Arua, Gulu, Masaka, Fort Portal, Mbarara and Mbale, whose towns today became cities. Uganda now has eight cities and more will follow. “The elevation is an acknowledgement of the growth these towns have experienced but importantly a move to ensure more
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Uganda closed its borders in March to control the spread of coronavirus Uganda is temporarily opening part of its border to allow at least 3,000 Congolese refugees into the country. They are believed to be fleeing inter-communal violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda hosts more
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The deadly COVID-19 pandemic cannot guarantee a declaration of state of emergency in the country and therefore there is no need to postpone the upcoming 2021 general elections, the Government of Uganda has revealed. This was revealed by Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs while appearing
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William Byaruhanga, Uganda's AG Government will tomorrow Thursday table before Parliament a set of regulations that will guide political parties as they conduct their party primaries ahead of 2021 general elections. The revelation was made by the Attorney General, William Byaruhanga as he interfaced with the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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Uganda's Entebbe based State House State House is planning to write off Shs590m that was stolen by UPDF soldiers from State House Cash Stores in 2011/12. The revelation was made by State House Comptroller, Lucy Nakyobe while appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee today where she led officials from State
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Dr. Jeff Sebuyira-Mukasa the new IMG Board Chairman Dr. Jeff Sebuyira-Mukasa has been appointed Chairman Board of Directors of the International Medical Group, succeeding Dr. Ian Clarke, effective July 1st, 2020. Dr. Sebuyira-Mukasa— who holds a Doctorate in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa —is a Fellow of
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The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $300 million (Shs1.1 trillion) budget support operation for Uganda to boost the Government’s capacity to prevent, detect and treat the coronavirus, protect the poor and vulnerable population, and support economic recovery. The Uganda COVID-19 Economic Crisis and Recovery Development Policy Financing
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People with type A blood are at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and severe illness while those with type O have a lower risk, a new research has shown. A recent genetic analysis found that individuals with blood types A-positive, A-negative and AB-positive and AB-negative were at a higher
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