Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter Jibu Uganda has made a donation of 10,000 litres of drinking water to the COVID-19 National Taskforce. The donation comes in the form of 2,000 bottles of 5L packaged drinking water. According to Daniel Komunda, the Country Director of Jibu Uganda, the donation will go a long way in providing safe drinking water for vulnerable communities and the front line health workers. “We are proud to support our government in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, and are humbled to provide safe drinking water for distribution to vulnerable communities and essential workers who are at highest risk…
By Our Reporter In a Ramadan drive that underscores the long standing relationship between MTN Uganda and the Muslim community spanning, the telecom giant has delivered food items among other alms to the Muslims in the Uganda police force and the Uganda Muslim teachers’ association. The items were handed over at the Nsambya police barracks and the Kibuli Muslim Teachers’ College respectively on Thursday. Ibrahim Kagolola, the RCC Mankindye on behalf of the COVID task force, received the donation and later handed over to Omoding David Deputy director counter terrorism police who was representing the IGP. “I thank MTN for…
By Our Reporter Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Uganda, has joined forces with Africa’s leading e-commerce platform Jumia, through its subsidiary Jumia Food, to provide customers with a secure and convenient way to have their orders delivered to their homes. The partnership comes as the country continues to witness a sharp increase in demand for delivery services, following increased movement restrictions. Customers can now access Carrefour’s offerings on the Jumia Food app, and place their orders for the listed items. Jumia Food will deliver to the customer’s desired location throughout Kampala and payments can be done using various…
By Our Reporter As the number of cases positive with Coronavirus (COVID-19) increase daily, health workers continue to fight the outbreak on the front lines and this puts them at risk of contracting the virus due to their close proximity to the most severe cases. Without an influx of urgently needed protective equipment, more healthcare workers may fall ill, reducing the availability of care for patients. It is from this background that Airtel Uganda is contributing Ugx 1.25 Billion to the Ministry of Health in Uganda, primarily to support health workers on the front line in the battle against COVID-19.…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has started distributing food and alms to the Muslim community in and around Kampala as part of the telecom company’s support to the Muslims during the holy month of Ramadhan. This support underscores the long standing relationship that the telecom giant has had with the Muslim community spanning several years. This year however is a different year as the fasting season has fallen at a time when the whole world is grappling with the COVID 19 pandemic which has paralysed livelihoods of many. “This year gives us even greater motivation to support the Muslim community…
By Our Reporter Roke Telkom has contributed Ugx 20 million to the National COVID-19 Taskforce team to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The contribution was delivered by the company’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Michael Mukasa and Brand Manager (BM), Michelle Baine to Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut, the Minister in Charge of General Duties, Office of the Prime Minister. Speaking at the handover, the CCO, Michael Mukasa explained that the Roke as a Home-Grown Ugandan brand stands together with country and those affected by the ongoing pandemic and continues to aim to reach out and extend support to…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has continued its long-standing relationship with the Muslim community in Uganda by joining them again this year to commemorate the holy month of Ramadan. This year, the holy month starts at a challenging time when the whole world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the livelihoods of many. “First of all, we would like to congratulate the Muslim community upon reaching this fasting season. We have always joined them in celebrating the fasting period. This time round, it falls at a very difficult time due to COVID-19, giving us even more reason…
By Our Reporter Swangz Avenue and House of Djs have announced a special COVID-19 concert dubbed “UGANDA, Strong & United”. The event is aimed at showing solidarity and spreading a message of hope through various representatives within the creative arts industry as well as celebrating and supporting the healthcare workers and administrators who are at the front line in the fight against COVID-19. “In these extremely challenging times, we would like to share our heartfelt support and solidarity with all Ugandans with a reminder of how resilient we are as a Nation. This is tough but will definitely pass and…
By Our Reporter On a Friday like this one, many of us would be gearing up for some great weekend fun. At the strike of 5pm, we would shut down our computers as we make those phone calls, send messages, drop pins so our buddies can join us, party hard, and later flood our social media timelines with ‘the weekend that was” photos of us having the time of our lives, letting off some steam after a long week on the grind. However, that is not the case today as we have all taken a step back into our homes…
By Our Reporter The Chief Executive Officer of MTN-UGANDA, Mr. Wim Vanhelleputte has handed over 3 Brand new Nissan Hard body pickups to H.E. The President, The Prime Minister & the Covid-19 task force. The three cars that are meant to ease transport issues in the Covid-19 Pandemic were handed over on Friday morning at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala. The three Pick-ups, together with the ugx.220m that MTN contributed towards National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and ugx.297m donated to the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) bring MTN’s contribution in the fight against covid19 to over 1 billion Uganda shillings.…