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Abolish the mandatory National Cleaning Day hypocrisy

The common historical outcome of such government programmes is usually tyranny and coercion. COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | On Saturday, 25th July, I was woken up by the terrifying fracas of dozens of men banging my gate, almost breaking it and hurling insults at whoever might be inside the house. I gathered courage … The post Abolish the mandatory National Cleaning Day hypocrisy appeared first on The Independen

The Independent Uganda · 28 Jul 2026

Uganda Now Exports Ebola Expertise to DRC, Says Ayume

We have built a lot of capacity and we are now even able to export it. We have opened two Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and these are not foreign experts. These are Ugandan doctors and Ugandan health workers

Nile Post · 28 Jul 2026

Uganda Officially Declared Ebola-Free

Uganda has officially been declared Ebola-free, the Minister of Health, Chris Baryomunsi, announced today at the Uganda Media Centre. Baryomunsi said the declaration follows the successful containment of the 2026…

Dokolo Post · 28 Jul 2026

Uganda Government Declares Country Free of Ebola

KAMPALA — Uganda has officially declared the end of the 2026 Ebola outbreak after completing the required monitoring period without recording any new cases, marking a successful containment of the disease that entered the country through an imported infection event from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The announcement was made on Tuesday, July […] The post Uganda Government Declares Country Free of Ebola

SoftPower News · 28 Jul 2026

Uganda Officially Declared Ebola-Free as 2026 Outbreak Ends

KAMPALA — Uganda has officially declared the end of the 2026 Ebola outbreak after completing the required monitoring period without recording any new cases, marking a successful containment of the disease that entered the country through an imported infection event from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The announcement was made on Tuesday, July […] The post Uganda Officially Declared Ebola-Free as 2026 Out

SoftPower News · 28 Jul 2026