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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 and copied to all Regional and District police commanders as well as officers…
Rwanda Imposes Ban On Cement From Tanzania, Runs To Kenya For Rescue
Rwanda government has imposed ban on cement imported from Tanzania, this website has learnt. Rwanda imports from Tanzania were US$224.54 Million during 2019, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. According to United Nations COMTRADE data, Rwanda imported from Tanzania salt, sulphur, earth stone, plaster, lime and cement worth $ 48.38m in…
UPDF Distances Self From ‘Besigye’s Possible Coup’ In Uganda
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has distanced itself from comments made by former presidential candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye, who on Friday predicted a military led overthrow of the current National Resistance Movement Government under President Yoweri Museveni. Besigye, citing other countries where armies have mutinied or joined masses to overthrow their leaders -…
Give Us Food, Rent & Other Basic Needs Not Loans – Private Teachers Uncertain About Proposed Scheme
Private school teachers have expressed uncertainty about the funding availed by the government through the Microfinance Support Centre, to help them overcome the challenges they are facing amidst the ongoing closure of schools. The government has availed 22 billion Shillings to be injected in several Savings and Credit Cooperatives across the country to enable teachers…
Mitooma MP Thomas Tayebwa Faces Arrest For Assaulting UMEME Staff
Mitooma member of parliament Thomas Tayebwa has come under fire and faces arrest for assaulting an employee of UMEME on duty. In a statement from UMEME Ltd today, a case of assault against the MP has been opened at Katwe Police Station under reference number: SD/87/26/08/2020 “Umeme strongly condemns any acts of human rights violation.…
Health Ministry Confirms 77 More Covid-19 Cases
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 77 new COVID-19 cases in Uganda bringing the cumulative total number of infections in the country to 2,756. The new cases were confirmed from samples tested for COVID-19 on Thursday. Of the 77 new cases, 65 are contacts and alerts and they include 42 from Kampala, 4 from Amuru,…
Just In: ‘Black Panther’ Actor Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Colon Cancer
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante said.…
New Twist: Ham Enterprises Set to Crush DTB In Court Over 120Bn Fraud Case & Illegalities By The Bank
Emerging Proof reveals Diamond Trust Bank’s unlawful operations in total defilement of Financial Protection Acts of both Uganda and Kenya amounting to an illegality. In a formal way, the Bank’s operations are directly monitored and supervised by Central Banks of a given nation. This means that the central bank is also in charge of giving…
IUEA Director Alwi Survives As Wife,Daughter Drown In River Nile
At around 17:30hrs, the security manager Escom called Nalufenya police on phone reporting drowning of people at Kiira dam. The case was registered under SD REF 09/30/08/2020, according to SP Hasunira Ahmed, DPC Jinja Central Police Station. This involved two boats one which had four people namely Hassan Alwi, (father), Shakira Super (mother), Alwi Amirror…
Over 3000 virtually graduate from UMI
A total of 3300 students have graduated from the Uganda Management Institute in a ceremony held virtually to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Students followed proceedings of the 18thgraduation ceremony virtually from their homes and respective campuses around the country. Speaking at the function, Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi despite the Coronavirus pandemic,…