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Just In: Health Min. Confirms 40 New Covid-19 Cases As Nation Awaits Presidential Address
The Ministry of Health has on Monday June 1 2020 confirmed Forty (40) new covid-19 cases from 1,319 samples tested on May 31, 2020. According to the press statement issue this afternoon, all confirmed cases are Ugandans. Twenty three (23) of the new confirmed cases are from 993 samples from points of Entry while Seventeen…
George Floyd Protests: Curfews Fail To Deter Angry Demonstrators
By Agencies USA: Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but people have largely ignored them, leading to tense stand-offs. Riot police clashed with protesters in New York, Chicago,…
President Museveni To Address The Nation Today, What Ugandans Expect..
President Yoweri Museveni will tonight at 8pm address the country on efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and outline new measures to ease the lock-down. The Minister for ICT Ms. Judith Nabakooba said President will guide the nation on the next steps to be taken before the current extended lockdown ends on June 4. “H.E…
30 Years Are Enough! Police Operations Director AIGP Mugenyi Quits
The director of Operations Services in the Police Force, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asuman Mugenyi has officially quit the institution he has served for over 32 years. AIGP Mugenyi served for 32 years had his last day in police uniform on Friday, May 29 and has since handed over to his deputy Senior…
URA’s Kateshumbwa’s Wealth Shocks Museveni As Investigation Bite
The President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is under shock after learning of the immense wealth of exiting top Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Officials. The shock follows an investigation on how sacked top (URA) corruptly acquired a lot of wealth for the period they’ve spent in the Authority. TheCapitaltimes has learnt that Museveni’s investigations…
Fruitful! Kampala Parents School Pupils Already Used To Online Classes!
Kampala Parents School on Monday started full Online classes from Kindergarten to Primary with teachers set to be fully accommodated at School to avoid potential transmission of the Coronavirus. The Kampala Parents School Principal Ms Daphne Kato, revealed in a circular issued last week that a number of guidelines had been set up for parents…
MP Okoth Granted Leave To Draft Real Estate Agents Bill 2020
The Parliament of Uganda has granted leave to West Budama North MP, Richard Othieno Okoth to draft and introduce a Private Members Bill called the Real Estate Agents Bill 2020. While asking Parliament to grant him leave on May 27, Okoth said that most real estate agents make money through commission for services rendered in…
Uganda Records Highest One-day Rise In Covid-19 Cases As 84 Test Positive
The Ministry Of Health has on May, 30, 2020 confirmed 84 new COVID-19 cases. This brings a total confirmed cases to 413 in Uganda. According to the Health Ministry, 52 cases are truck drivers whereby 50 arrived from South Sudan via Elegu, while 2 arrived from Kenya via Busia. 32 cases are contacts to previously…
URA Speaks Out On Massive Resignation At The Authority
The tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has said that four senior officials resigned from the tax collection agency after a motion by a May 28 meeting of the Board of Directors who recommended “the reorganization” of the “management of the Authority.” On Saturday, Commissioner Domestic Taxes Dickson Kateshumbwa, Commissioner for Tax investigations Henry Saka,…
UPDF Recalls Lt.Col.Matsiko From URA
After Commissioner of Domestic Tax at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Dickson Kateshumbwa resigning on Friday, May 29. The latest information thecapitaltimes has established is that the Head of security at URA Lt.Col Ezekiel Matsiko is set to leave the tax organ back to UPDF for a refresher course. This comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…