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Covid-19: Govt Shuns Bobowine’s Offer To Repatriate Ugandans Suffering In China

The government of Uganda has rejected Kyandondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to plans of flying back Ugandans stuck in China. In a letter dated April 15 and addressed to Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, Bobi Wine, said he has partnered

April 20, 2020

Crime·News

Mp Zaake Arrested For Distributing Covid-19 Relief Food

Police alongside military have arrested Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for allegedly distributing food to his constituents. Zaake said on his Facebook page Sunday that the military had broken into his home and was looking for him. “…they are breaking every door

April 20, 2020

News

Covid-19: Ugandan Lawyers Participate In Emergency Relief Fund To Assist Colleagues Struggling In Lockdown

A group of lawyers led by counsel Isaac Ssemakade last week launched an emergency relief fund to help fellow lawyers who suffering due to Covid19 partial lockdown. Advocate Ssemakade revealed that since lawyers were not listed as essential workers in the country,

April 20, 2020

Crime·News

Massive Outcry After Police Seizes Sacks Of Marijuana During COVID-19 Lockdown

There is massive outcry among several members of the public after the Uganda police announced on Saturday that it had seized several sacks of marijuana which were being driven to Kampala on a truck during this ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. It all

April 19, 2020

Business·News

Covid-19 Crisis: Relief As BoU Suspends Loan Repayments For 12 Months

As a way of mitigating the disastrous effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on the economy and several business ventures, the Bank of Uganda has directed all commercial banks and supervised financial institutions to suspend repayment of loans for 12 months. The

April 19, 2020

Crime·News·Politics

Parliament To Investigate MPs Engaging In Dubious Deals

Word coming in from our Spies in the corridors of power indicate that the Parliament of Uganda is infested with several Members of Parliament who are indulging themselves in dubious deals from which they pocket hundreds of millions of shillings. According to

April 19, 2020

Health·News

Big Heart: Defence Min. Adolf Mwesige Donates Brand New Car To Bunyangabu District Task Force In Fight Against Covid-19

The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon. Adolf Mwesige who is also the Bunyangabu MP has positively responded to the president’s call and donated a car to the District Covid-19 Taskforce to help in responding to distress calls of sick people

April 17, 2020

Business·News

ICT Ministry Calls Innovators To Apply For Support With Solutions To Fight Coronavirus

The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance through its project dubbed National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) is calling innovators to submit proposals if they have digital solutions that can help support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. According to Vincent Waiswa

April 17, 2020

Health·News·Politics

Kadaga: The Maria Antoinette Of Uganda In The 10th Parliament Exposed By Coronavirus

By Mbabazi Hanning Gonzaga There is no better replay of the “Affair of the Diamond Necklace” as it happened under the French Bourbon Monarchy than what has transpired in the halls of the Ugandan parliament these last two weeks. During the reign

April 16, 2020

Health·News

7 More People Discharged As Uganda’s Covid-19 Recoveries Rise

Seven more coronavirus patients have been discharged from Mulago Specialised National Hospital as the number of Uganda’s virus recoveries rise. The number of patients that have recovered from covid19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus – is now at 20 in

April 16, 2020