Uganda news

The government has said that those who were unemployed before lockdown are not the target for their Covid-19 relief funds. This money is for those whose work has been affected by the 42-day lockdown. This was said by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi. “Before the lockdown, you were not working, even during the ...

Members of Parliament on the opposition side have asked the government to halt the planned expenditure on the relief funds. Their reason for this is to have the matter fully debated in Parliament. The government recently announced that it will soon release Shs54 billion to help over 1 million people in 500,000 households. This is majorly to benefit people around ...

The National Drug Authority (NDA) has come out to advise people on how to use Covidex shortly after it’s approval this week. Apparently, this comes after a clash a few weeks ago between the NDA and the creators of Covidex, Mbarara University of Science and Technology’s PHARMABIOTRAC led by Prof Patrick Ogwang. NDA advised Ogwang and his camp to drop ...

Facebook may not be considered a part of social media in Uganda anymore. This is because even after OTT has been lifted, Facebook is not accessible without VPN. The site has been shut down since the 13th-January, a day before elections. The public has been crying for the government to lift the ban on social media site but all in ...

The government has given public officers up to August 7 to declare their wealth if they have not yet done so. The Inspectorate of Government is the body responsible for ensuring compliance. According to the body, it will be impossible to carry out mandatory activity after August 7, despite disruptions caused by the lockdown. In that case, officials who have ...