Ugandan High Commission in London repatriates 92 today

REPATRIATION

LONDON - Amb. Julius Peter Moto, the Ugandan High Commissioner to the UK, and Prof. Francis Omaswa are among the 92 Ugandan nationals and legal residents set to arrive at Entebbe airport at 5pm from Heathrow Airport. They have been stranded in the United Kingdom and Ireland since March.

Below is the full satement by the High Commission:

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The Ugandan High Commission in London  has successfully  seen off a total of 92 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have been stranded in the United Kingdom and Ireland following closure of Entebbe international airport to passenger flights on 22nd  March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Commission undertook the registration process of  Ugandan Nationals who were stranded in the United Kingdom and Ireland and coordinated their return aboard Ethiopian Airlines which is expected to arrive at Entebbe on 2 July 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Among some of  the Ugandans returning from United Kingdom are notable personalities including His Royal Highness Rwot David Onen Acana II, the Acholi Paramount Chief and Professor Francis Gervase Omaswa,  reknown cardiovascular surgeon & the Executive Director of the African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST).

Other categories of people including students, government officials,  business people  who had travelled to the United Kingdom for various reasons were also aboard.

After fulfilling standard procedures issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, the Ugandans were seen off at London Heathrow Airport by Uganda's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Ambassador Julius Peter Moto, Amb. Leonard Mugewra and other by Mission staff.

The High Commissioner thanked the Ugandans and legal residents for their patience during the difficult times they have endured as a result of the pandemic and wished them a safe journey.