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Just In : M7 Names Former SFC Boss Maj.Gen Nabasa As Somalia Contingent Commander
In the latest UPDF reshuffle, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is commander in chief of armed forces has made changes in army deployments. Maj. Gen. Innocent Oula who is also UPDF representatives in Parliament has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director, National Enterprise Corporation. Fresh from Defence and Strategic Studies course – NDU at the…
M7 Appoints Brig.Flavia Byekwaso New UPDF Spokesperson
The commander of armed forces Gen.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed UPDF representative in parliament Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso as a new Defence Spokesperson, replacing Brig Gen Richard Karemire. Brig Gen Richard Karemire confirmed the development. ” Please join me to welcome Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso appointed the Defence Spokesperson following the end of my tour…
Market Plaza Opens Doors To Traders As City Landlords Close Arcades Over COVID-19 Rent Arrears
Recently opened Market Plaza, which is a commercial building in the Kampala Central Business District (CBA), has opened its doors to thousands of traders in Kampala, whose shops were closed by ruthless city landlords who are demanding for COVID-19 rent arrears. This website has established that Crane Property Agency, which manages the building on behalf…
Panic: 5 Hotels Closed In Mbarara City After Three Clients Tested Positive Of Covid-19
Ministry of Health officials in Mbarara city have closed five hotels due to coronavirus disease. Hotels like Rwampara Suites,Leisure Park International Hotel,Golden Monkey,Africa Guest house and Acacia have suspended services and workers quarantined for 14 days after hosting positive Covid-19 guests. Mbarara District Health Officer Dr.Peter Ssebutinde revealed that a staff of Uganda Revenue Authority…
Parliament Rejects Gov’t Proposal To Regulate, Tax Coffee Farmers
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday, July, 29, 2020 overwhelmingly rejected the proposal by government to de-register coffee farmers that reportedly fail to meet the standards set by government in the coffee production chain and by producing low quality coffee. The proposal is provided for in the National Coffee Bill 2018, which seeks to mandate…
Anxiety As Kenya Airlines Okays Uganda Flights, Drops Tanzania From List
Kenya will re-open its airspace to international flights on August, 1, 2020 for priority and authorized airlines and travelers. Uganda is one of only 19 countries that have been authorized to fly into Kenya. Travelers from the 19 countries who do not have symptoms and have had recent COVID-19 tests, will be exempt from quarantine.…
Sex Pest: Teenager In Kasese Impregnates 12 Girls On Same Village, Escapes
Authorities in the western Uganda district of Kasese are in a needle search of a boy that is accused of mercilessly bonking and impregnating up to 12 girls in one sub-county of Maliba. According to the O/C of the Police Child and Family Protection Unit in the district, Mr. Sebiya Kimugha, the boy was aimlessly…
Uganda Confirms Third Covid-19 Death
The Ministry Of Health has confirmed a third Covid-19 death as the total registered cases rise to 1,154 since the virus was confirmed in the East African nation on March 21. Health officials identified the dead as a 67-year-old Nigerian national and a resident of Kisenyi, a Kampala suburb. “He had symptoms consistent to COVID-19…
Soldier Shoots Dead 12 In Drunken Rampage
By Agencies DRC: A drunken soldier in DR Congo‘s troubled east opened fire on passers-by, killing at least 12 people including a two-year-old girl, and sparking angry protests, sources said Friday. The incident happened overnight Thursday at Sange, in the territory of Uvira in South Kivu province, they said. “The person responsible is a drunken…
Ugandan Scientists Warn Citizens Against Covid-19 Complacency
Ugandan scientists on Thursday warned that COVID-19 cases in the country could surge out of proportion if the public continues to relax in implementing preventive measures against the virus. The country this week and last week registered its first two COVID-19 deaths, and the scientists warn that more infections and death cases are likely to…