Earlier this year, when the first reports of the coronavirus started to come out of China, global health officials said they were very worried about what would happen if the virus started spreading in Africa, where many health systems are already struggling. Well, now the coronavirus is spreading in Africa. The Uganda ministry of health …
President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday evening directed that starting from Monday March 23, no person should be allowed to enter Uganda regardless of the means of transport he/she uses. “Up to now, Uganda by God’s mercy has not recorded a single case of coronavirus. In my address of March 18, I had directed the health…
The police and sister security agencies are closely monitoring every situation to ensure the anti-coronavirus rules are complied with. This follows the directives issued by His Excellency, The President of The Republic of Uganda, on the 18th march 2020, on how to curb the pandemic caused by the Covid -19 [coronavirus}. The IGP has created…
First of all, I would like to thank you and your cabinet- for the courageous leadership thus far- especially the decisions announced on March 18th 2020 which among others include the decision to temporarily disperse areas of population concentrations such as school, religious, political and social gatherings as well as travel restrictions on certain high-risk…
Country music legend Kenny Rogers, the congenial, silver-bearded crooner of “The Gambler,” “Islands in the Stream” and “Lady,” has died of natural causes at age 81. Rogers’ verified Twitter account announced the news in a statement late Friday. “The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25 p.m.…
American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81. has died aged 81. A family representative said he “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes”. Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards. Known for ballads including The Gambler, Lucille and Coward Of The County,…
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 (Sub-County, Town Councils and Divisions’ Women Council executives) at hotel Triangle, Mbarara where…
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 others for 32 days. These are some of the measures put in place…
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 Committee under the Ministry.The legislators demanded that the minister for Education should work…
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 country slips back into a crisis. “Uganda currently has 53,000 new HIV infections…
