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Covid-19 Patients Stranded In Masindi Hospital As Health Workers Flee Place Over Lack Of PPE
Health workers at Masindi General Hospital have laid down their tools due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE. This has left several Covid-19 patients stranded. According to URN, most of the health workers who spoke them on condition of anonymity noted that all the PPE including face masks, gloves and sanitisers that were given to…
UNEB Postpones Release of 2020 Examination Results
The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has postponed the release of 2020 national examination results due to restrictions of Covid-19. According to the programme, the examinations body had scheduled to release the said results before the end of June starting with Primary Leaving Examinations, but now the release will take a little longer, though the…
Gov’t, Civil Society Call For Joint Tax Revenue Collection In EAC
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the Uganda Revenue Authority have agreed that there is a need to quickly centralize the collection of government revenues within the East African Community. Article 32 of the EAC Common Market Protocol provides for the harmonization of tax policies to remove distortions and facilitate the movement…
KACITA Chairman, Everest Kayondo Loses Battle To Covid-19
The Chairman of Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), Kayondo Everest has died. Kayondo was pronounced dead on Wednesday afternoon from Lifeline International in Zana, Kampala where he had been admitted with Covid-19 symptoms on Saturday. Mr. Abel Mwesigye, the KACITA Chief Executive Officer confirmed his death to this website. “He died this afternoon at Lifeline…
Bukoto Heights Brings Fathers Day Special Package
Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers, honouring fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the role fathers play in society, and this is why Bukoto Heights is giving dads out there a special opportunity to celebrate this special day with an exceptional “Fathers Day Special” offer. You wouldn’t want to miss out on such an amazing offer this Sunday as…
Go & Make Money: Premier Recruitment Slashes Registration Fees Upto 50% For Qatar Construction Jobs
Uganda’s leading private labour export company, Premier Recruitment Limited has slashed registration fees for the urgently needed construction assistants to work in Qatar by 50% to allow more Ugandans scoop a chance to fly abroad for work. According to the company MEMO passed out, successful candidates will earn a monthly salary of Uganda shillings one…
Gen Museveni Names Mbadi New CDF, Keinerugaba, Elwelu, Kyanda Given New Assignments
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni who doubles as the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed Gen Wilson Mbusa Mbadi as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) to replace Gen David Muhoozi who was recently appointed the state Minister of Internal Affairs. In the same spirit, we’ve learnt that Gen Museveni has Promoted Gen,…
MPs From Rural Areas Oppose Covid-19 Relief For Only Cities, Municipalities
A section of Members of Parliament from rural areas has called for equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief cash across the country. The government has allocated 53 billion Shillings as relief support to vulnerable people in municipalities and cities which are hit hardest by the lockdown measures, laid out by President Yoweri Museveni to stop the…
Reducing Strain on Parents: Victoria University To Facilitate Students With Data For 5 Months To Aid E-learning
In a bid to create a safe learning environment, Uganda’s fastest growing private Victoria University Kampala, has unveiled a “FREE DATA PROGRAM” that will see its students get free education data to continue with their learning online amid the covid-19 lockdown. Victoria University’s aggregated vice chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga said, all Victoria University students shall get…
Covid-19 Delta Variant Worries Health Experts
The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called the most transmissible mutation to date. Dr Ghebreyesus told journalists at a regular briefing last evening that Delta has been identified in at least 85 countries and is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations. A…