Desert locusts spread to northern Uganda
Residents of Otuke in northern Uganda have been left in panic after desert locusts, which have been causing havoc in the neighbouring Karamoja region, spread...
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Second wave of locust invasion to hit in two months
East African countries should brace themselves for a second round of invasion by the desert locusts in the next one to two months, Kenya’s Ministry...
Uganda compensates families of Kenyans killed in Martyrs Day march
The Ugandan government has given Ksh54,000 ($540) to each of the four families of four Catholic pilgrims who died in a freak accident last May...
Over 200 isolated in Uganda over coronavirus fears
Kampala, Uganda has this week ordered more than 120 travellers from China to be isolated for two weeks over coronavirus fears. A week ago, it ordered...
Uganda: MPs collect signatures to censure Gen Tumwine
Members of Parliament yesterday started collecting signatures in support of a motion to cause the censure of Security minister Elly Tumwine which was adopted by...
Uganda approves $1.8m in efforts to fight locust invasion
The Ugandan Cabinet on Monday approved an extra Ush7 billion ($1.8 million) to help in the fight against the locust invasion. This was after it...
Uganda: Police officer shoots two dead, commits suicide
A police officer attached to Bunamwaya community police station in Sabagabo-Makindye has shot dead his colleague and an LDU personnel before taking his own life...
Zimbabwe to deport 21 Ugandans
A Zimbabwean court has ordered the deportation of 21 Ugandans for entering the southern African country illegally. The 21, who include a five-year-old who was...
Uganda to deploy soldiers to tackle locust invasion
Ugandan officials plan to send soldiers and supply equipment to tackle the invasion by desert locusts. The locusts were spotted in Amudat District in the...
Politicians stir up anger at Ugandan embassies
Several of Uganda’s 36 foreign missions are locked in fights between politicians installed as supervisors and seasoned career diplomats. One the one hand, Saturday Monitor...
