Ugandans have embraced yellow fever vaccination About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the twelve-day exercise organised by the National Medical Stores (NMS). NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor's Garden, Entebbe Municipality on August 19. The exercise ended Monday, August 30. During the exercise,
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Presidents Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan after the signing of HGAs in Uganda The Solicitor General Francis Atoke has advised government not to disclose contents of the documents related to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project to third parties because they contain confidential information. The
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Only 264, 402 Ugandans had received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of last week, according to the Health Ministry. Records from the Health Ministry show that as of last week, only 43,957 health workers, 47,148 security officers and 61,848 teachers out of the targeted 150,000, 250,000 and 550,000 targeted
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Ugandan Police has said they are in talks with Kenyan authorities for the release of nine arrested Ugandans who were being trafficked through Jomo-Kenyatta International Airport. The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson Charles Twine said that nine Ugandans were arrested at the airport for holding passports with forged Kenyan stamps over
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Cargo trucks en-route to Juba congest Elegu Township/ Photo by Dominic Ochola More than 3,000 cargo trucks have been parked in Elegu Township, Amuru district following travel suspension by truck drivers protesting ambushes along Nimule-Juba highway in South Sudan. The truckers’ strike started on 23 August 2021 in response to
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Police PRO, Fred Enanga The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in Greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested individuals. At least 26 people have been killed using machetes, clubs and other blunt objects in Masaka City and Lwengo district since July 21. While presenting
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Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga The governments of Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to patrol the Nimule-Juba highway where drivers and travelers have recently been attacked. The agreement comes after lorry drivers were killed and bus travelers injured by unknown militia. Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga said
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By Hassan Kitenda Capital acts as that cushion that protects banks, their customers and shareholders against possible losses from risks that banks are exposed to. Traditionally, the core function of any commercial bank is the extension of loans and the larger proportion of banks’ assets is formed by loans. This
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Local leaders in Mbale, Busia and Butaleja district are alarmed over the high number of teenage mothers. The three districts have registered 12, 185 cases of teenage mothers within six months. Local leaders blame the vice on the prolonged closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed
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The vans arrive at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe Three hotels in Entebbe Municipality have been fully booked to accommodate at least 500 evacuees from Afghanistan, URN has learnt. They include Imperial Resort Beach Hotel that is accommodating the 51 evacuees, Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel and Central Inn. While
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