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Tycoon Sudhir Urges Ugandans To Observe MoH SoPs As He Tests Negative For Covid-19

By Our ReporterSeptember 22, 2020 0

Billionaire Sudhir Ruparelia the founder and Chairman Ruparelia Group one of Uganda’s largest business conglomerates with investments in financial services, real estate, education services, hospitality, agriculture and media amongst others has tested negative for Covid-19. The tests which were taken at the Makerere College of Health Sciences’ Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology on September…

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Museveni Reopens Schools, Churches As Bar Owners Continue To Languish

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 20, 2020 0

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has on September 20, 2020 eased on Covid-19 restrictions which were set up in March 2020. The President in today’s speech reopened schools for only candidate classes and university finalists. Below are some of the highlights from President Museveni’s address on Covid19. 1. Schools will re-open on October, 15 for the…

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Eight Ugandans Miss Repatriation Flight After Testing Positive For Covid-19

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 18, 2020 0

Eight Ugandans missed a special repatriation flight from Saudi Arabia this week after testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). On Tuesday, 113 Ugandans who were stranded in Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 lockdown arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard a flight sponsored by the International Organization for Migration- IOM. They were among the 136 females…

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Just In: Parliament Bus Carrying 25 Covid-19 Patients Catches Fire

By Our ReporterSeptember 17, 2020 0

A parliamentary Bus registration UG 0391H which was carrying about 25 Covid-19 patients from Gulu to Kampala has caught fire. It is said that the bus caught fire at Koro along the Gulu-Kampala highway. Aswa region police spokesperson Patrick Okema revealed that fire brigade was dispatched at the scene and managed to put out fire.…

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Sad: Umeme Temporarily Closes Lugogo Technical Centre After Confirming 3 Cases Of Covid-19

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 16, 2020 0

Uganda’s electricity distributor, UMEME has closed its technical centre in Lugogo,a Kampala suburb after three staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This was confirmed by the company’s head of communications Peter Kujju on Wednesday September 16, 2020 afternoon. “Umeme has been screening staff for Covid-19 as part of the proactive measures in checking the…

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Grief MP Alupo Dies Of Suspected Covid-19

By Our ReporterSeptember 15, 2020 0

Fear has engulfed Parliament of Uganda after one of her members succumbed to a virus on Tuesday which is suspected to be Covid-19. Hon.Faith Alupo has been a woman MP representing Pallisa According to sources, law maker Alupo was admitted a few weeks ago at Mulago hospital VIP section after developing severe pain, headache and…

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MTK, Quality Chemicals Co-Founder Francis Kitaka Dies Mysteriously

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 13, 2020 0

Francis Xavier Kitaka, one of the founding directors of Quality Chemical Limited, the firm that later partnered with the Indian giant Cipla to form pharmaceutical manufacturing company CiplaQCIL, has died. Details of his death are still scanty but we will keep you posted. Kitaka has been living in the shadow of his son-in-law, Emmanuel Katongole,…

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Covid-19: Over 1000 Ugandans Quarantined On Island

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 12, 2020 0

Kalangala district Covid-19 task force has quarantined at least 1000 residents at Nkose Island as the district records it’s second positive case for Coronavirus. The case is of an adult female whose samples were collected in Buvuma Health Center IV on 28th of August but she later relocated to Nkose Landing Site, Mazinga Sub-County in…

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Relief As NWSC Together With SOSEA SATOM Restore Water Supply In Troubled Naalya Estates

By Our ReporterSeptember 11, 2020 0

The persistent water crisis in the Naalya Estates is now a problem of yesterday as the team from SOGEA SATOM concluded laying the DN 700 around Nalya Mogas Petrol station which had interrupted supply to DN 150 that feeds our customers in the estates On Thursday, a team from NWSC Head Office headed by Director…

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Panic At Masaka District HQ As Five Staff Test Positive For Covid-19

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 10, 2020 0

There is panic at Masaka district headquarters after five staff tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19. We’ve learnt that the five staff members are currently undergoing treatment at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The five cases are part of 75 staff of Masaka District Local Government who were tested for COVID-19 to ascertain their status. The discovery of…

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