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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, where she accused Ugandans of flouting the standard operating procedures of social distancing…
Confirmed! Uganda’s Representative to UN Christopher Onyanga Is Dead
Christopher Onyanga Aparr, the permanent representative of Uganda to the United Nations in Geneva, has died. Onyanga died Wednesday morning in Geneva, according to a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The cause of his death is yet to be revealed.After his appointment in 2013, Onyanga assumed the role of Coordinator of LDC countries…
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…
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…
Govt To Compensate Former KCC Staff Shs 4Bn
Former employees of Kampala City Council (KCC), which was transformed into Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), who were retrenched almost 10 years ago, will receive their terminal benefits in July this year. The State Minister for Finance (Planning), Hon. David Bahati, told Parliament that Shs4.08 billion was provided in the budget for the 2020/2021 financial…
Museveni: For Tumukunde, There’s Evidence! He Can’t Survive Treason Charges
The President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is confident the State has enough evidence to convict former Security Minister Lt Gen (Rtd) Henry Tumukunde of treason charges related to statements he made urging Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to support regime change in Uganda. Tumukunde has been remanded at Luzira Prison since March 2020 after…
Opinion: How BoU Will Kill The Ugandan Economy After Coronavirus
By Omongole Richard (Farmer) Uganda’s post coronavirus economic failings are going to come from the IMF/World Bank supervised theoretical economist at Bank of Uganda. You borrow $ 491.5 million, then $151m will go to budget support and UDB . A whole $340m just for bank of Uganda to stabilize the exchange rate! Textbook economics based…
Covid-19 Crisis: Ugandan MPs Want Learners’ Programme On TVs, Radios Reviewed
Members of Parliament has called for review of the learner’s programme developed by the Ministry of Education to keep learners engaged during the COVID19 lock down. In her communication during the plenary sitting on 06 May 2020, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said that the programme currently broadcast on only UBC radio and television is not benefiting…
At Last! Parliament Approves Creation Of Terego District
Parliament of Uganda has approved the creation of Terego district in accordance with Article 179(A) of the constitution. Out of the 243 lawmakers present, there were five abstentions and two who voted against while 236 voted for the creation of the new district during the plenary sitting on 05 May 2020 chaired by the Speaker,…