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News

Tough Times Ahead As Police Director Orders For Enforcement Of Curfew, Covid-19 SOPs

The Uganda Police Operations Director, AIGP Edward Ochom has ordered all territorial commanders countrywide to strictly enforce the Covid19 guidelines given by the Ministry of Health and arrest whoever violates them without fail. He communicated through a memo seen by this website

August 28, 2020

News

Video: City Tycoon Kalungi ‘Billgates’ Police Officer Lock Horns

City businessman Moses Kalungi Alias Bill Gates the proprietor of Kalungi Plaza has exchanged bitter with a Uganda Police Force Force Officer for arresting him and family on allegations of evicting a tenant from his building. The worse happened yesterday evening after

August 28, 2020

Health

Charms Uganda Donates To COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers

When Uganda announced the first case of Covid-19 in March, companies continuously donated food, cash and relief items to help meet the needs of those who have been denied an opportunity to earn a living due to the limitations imposed by the

August 27, 2020

Politics

MP Luttamaguzi Remanded To Wanyato Prison For Flouting Covid-19 SOPs

Nakaseke South MP Paulson Ssemakula Lutamaguzi has been charged and remanded to Wanyato government prison up-to September 3, 2020. On Wednesday, police arrested Luttamaguzi and scores of his supporters over a planned political rally.He has been charged with doing an act likely

August 27, 2020

News

Museveni Declares August 29 National Prayers Day As Covid-19 Cases Surge

The president of Uganda HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has declared the national prayer day a public holiday all over the country. In a statement released on his social media platforms on Thursday, August, 27, the president noted thus.. A certain Ugandan came to

August 27, 2020

Crime

Grief As Family Of Five Drown In Lake Bunyonyi

Police is Investigating circumstances where Five more people have drowned in Lake Bunyonyi, barely a week after three people drowned in the same lake. Mr. Elly Matte the Kigezi region police spokesman identified the deceased as Grolia Tuhimbise, her children, Shanitah Ruhangariyo

August 27, 2020

Health

Panic As Troubled Dfcu Bank Closes Branch After Recording 5 Covid-19 Cases

The troubled commercial DFCU Bank of Uganda, is nursing five (5) COVID-19 infections from its staff at Lugogo Branch leaving both the management and customers at high risk of contracting the virus. According to the statement released by the Bank management, the

August 27, 2020

Politics

Teargas, Live Bullets Rock Semuto Town As Police Arrests MP Luttamaguzi

Nakaseke South Member of Parliament Luttamaguzi Ssemakula and scores of his supporters have been arrested ahead of planned a political rally. Police intercepted the legislator at Wakasanke village along Matugga-Semuto road yesterday on his way to a public rally in Semuto town

August 26, 2020

Politics

FDC Presidential Hopeful Amb. Birigwa Pledges Free Cash To All Ugandans Once Elected Into Power

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s presidential nominee for party flag in the next General Election, Amb Wasswa Birigwa has pledged free cash to all Ugandans once elected into power. Amb Birigwa made the cash pledge in a post-nomination speech he made at

August 26, 2020

Health

Panic As 10 UBC Staff Tests Positive For Covid-19

The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has joined other Government agencies to register COVID-19 cases after 10 staff contracted the novel disease. Among the confirmed cases are 332 samples that were taken on 21st August, 2020 from staff at UBC Kampala office for

August 26, 2020