A Uganda People’s Defense Forces ‘UPDF’ soldier has tested positive for COVID-19. It is reported the soldier attached at Nakasongola army barracks had returned to the Barracks from pass leave and subjected to a COVID test, at Bombo military barracks. Lieutenant Ibrahim Ssekito, the Nakasongola army barracks spokesperson revealed that the soldier had gone for…
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has declared his country free of Coronavirus, saying prayers and fasting by Tanzanians is reason for the country to defeat the killer virus. President John Magufuli attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the people of Tanzania have offered to God. “It gives me…
The acting Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has directed Departmental heads to review their staff requirements and remain with staff whose services cannot be postponed and can only be delivered at office. This was revealed in a June, 5, 2020 memo sent to to all staff which reads thus.. MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: STAFF ON…
Uganda has on Friday May 28, recorded 12 new coronavirus cases – 5 drivers and 7 contacts to previously confirmed positive drivers. According to the Health Ministry, Uganda’s cumulative total of confirmed cases has now risen to 329. 5 positive Cases were truck drivers out of 1,492 samples tested from border entry points and all…
Ministry of Health officials in Masindi district are hunting for two Somali Nationals who escaped from Masindi hospital COVID-19 quarantine center. The couple Ibrahim Muhamed and his wife Shamula Muhamed escaped from the center on Monday. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the head of COVID-19 case management team in Masindi district explained that the two were picked…
The Ministry of Health in Uganda has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19. “All new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers All contacts were under quarantine at the time of test,” the Ministry said in a statement, following Sunday tests. The total confirmed cases are now 212. Meanwhile, 5 positive foreign truck drivers…
Buhweju Member of Parliament, Francis Mwijukye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and his counterpart Hon Charles Ngabirano for Rwampara (National Resistance Movement – NRM) were involved in a minor accident at Mbarara. The two legislators were on Sunday May 24, 2020 travelling in Mwijukye’s car by the time it collided with a Toyota…
Ministry of finance, planning and economic development Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi has revealed that the Ministry has secured the 35 billion shillings required by the Ministry of health to procure the masks. He said the only challenge is the capacity to make the masks in the required time frame . Mr.Muhakanizi added that Government will…
Uganda police has come up to clarify on the inaccuracies in an internal communication that was leaked to the public especially on social media. “We would like to call the attention of the public to a few inaccuracies in our internal communication to all territorial commanders dated 20.05.2020, giving additional guidelines on the enforcement of…
Having already contributed about Shs2B to the fight against COVID-19 in Uganda, telecom giant MTN Uganda has committed to further support the drive in a bid to enable Ugandans live a healthy life. MTN’s Hamwada hands over the food stuff to Uganda prisons officials. On the Extreme right is Dinah Martha Akirapa who spoke on behalf of…
