As the protests hit high in Kenya, businesses in Uganda especially at the boarder points in Busia and Tororo are paralyzed. The eye witnesses informed that, at all the Uganda-Kenya border points, businesses have slowed down unearthing the spark factor as being the “Skyrocketing Cost of Living and Stealing of Elections strike’’.

Since Monday 20th March, no trucks of goods crossing over to and from Kenya to Uganda have been observed. Many business people are worried about the negative outcomes of the skyrocketing cost of living strike that has come to hit them out of business.

Truck drivers have been instructed to pack at the borders and those from Kenya to Uganda were ceased from traveling.

“I reached here yesterday at around midday and I would have been in Nairobi by now. But because of the situation which is taking place in Kenya, we are told to pack here,” Abdallah Muhina, one of the truck drivers who got stuck at Uganda- Kenya borders, cried out.

The resident commissioner of Busia, Micahel Kibwika stressed that the traffic flow has been reduced and no vehicles were getting into and moving out of Kenya per the released report on Monday 20th.

However to guarantee the peace and stability at the Uganda-Kenya borders, the Uganda police deployed the security personnel mostly in the areas or Busia and Tororo.

From the over view of the business lenses, any disruptions in the movement of goods from Kenya to Uganda have a negative impact on both the countries’ business activities.

About the strike, Raila Odinga, the opposition leader, claims that the recent Kenya Presidential election was stolen from him to President William Ruto. Odinga also throws the blame on the current Kenyan Government for hiking the living costs in Kibera, Nairobi.

However, in response to the riots, President William Ruto’s Government has vowed to take tough measures to manage the protesters. And to observe what has so far happened, the police in Kenya deployed tear gas against the protesters who had gathered near the government offices in Nairobi City- the very place where the Odinga rally was scheduled.

President Ruto declared that opposition demonstrations would not intimidate his government in service. He said, “You are not going to threaten us with ultimatums of chaos and impunity. We will not allow that”.

On contrary to the police orders, Odinga threatened to proceed with the protests, he said to his followers on Monday 20th that, “ I want Kenyans to come out in large numbers and show the displeasure of what is happening in our country”. Odinga added that he called the rallies to protest the skyrocketing costs of living and stealing of votes.

Currently, the plights faced and hitting up Kenya range from the hike of prices for basic necessities, drop in Kenya shilling against the U.S Dollar, and the drought that has hit the country especially since the last months of last year, 2022 leaving millions of people in a big hunger strike. The youth on their lips are complaining that the government hasn’t fulfilled the promise to offer them with jobs.

Ministry of Health has confirmed one health worker dead and 65 quarantined as Ebola investigations go on about the situation.

Health Ministry Spokesperson, Emmanuel Ainebyoona in his Sunday report informed the country that although 65 Health workers have been held in their homes, the situation is under control.

” We are monitoring them for 21 days . We believe they got contact with the suspected cases of Ebola. They are in isolation but in their homes. But the situation is under control.” said Emmanuel Ainebyoona.

Since Ebola broke up, Uganda has one doctor succumbed to the epidemic on Saturday, October, 1st. This doctor, identified as a Tanzanian National, died in Kabarole District in Western Uganda.And the body was laid to rest in Fort Portal.

The Ministry of Health also released a report indicating 8 deaths and 38 confirmed cases of Ebola. As all these happen, the Ministry still remains optimistic that the epidemic will be defeated but though appeals to the public to take washing of hands strategy as a weapon to neutralize the spread of Ebola in Uganda.

Kampala City and it’s environs still stand at saver side with no ebola cases reported yet. Health Ministry Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona, while addressing Makerere University Journalism and Communications Students at the International Day for Universal Access to Information on 28th September, Confirmed that Kampala has not registered any Ebola cases. But he cautioned the public to wash hands regularly and desist from handshaking and other habbits that harbour and spread Ebola Epidemic as per the released SOPs by the ministry indicate.

Ebola outbreak in Uganda was announced on September 20th, 2022. This was revealed from a 24 _year_ old man who succumbed to the Epidemic in Mubende District. The deadly disease later spread to districts of Kyegegwa and Kassanda.

In the last 24hours, 4 new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mubende District bringing a cumulative number of confirmed cases to 11 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health report.

The Ministry Indicates that, of the 11 recorded deaths, 8 are community while 3 are facility based.

It is also informed that 25 cases are currently on admission, out of which six are confirmed and nineteen are suspected.

The Ministry of Health Rapid Response Teams are put on the ground to conduct contact tracing and contacts to the confirmed cases. As per the current updates, the Ministry has recorded 58 contacts.

The general public is cautioned to remain vigilant and report any signs of Ebola if detected in any person. The ministry also advises the people to install hand washing facilities at all public facilities as a bid to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, is set to hold a National Task Force at Mubende Council Hall on Saturday, September 24th, 2022.
The identified signs of Ebola proved by the Health Ministry, include; fever, vomiting, body weakness, sore throat, bloody diarrhoea or urine, bleeding from body openings, muscle pain, and headache.