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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…
Just In! Minister Raphael Magyezi “Quits” Igara West MP Race
The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has unceremoniously withdrawn from the Igara West parliamentary race according to reports. Apollo Lee Kakonge a close friend to Magyezi, noted that the Minister left the race because he wants to concentrate on the ministerial duties. Kakonge added that Magyezi did not run away from the pressure in…
Supreme Mufti Ndirangwa Asks Gov’t To Re-open Places Of Worship
The Supreme Mufti Sheikh Siriman Kasule Ndirangwa has appealed to the government of Uganda to consider re-open places of worship so that believers can jointly seek divine intervention in the battle against COVID-19. He said all Muslim leaders are now aware of the danger that COVID-19 presents and very well know how to conform to…
Gov’t Clears Three Private Laboratoties To Carry Out Covid-19 Tests
The Ministry of Health have okayed private laboratories to carry out Coronavirus tests provided they are approved by a committee of scientists. This was revealed by the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng on Thursday July, 30, 2030 while giving an update on the pandemic in the country adding that three private laboratories have so…
US Ex-presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dies Of Covid-19
Herman Cain, a US businessman and onetime Republican presidential candidate, has died after a month-long battle with coronavirus. Cain died in an Atlanta-area hospital, where he was admitted in early July, according to Newsmax, where he had been set to launch a weekly television program. “Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father…
Choas: Mp Nsereko,Min.Magyezi Clash Over Creation Of 46 Counties
Parliament has amidst protest from Opposition MPs, passed a motion providing for the creation of 46 new counties, bringing the total number of constituencies to 353. The Minister of Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi, said that although his ministry tabled 15 new counties before Parliament on the 30th of June, 2020, there has been increased…