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Horror In Parliament As Female Ugandan Lawmaker Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Anxiety has hit Uganda Parliament after a female legislator tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, July 14. This was confirmed by Aruu County MP, Odonga Otoo in his message to one of the Parliamentary WhatsApp groups. “I have just been tipped to get out of parliament that Ugandan female MP test positive for Corona Virus…the…
Two Suspected Notorious Thugs Arrested In Connection To Robbery, Death Of Man In Tororo
Uganda Police Force with sister security agencies have arrested two suspects in connection to the murder and robbery case that happened in Tororo District on Monday night. Police at Old Kampala arrested two suspects identified as Remus Mulisa and David Twahirwe in connection to the murder and robbery case that took place at Muzuri Hotel…
President Museveni: Stay Calm, Maintain Discipline As We Are Working On Your Issues
President Yoweri Museveni has in a missive released on Tuesday night, urged Ugandans to continue to maintain discipline in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “After a long absence, here is my “missive” to my fellow countrymen, countrywomen and especially, the Bazukulu,” he wrote as he explained Uganda’s COVID-19 status, and said the country is…
Andrew Mwenda: Impunity And Corruption At Bank Of Uganda
By Andrew M. Mwenda Last week, Bank of Uganda (BOU) issued a press statement in which it promised to appeal a ruling by the Court of Appeal in a case against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia over Crane Bank. Yet the statement did not deal with the reason why the court rejected all the grounds of appeal…
In Hot Soup: Kadaga Summons Min.Aceng,Namugwanya For Flouting Presidential Directives On Covid-19
The Speaker Rt.Hon.Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Ministers for Health and Kampala respectively to make statements to the House on allegations that they did not adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) instituted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Kalungu West Member of Parliament, Hon Joseph Ssewungu Gonzaga said that some ministers have flouted…
Full-list: Over 40 Arcades Meet SoPs, Set For Re-opening
Close to 50 arcades have so far adapted to the standard operating procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades because of difficulty to avoid close contact between people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to President Yoweri Museveni, it would be…
Former LoP Winnie Kiiza Quits Elective Politics
Former Leader of Opposition, Ms Winnie Kiiza has quit elective politics. The Kasese District Woman MP says she will remain active with the forces of change but will not offer herself for political positions in the 2021 general elections. “I have continuously talked about overstaying in power, I will not be different if I sought…
Open Arcades: Police Fire Live Bullets, Teargas To Disperse Defiant Traders Downtown
Uganda Police Force (UPF) have fired teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of traders in downtown Kampala who had reopened shops this morning, despite their continued closure by the government. Arcades have remained closed since March 2020, when the government first announced a lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus disease. Although, in…
Covid-19: Unfortunately Countries Headed In The Wrong Direction – WHO
Countries are not doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19, this is according to the World Health Organization-WHO. This comes as the world is experiencing an increase in the number of cases that are reported daily globally. Data from WHO shows that by Monday 13 million cases and over 500,000 deaths were also reported.…
EC Asks Court To Dismiss Kabuleta’s Application Challenging Virtual Campaigns
Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. In June, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to mass political rallies. The EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama said…