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Coronavirus:Soroti Herbalist Arrested Selling Fake Vaccine
Police in eastern Uganda have arrested a local herbalist for selling liquid that cures Coronavirus disease. According to East Kyoga police spokesman ASP David Ongom Mudong, identified the suspect as Lazarus Kungu, 24 year old mobile herbalist , a resident of Angopet village, Amen parish, Soroti sub-county in Soroti district. He was arrested on thursday…
Covid-19:Five Rwandan Soldiers Arrested For Raping Women,Torturing Civilians During Lockdown
Rwanda’s government has ordered the arrest of five soldiers accused of raping women and brutalizing civilians during the coronavirus lockdown. Residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali accused the soldiers of the sexual abuse as they enforce a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Rwanda Defence Force has said it has…
Gov’t Defies Kadaga’s Order On Distribution Of Covid-19 Relief Food In Kampala,Wakiso Districts
The government of Uganda has defied parliament’s directive to blocking the distribution of relief food to people around Kampala and Wakiso districts. In the Thursday Parliamentary sitting, both Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and lawmakers raised issue that there was a need for government to consider all parts of the country. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda’s attempts to…
Covid-19 Budget: How Gov’t Will Spend Shs304 Billion
Government has budgeted to spend Shs304.5 billion in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Out of the total budget, Health will get the largest share, followed by Security and Disaster management. Others that will benefit from the budget are the local governments, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) ministry. According to the proposed…
Gen.Tumwine Defies M7’s Presidential Directives On Essentials, Orders Arrest Of Journalists Working On Night Shift
Media fraternity and institutions that work to safeguard press freedom have experienced concerns and disappointments to the Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine for defying the presidential directive and calling Journalists working beyond 7pm as non essential people. Thankfully, the head of state, in his latest state of the nation address re-iterated this to the doubting…
Covid-19 Crisis: Stickers Don’t Exempt You From Curfew – Gen. Tumwine
The Minister of Security Gen. Elly Tumwine has clarified that individuals who have been given stickers to drive their cars despite the ban imposed on vehicle movement across the country are not exempted from the dawn to dusk curfew. President Yoweri Museveni on Monday decreed that starting at 7 pm to 6:30 am, no person…
COVID-19 Crisis: Parliament Blocks Gov’t Food Distribution Plan For Kampala, Wants It Extended Countrywide
Members of Parliament has halted the food distribution exercise for Kampala Metropolitan Area until government gives assurance that all Ugandans will benefit from the programme. In the Thursday 2, April, 2020 plenary, both the Speaker Rt Hon. Rebecca Kadaga and legislators said there is a need for government to consider all parts of the country.…
Coronavirus: Why Uganda Gov’t Must Subsidize Fourth Estate To Succeed In Fight Against The Pandemic
Media fraternity have proposed ways through which the fourth estate can keep operational as Uganda comes to terms with the global Covid19 pandemic. In relation, a state rests on four pillars for it to armpit several anniversaries; Executive,Judiciary, Legislature and the Fourth Estate-Media. However, due to COVID-19, the media, as all other businesses, will be…
There Will Be No Utilities For Free – Rugunda Roars
The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda has told Parliament that utility companies will still charge for services, except that service providers should exercise restraint in and consider grace periods for defaulters. Rugunda was clarifying on several questions raised by MPs and said utility companies should continue to be able to provide services.…
President Museveni Advised To Declare A State Of Emergency – What Next?
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga has told Legislators that she and the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe asked the President to declare a State of Emergency. A state of emergency is a condition of national danger whereby any government suspends normal constitutional procedures to regain control. A state of emergency is usually…