The High Commission of the Republic of Uganda in Kigali, Rwanda has started to repatriate more than 350 Ugandan nationals who were stranded in different provinces of Rwanda following closure of Entebbe International Airport and all border points on 22nd March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This repatriation exercise has been cleared by both governments of the Republic of Uganda and Rwanda and will be managed in three phases of 100 people departing in a duration of three days by road.
The first group departed from Kigali on Today, September 15, 2020.
All subsequent departures aboard Volcano buses will be flagged off from the official premises of the Uganda High Commission in Kacyiru and will be escorted to Gatuna / Katuna border by the High Commission officials.
All the repatriated persons will be handed over to Officials of Ministry of Health and immediately be transferred to quarantine facilities designated for this purpose in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) stipulated by the Ministry of Health.
The Commission thanked all Ugandans for the patience they have exhibited during this period and remains committed to ensuring that all Ugandan nationals in distress are repatriated home safely.