By URN Plans are ongoing, to reconcile the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah as bickering between the two senior leaders of Parliament heightens. The two leaders have had a bitter relationship since 2016 when Oulanyah sought to contest for the position of the Speaker of Parliament, currently occupied by…
Ministry of Health has confirmed a fifth death of Covid-18 of a 46-year-old female of Indian origin. “On August,1, 2020, she presented at Kibuli Muslim hospital with signs and symptoms consistent with Covid-19 which include mild fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Upon suspecting Covid-19, the Kibuli Muslim hospital team referred her to Mulago national…
Victoria University one of Uganda’s model Universitity has reduced its tuition fees to 50% for existing, returning students and new students going forward. The move comes after several complaints from students and parents affected by the damaging economic impact of COVID-19 and hence the management has done this as one of the efforts to ease…
The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Kibuli has summoned Benedict Sekabira, the Bank of Uganda Director Financial Markets Coordination, to record a statement over allegations that he and several other BoU officials were involved in illegal concealment of title deeds. In a letter dated July 27, 2020, to the Governor Bank of Uganda, Criminal Investigations…
Police in Mbarara have arrested two pastors of Source of Healing Church for conducting a church service contrary to the COVID-19 guidelines. In March this year, President Yoweri Museveni ordered all places of worship closed to ensure social distancing to avoid the spread of the virus. However, pastors who include Masengo Rugabirwa and Ntungane Patrick,…
A suspected coronavirus patient in Kiruhura district has died at Rushere community hospital. The deceased who was under isolation is a resident of Bwashamure, Kenshunga sub county. He was admitted on Monday after presenting Covid-19 like signs and symptoms that include body weakness, sore throat, and headache. Ivan Kamya, the health officer Kiruhura district said…
Rwanda is not looking back in its fight against corruption. It has taken austerity measures to clamp down on corrupt government officials. Suspected corrupt public officials risk facing hefty fines and auctioning of their property if convicted as the country grapples with dwindling domestic revenue impacted by the Wuhanvirus outbreak. In an exclusive virtual interview…
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi has succumbed to Covid-19. According to a family member, Mugwisi who has been on sick leave died on Friday. He confirmed that Mugwisi died at an Army hospital at the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks in Harare where he was rushed to overnight after the family failed to…
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the ministry of health to test all Political aspirants, for COVID-19 before engaging in any form of political campaigns. The directive comes at a time when there is a growing concern over the increasing number of community infections especially in the greater Kampala Metropolitan area but also the increasing number…
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) delegates have approved Jimmy Akena as the party president for the second term. This was during the party delegates conference held at Kasangati Resort Hotel in Kasangati town council in Wakiso district on Saturday. Akena was unopposed after three challengers failed to return the nomination forms for the same position.…
