April 21, 2020 - Thecapitaltimes

Relief As Health Ministry Clarifies On Dead Body Secretly Flown Into Uganda

The ministry of Health has cleared air on allegations circulating that there are two deceased bodies which were secretly flown into the country. In a statement issued by the Health Ministry on April 22, 2020, none of the deceased Ugandans that

April 21, 2020

Crime·News

Four Pakistani Nationals Charged, Remanded To Kitalya Prison Over Unlawful Possession Of Gov’t Stores

Four Pakistani nationals have pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of Government stores, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit said in a statement late Tuesday. The anti-corruption unit says they were found in possessions of stickers that are being issued by

April 21, 2020

Crime·News

Mixed Reactions As 8 People From Dubai Are Intercepted At Entebbe Airport With Dead Body In Cargo Plane

The Covid-19 National Task Force on Tuesday April 21,202 intercepted a group of 8 people that had brought a dead body into Uganda using a private cargo plane. According to the permanent secretary for ministry of health Dr. Diana Atwine, the dead

April 21, 2020

Health·News

Covid-19 Cases Rise To 58 In Uganda As Two More Arrivals Test Positive

The ministry of health has registered two new cases of COVID-19 after the Uganda Virus Research Institute tested 1177 samples from truck drivers at borders and the community (quarantined and non-quarantined). The cases are of a 46-year-old Burundian refugee resident of Nakivale

April 21, 2020

Crime·News

Covid-19 Crisis: High Court Blocks Parliament From Dispensing Shs10b To MPs

The Civil Division of the High Court has on Tuesday April 21, 2020 blocked the Parliamentary Commission from releasing the 10bn to MPs until the hearing of the application challenging such on 29th April 2020. This comes after MPs Gerald Karuhanga of

April 21, 2020

News·Politics

17,000 Sign Petition Blocking Shs10Bn COVID-19 Allocation To Parliament

Up to 17,000 People have signed an online petition challenging the allocation of 10 billion Shillings to members of parliament, to allegedly fight the spread of Coronavirus Disease-COVID-19. The petition, initiated by former minister Sarah Kiyingi, said that whereas she does not

April 21, 2020

Crime·News

Police Confirms Samson Kasumba Arrest, Not In Connection With Journalistic Work

Police have confirmed the arrest of Samson Kasumba, a journalist at NBS TV. Police Spokesman Fred Enanga in a televised briefing Tuesday afternoon said the news anchor was “picked” Monday evening “as he was heading back home”. According to the police spokesperson,

April 21, 2020

Crime·News

Fear As NBS TV’s Senior Journalist Samson Kasumba Is Arrested

Senior NBS TV anchor and journalist, Samson Kasumba, was yesterday night arrested and detained at Kira Road Police Station. According to reports, Samson was arrested minutes after he had co-anchored the Live at 9 news bulletin with Sheila Nduhukire. Sources have told

April 21, 2020

Crime·News·Politics

Covid-19 Crisis: China Dismisses Rumors Claiming Its Citizens Were Arrested In Guinea

The Chinese embassy in Guinea on Monday condemned and dismissed rumor reports claiming that the Guinean government had arrested Chinese nationals. The online reports said that the Chinese nationals in the West African country were arrested in retaliation to alleged discrimination against

April 21, 2020

News·Politics

Covid-19 Crisis: Two MPs Petition Court Over Parliament’s Shs10 Billion Budget Allocation

Ntungamo Municipality MP Gerald Karuhanga and Erute North MP Jonathan Odur have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court seeking to block Shs10bn allocated to MPs to help them fight the spread of COVID-19 in their respective constituencies. The legislators’ petition

April 21, 2020