March 20, 2020 - Thecapitaltimes

Sheema In Yellow Jubilation As Hearty ‘Hon. Jacklet’ Economically Empower Women’s Projects

Sheema District Woman Member of Parliament Jacklet Atuhaire Rwabukurukuru has emphasized the need to economically empower women in the District as a way of curbing the rampant gender-based violence. The legislator made remarks on Tuesday 17, March 2020 while meeting Sheema District

March 20, 2020

News

Coronavirus: Lawyer Mabirizi Drags M7 To Court Over Closure Of Public Institutions

City Lawyer Male Mabirizi wants the court to quash the directives issued by President Museveni in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday President Museveni ordered for the closure of several institutions like churches, bars, factories, schools, banned musical concerts among

March 20, 2020

Education·News

Mps Task Min.Janet Museveni To Curb Govt Scholarship Disparities

Members of Parliament have demanded the Ministry of Education and Sports promotes equitable distribution of student scholarships. According to MPs, many scholarships are awarded to students from particular parts of the country, which they attribute to decisions taken by the Central Scholarship

March 20, 2020

Health·News

Deadly HIV Infections Overwhelm Uganda AIDS Commission-Dr Mukooya

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) is seeking shs16 billion to combat the current rise in new HIV infections. The chairperson of UAC, Eddy Mukooyo says the new trend of HIV infections is worrying and there is need to curb them before the

March 20, 2020

News·Security

Jailed Gen.Tumukunde Applies For Bail To Go For Treatment

Legal counsels of jailed former Security Minister, Henry Tumukunde have applied for his temporary release on bail before the High court in Kampala, on grounds that the embattled General is a Presidential aspirant who needs to be allowed to consult his voters.

March 20, 2020

Health·News

Speaker ‘Kadaga’ Blames KCCA, Police After Visiting Student Shot In The Mouth

The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga on Friday said she was “hurt” by the lack of empathy by police and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leaders over the shooting of a senior six student recently. Ms Lowena Rachael Nankya, a

March 20, 2020

Africa·News

Congolese Music Hero Aurlus Mabélé Dies From Coronavirus In France

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabélé has died in hospital in France’s capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from friends and relatives say he died of coronavirus but this is not confirmed. His fans called him the king of soukous –

March 20, 2020

News

Kadaga Bails Out Female Student Shot In Mouth By Police

Speaker Rt Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has visited the student who was shot in the mouth as KCCA enforcers and police battled vendors in downtown Kampala recently. “I have just been to Mulago Hospital’s ward 7 to check on Lowena Rachael Nankya,

March 20, 2020

News

Coronavirus: Italy’s Death Toll Overtakes China’s

By Agencies Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day. The number of deaths now stands at 3,405, which is more than in China where the virus originated last

March 20, 2020