Uganda news

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 ...

Democratic Party(DP), has advised government to establish community isolation centers for Covid patients. This is because most of the covid patients don’t need to go to hospital. Most of the patients have mild symptoms and going to hospital may just be a waste of money. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 80% of the Covid-19 patients have mild ...

Uganda has reduced the Covid-19 testing time from 120 hours to 72 hours for all travelers coming in and out of the country. Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, the Director General Health Services at the health ministry communicated this through a letter. “All travelers arriving or departing from Uganda are required to have a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of ...

Political analyst Charles Rwomushana has come out to warn all those waiting upon the COVID 19 relief package promised by the government to look for other survival means. Rwomushana said that the proposed funds are just political games as usual while appearing on NBS’ Frontline program. Therefore this money will be disbursed but only to people who are known supporters ...