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Trouble Looms: Prison Confirms First Coronavirus case

The Uganda Prisons Services has recorded its first coronavirus case in Kayiti prison, Namutumba district. Addressing a daily security briefing at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Frank Baine, the spokesperson of Prisons said that the case is a suspect who had previously

June 12, 2020

News·Politics

Burundi Court Orders Swearing In Of President Elect Ndayishimiye

Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be sworn in as soon as possible following the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. “No interim necessary, the president-elect …. must be sworn in

June 12, 2020

Business·News

Counsel Galisonga’s Analysis On Dr. Sudhir’s Sacked Sanyu FM Presenters

As a child, whenever my dad used to give me less pocket money or cancelled some items off shopping list, I viewed him as unreasonable. Sometimes he’d pull out a huge bundle of cash and just pull out a little, much less

June 12, 2020

Health·News·Security

Covid-19: Panic As UPDF Soldier Tests Positive At Nakasongola Barracks

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

June 12, 2020

Crime·News

Disgruntled Sacked Sanyu Employees Resort To Malice, Hack Station’s Twitter Account

Former Sanyu FM Employees who were recently fired by the station’s management after they protested a 25% salary cut, have confiscated the official Twitter handle for Sanyu FM and are using it to pass their grievances claiming they were unfairly dismissed by

June 12, 2020

Health·News

Museveni: Some Parasitic MoH Officials Are Dispatching Fake Covid-19 Positive Tests

The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has blasted the Ministry Of Health after revealing that among the 679 cases of Covid19 in Uganda, there are some who were given fake positive results “due to carelessness” of some technicians The president announced the

June 11, 2020

Education·News

Makerere Dismissal Saga: Court Awards Stella Nyanzi Shs120M

High Court Justice Lydia Mugambe has issued an order of mandamus against Makerere university obliging the management of the institution to implement the decision of the university tribunal in relation to the former researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi . Dr Stella Nyanzi sued

June 11, 2020

Health·News

Min. Ruth Acheng Calls For Extension Of Lockdown

The Minister for health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has warned that with the impending complacency manifested by the Ugandan plight in urban centres, another resurgence of the virus is predictable. Acheng made a revelation during a ‘Free face masks’ flag off event,

June 11, 2020

Crime·News

Shame As Top Police Boss Is Convicted Of Car Theft, Ordered To Pay Over Shs282M

Untold shame has engulfed the Uganda Police a senior officer was convicted by the High Court for car theft, and ordered to pay over Shs 282 Million in damages to the owner of the stolen vehicle. The senior cop who brought shame

June 11, 2020

Crime·News

Gen. Kayanja Sweats Plasma As Court Orders Him To Compensate Businessman Shs 255M Over Bogus Land Transaction

Former Operations Wembley boss Major General Elly Kayanja is cursing like hell after High Court Civil Division ordered him to pay businessman, Gerald Batte Shillings 255 million arising from a bogus land deal. The orders were issued by Justice Lydia Mugambe on Wednesday

June 11, 2020

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