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Hotel Owners Engage EU Ambassadors On Covid-19 Losses
Lodge owners and tourism operators have appealed to the European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda to consider clear accessibility of the Euro 6 million grant (25.2 billion Shillings) that was recently extended to support the private tourism sector. The EU ambassadors were on Saturday meeting a section of lodge owners and tourism operators at Elephant…
Investigation: URA, UNBS On Hot Spot For Allowing Smuggled Kenyan Salt Into Uganda
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) are on spot for allegedly abetting and or colluding with businessmen who are smuggling tonnes of Kenyan salt into the country and reaping abnormal profits after evading taxes worth hundreds of millions of shillings. Our sources reveal that licensed dealers of salt in…
Gov’t Threatens To Suspend Public Transport To Slow Spread Of Coronavirus
Government has threatened to halt public transport for failure to adhere to standard operating procedure (SOPs) peddled at curbing the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. According to the minister of works and transport, Gen Katumba Wamala, passengers, boda-boda cyclists and taxi operators are undermining SOPs which include; wearing face masks, sanitizing, keeping social and overloading. “Fellow Ugandans, it…
Gov’t To Designate Burial Sites For Covid-19 Victims Should Deaths Rise
The Government of Uganda is considering designating special burial places to handle covid19 victims, should deaths in fatalities rise. This was revealed by the minister of ICT and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba said on Sunday while Speaking to media during a press conference in Kampala. The Minister noted that government is concerned about the rising…
Uganda Records 66 New Covid-19 Cases
Uganda has recorded 66 new cases of COVID-19, the highest figure ever to be recorded in a single day since the first patient was registered in March. The Ministry of Health announced Sunday that results from tests done on Saturday indicated that 66 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are…
Another Notorious Bodaboda Thief Arrested In Wakiso
The Uganda Police Force together with sister security operatives have arrested one suspect in connection to rampant theft of Boda Bodas around the metropolitan area. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Patrick Onyango, Bujunju Henry a resident of Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District stole the motorcycle belonging to Stephen Ssembalirwa from Nabbingo. “Ssembalirwa notified Police…
Horror: Islamic Militant Group Al Shabaab Attacks Somalia Hotel, 15 Dead
Fifteen people are dead and more than 20 are being treated in hospital following a deadly attack by militants at a seaside hotel in Somalia. Militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Elite Hotel in Lido beach, in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday. The attack started with a suicide car…
Covid-19 Crisis: Museveni Breaks Silence On Reopening Schools, Political Rallies
President Yoweri Museveni has defended the holding of campaigns on radios, saying they will be more effective because politicians will reach out to more people than they would have reached through physical rallies. “When you speak on radio, you reach out to more people compared to campaigning before the masses physically. For example, the number…
Museveni Flags Off Over 68,000 Bicycles For NRM Village Chairpersons
President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off 68,000 bicycles to aid the mobilization activities by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party in villages across the country. Museveni said that the bicycles were procured from contributions by party members and added that they are also making arrangements to procure motorcycles for the NRM sub-county chairpersons and…
Joshua Cheptegei Returns Home After Breaking 5000m World Record
The new 5000m World record holder Joshua Cheptegei is expected back home today from Monaco. The new 5000m World record holder, Stephen Kissa, Halima Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya at 3am aboard a Turkish Airlines flight on Sunday 16 / 8 / 2020, a day after breaking…