Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Health

Kibaale Man Commits Suicide After Testing Positive for Covid-19

Police in Kibaale District is investigating circumstances under which a 25-year-old man reportedly committed suicide after testing positive for COVID-19. This website has learnt the deceased as Joseph Ahaisibwe, a resident of Kibingo village, Bwamiramira Sub County in Kibaale district. He reportedly

July 1, 2021

Sports

Jadon Sancho: Manchester United & Borussia Dortmund Agree Deal for England International

Man Utd agree on a deal in principle worth £73m for Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho; personal terms with the 21-year-old have already been agreed Sancho will officially join after England’s participation in the Euros, subject to passing a medical. The forward’s

July 1, 2021

Health

WHO: Deadly Covid-19 Delta Variant So Far Detected In 96 Countries

The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double

July 1, 2021

Politics

Kadaga Hailed For Anti-gay Fight, Defending African Culture

Former speaker of Uganda’s parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was 30, June 2021 sworn in as an ex-officio member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania. We’ve learnt that the Kamuli Woman legislator who served for 10-years as Speaker of the

July 1, 2021

Health

Sad: Kapchorwa CAO Succumbs to Covid-19

Simon Peter Kandole, the Chief Administrative Officer of Kapchorwa district has succumbed to COVID-19. We’ve learnt that Kandole breathed his last in the wee hours of Monday June 28, 2021 at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital where he was admitted in intensive care

June 28, 2021

Crime·Health·Security

Sembabule Drunk Policeman Survives Lynching After Clobbering Woman In Guise Of Enforcing Covid-19 Curfew

The officer in charge of Kyera police post, in Kyera Sub-county, Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule district survived being lynched by an angry mob after he badly beat a woman in the area. We’ve learnt that Gaston Bogere narrowly survived lynching on Thursday evening

June 27, 2021

Lifestyle

The Rise Of Rt. Hon Robinah Nabbanja: Biography, Tribe, Husband, Early Life As a Taxi Driver and Education

The Right Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja is an educationist, businesswoman, mother and wife. She’s one of the legislators in the 10th parliament who refused to use the COVID-19 funds allocated to each MP by parliament to help them

June 26, 2021

Health

Frief As UCC’s Bishop Stephen Senfuma “Innerman” Succumbs to Covid-19

The proprietor of the Uganda Christian Centre Church – UCC Bishop Stephen Senfuma better known as Innerman has died. According to reports, the man of God passed on in the wee hours of Saturday morning at Platinum Hospital, Kampala days back after

June 26, 2021

Health

Covid-19 Delta Variant Worries Health Experts

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros  Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called the most transmissible mutation to date. Dr Ghebreyesus told journalists at a regular briefing last evening that Delta has been identified

June 26, 2021

Health

MPs From Rural Areas Oppose Covid-19 Relief For Only Cities, Municipalities

A section of Members of Parliament from rural areas has called for equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief cash across the country. The government has allocated 53 billion Shillings as relief support to vulnerable people in municipalities and cities which are hit hardest

June 26, 2021