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In Uganda: Covid-19 Cases Rise To 657 As 11 Test Positive
Ministry Of Health has confirmed 11 new cases of coronavirus pandemic bringing the total number of infections to 657. All new confirmed cases are Ugandans, comprising five truck drivers from Malaba in Eastern Uganda and Elegu, in the north. The other six are contacts and alerts from Amuru and Kyotera Districts. According to the Ministry,…
54 Stolen Cattle Recovered From Suspected Karamojong Thieves
The Army in Agago district has recovered 54 cattle from suspected armed Karamojong cattle thieves. The thugs who were armed with guns, bows and arrows had raided Mora village in Ngora Parish, Paimol Sub County on Monday night and stole 54 cattle from a kraal belonging to farmers in the area. Silvio Odong, one of…
LDU Man Accidentally Shoots Self Dead
A Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel in Agago district has died after accidentally shooting himself. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Martin Okello who has been attached to Labwor-dwong army barracks in Paimol Sub County under the 5th infantry Division. He reportedly shot himself around 9 p.m. on Sunday while on duty. According to security…
Breaking: Burundi’s Outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza Has Died
The President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza has passed on according to reports. According to Burundi government official twitter handle, the outgoing president suffered acadic arrest and died. “URGENT: The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza”, a statement from the government reads. At the…
Two Ugandan Herbalists Arrested For Selling Purported Covid-19 Cure
Two men in Fort Portal municipality have been arrested for selling a purported cure for coronavirus disease- Covid-19. The suspects have been identified as William Isingoma and Abdullah Gumisiriza, both residents of Hakibaale sub county in Kabarole district. The Rwenzori West region police spokesperson, Vincent Twesige says the duo was picked up on a tip…
Am Still KCCA ED –Eng. Kitaka
The acting executive director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Eng.Andrew Kitaka has denied allegations that he has been fired by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni from leading the authority. President Museveni appointed Eng. Kitaka on December 18 2018 after former executive director Jennifer Musisi resigned as she pursued greener pastures at Harvard University in USA. Through…
Magufuli Declares Tanzania Free Of Coronavirus, Says Prayers & Fasting Helped To Fight Virus
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has declared his country free of Coronavirus, saying prayers and fasting by Tanzanians is reason for the country to defeat the killer virus. President John Magufuli attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the people of Tanzania have offered to God. “It gives me…
Confirmed! Uganda’s Representative to UN Christopher Onyanga Is Dead
Christopher Onyanga Aparr, the permanent representative of Uganda to the United Nations in Geneva, has died. Onyanga died Wednesday morning in Geneva, according to a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The cause of his death is yet to be revealed.After his appointment in 2013, Onyanga assumed the role of Coordinator of LDC countries…
Presidential Hopeful, Gen. Tumukunde Hails Museveni, Calls Stella Nyanzi a Heroine
Former Security Minister, Rtd.Lt General Henry Tumukunde seem to have not given up on his dream of competing in the coming 2021 presidential general elections. After a couple of months, arrested and remanded in Luzira maximum prison over charges of Treason and unlawful possession of fire arms the General made an ultimate public statement, where…
Tycoon Rajiv Speaks Out On Why He Fired All Sanyu FM Staff & Reaction From Concerned Citizens
Kampala mogul Dr Sudhir Ruparelia’s son Rajiv Ruparelia, who is the Managing Director of Sanyu FM radio station, has spoken out on why management decided to fire all the staff, following a sit down strike. The saga started on Monday when the employees of Sanyu FM decided to stage a sit-down strike, protesting a decision…