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COVID-19 Curfew: Two Arrested For Beating UPDF Sgt

A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier is nursing injuries he sustained after he was attacked by a gang of youth as he was on duty implementing the presidential directives in Mityana District. Sgt Paul Kyandiya was attacked at around 9 pm

April 2, 2020

News

M7 Appoints Justice Abodo New DPP

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Justice Jane Frances Abodo as the new Director of Public Prosecutions. Abodo was attached to the Criminal Division of the High Court by the time of her appointment. The new appointment comes after former DPP Justice

April 2, 2020

Business·News

COVID-19 Crisis: Over 400,000 Ugandan Jobs At Risk As Hotels, Restaurants Close

Coronavirus has brought the county’s tourism and hotel industry sector to its knees. Tourist cancellations have reached 100 per cent due to the pandemic and within weeks, various hotels have turned into white elephants, making back-to-back losses. After the government confirmed 14

April 1, 2020

Health·News

Breaking: BoU Governor Mutebile Discharged From Nakasero Hospital

Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has been discharged from Nakasero Hospital. Prof. Mutebile was admitted to Nakasero weeks ago amid deteriorating health condition but according to fresh reports, the 71 year old strong Governor is currently eating Matooke

April 1, 2020

News·Sports

Premier League, EFL Agree Season Resumption Only When ‘Safe and Appropriate’

By Agencies The Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and representatives of the game’s players and managers have all agreed that the season cannot resume until it is “safe and appropriate to do so”. Senior representatives from the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA),

April 1, 2020

News·Politics

FULL LIST: Here Are Contacts Of All RDCs Who Must Clear Your Movements In The 14-day Countrywide Lockdown!

President Yoweri Museveni on Monday said people with expecting mothers or very sick people will first need to get permission from their area Resident District Commissioner (RDC) in order to use private means of transport to take them to health facilities. The

April 1, 2020

Health·News

Government Set To Distribute Relief Food To 1.5m People In Wakiso, Kampala

The Government of Uganda will on Saturday March, 4, 2020 launch the distribution of relief food to at least 1.5 million vulnerable urban poor affected by the virus lockdown in Wakiso and Kampala districts. This was revealed by the Prime Minister Of

April 1, 2020

Business·News·Politics

Breaking! Rwanda Cries To Uganda After Burundi Closes Its Borders, Blocks Cargo Trucks

The Government Of Rwanda through its Foreign Affairs Ministry has cried to the the Government Of Uganda to block relief trucks heading to Burundi. In a statement traced by this Website, Rwanda authorities stated that the government of Burundi is no longer

April 1, 2020

Health·News

Chinese Firms, Gen Saleh Donate Shs 98m To Nakaseke District For COVID-19 Fight

Nakaseke district has received a boost of Shillings 98 million from Chinese firms in Kapeeka Town council to finance the activities of the Corona Virus Task Force. The money was handed over to Nakaseke district by General Salim Saleh, the Chairperson of

April 1, 2020

Crime·News

Errant Bodaboda Rider Shot In Buttocks for Defying Curfew

Police in Wakiso District shot and injured a defiant motor cyclist in Kisimbiri trading centre for riding during quarantine hours. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango only identified the injured Boda boda rider is 30-year-old Vincent. According to a statement dated

April 1, 2020