As National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ supporters we should not deliberately lose consciousness about what is happening in our country,being an NRM supporter doesn’t mean we should praise and support wrong things done by the government. I usually see old men on TV defending the indefensible and I wonder do these people have double personalities or…
As the nation prepares for the 14th COVID-19 Presidential Address, Chairperson Adv Assumpta Kemigisha Ssebunya and Treasurer Adv Sylvia Namawejje Ebitu are pleased to announce on behalf of the Goodwill Committee that the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Lawyers has so far been “a resounding success, having attracted 65 donors, rescued 98 lawyers in need,…
Managers of the Covid-19 Response Fund have written to chief executives of companies in Uganda urging them to request their employees to donate at least Shs10,000 to the fund. “We are writing to make an appeal to chief executives of private sector organizations to join our efforts in mobilizing to raise funds for the much-needed…
Tension is rising at the Taveta-Holili border after Tanzania blocked Kenyan drivers from crossing into the neighboring country amid Covid-19 measures row. A Report by Citizen TV in Kenya on Sunday morning, showed that Tanzania blocked entry of Kenyan Cargo trucks at Taveta – Holili border causing heavy traffic as truck drivers remained stranded without…
Ministry Of Health has on May 16, 2020 announced 24 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 2,044 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 227 in Uganda. The new cases were from Elegu border where 3 Ugandans and 2 Kenyans tested positive. At Mutukula border, 6 Tanzanians and 1 Ugandan…
Weeks after President Yoweri Museveni castigated Parliament for allocating itself Shs 10 billion to support individual MPs’ initiatives against COVID-19, his ruling NRM party is spending more than Shs 12.6 billion on the 317 MPs that supported the lifting of the constitutional presidential age limit. According to insiders, the ongoing payments are in phase one…
The Government of Uganda will not allow any truck driver without a ‘negative Coronavirus certificate’ to enter the country. While Ugandan medical services have been treating COVID-19 cases after being detected, the new instructions provide that such patients must be ordered to return to their respective countries. Regional leaders recently mooted the idea of a …
Ministry Of Health has on 15 May, 2020 confirmed 43 new COVID-19 cases in Uganda from 1,838 samples of truck drivers. According to the health Ministry, the total number of COVID-19 cases is now 203. The confirmed cases came through Elegu border post: 15 Ugandans, 9 Kenyans, and 4 Eritreans Mutukula border post: 5 Tanzanians,…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has assured legislators that the institution will interest itself in the quality of relief food distributed to the masses. Kadaga’s reassurance follows a complaint from several MPs during this week’s plenary sittings about the quality of the beans being distributed by the government. The government through the Office of…
Police in Soroti have impounded over 60 Motorcycles in a three day operation within the town and it’s outskirts. According to ASP David Ongom the Regional Spokesperson East Kyoga, the operation was targeting motorcyclists who fail to follow the curfew guidelines of 1700hrs, carrying passengers, and riding Motorcycles in a dangerous mechanical conditions (DMCs). “The…
