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KCCA officers suspended for shooting student in the mouth
Four police constables attached to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have been suspended for shooting and injuring a student during an operation against street vendors.Loenah Rachael Nankya, 14, a...
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Panic in Arua as Chinese national 'self-quarantines' in hotel
A Chinese male national who recently returned from China and checked into White Castle hotel in Arua in northern Uganda has been picked up by authorities and taken into quarantine. It is not yet...
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MP Akol ordered out of parliament over coronavirus
The Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol has been ejected from parliament and advised to self-quarantine after travelling to South Africa and South Korea, countries that have registered several cases of...
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is quarantining himself after his wife tested positive for coronavirus. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, 44, tested positive on Thursday after exhibiting mild flu-like...
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Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde arrested on treason charges
Presidential aspirant Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has been arrested on treason charges. He was arrested on Thursday evening from his office on Impala Avenue in Kololo by a combined team of the elite Special...
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Conspiracy theories, misinformation abound as Haitians brace for coronavirus
As Haitian government officials intensify their efforts to inform and prepare the nation for the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world, residents of Petionville, a suburb of the capital,...
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Kawempe hospital medical interns go on strike
41 medical interns attached to Kawempe referral hospital have gone on strike over delayed payment of their allowances. The interns say they last received payment on December 22, 2019. They are...
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Security search Tumukunde’s office
A joint security team on Friday afternoon searched the offices of former security minister also a presidential aspirant, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde.The search at Tumukunde’s premises was conducted by the...
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Kenya, Ethiopia confirm their first coronavirus cases
Kenya and Ethiopia have today Friday become the 11th and 12th African countries to confirm coronavirus cases. Kenya confirmed its first case in a 27-year-old Kenyan national who was studying abroad...
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South Korea shows world how to slow spread of coronavirus
South Korea has shown the world it may be possible to slow the spread of the coronavirus without resorting to heavy-handed lockdowns as seen in China, Italy and elsewhere. Although South Korea has...
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Sudan sees first death from coronavirus
Sudan's Health ministry has reported the country's first coronavirus death: A 52-year-old man who had travelled from the United Arab Emirates died Thursday. The ministry urged people to take measures...
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Kamuli pastor arrested for hosting Bobi Wine at his home
Pastor Andrew Muwanguzi, the proprietor of True Worship Centre in Kamuli district in eastern Uganda is in trouble for allegedly hosting Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine in March last...
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Car washer confesses to cloning client's key, stealing vehicle
A car washer in Kamwokya, Ronald Tugeine alias Kanaabe in Kamwokya is battling accusations of stealing his client's vehicle, a Toyota Mark X registration number UBG 116D. Tugaine works at a washing...
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Schools closed as Kenya, Ethiopia confirm more coronavirus cases
Kenya registered two more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday after confirming its first case on Friday. According to President Uhuru Kenyatta, after the first case confirmation, the government...
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African Union denies allegations of cronyism, corruption
A spokesperson for African Union chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has rejected allegations that the organization is run like a "mafia-style" cartel, a term used in a leaked internal memo from AU staff...
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No one can escape coronavirus screening at Entebbe - Aviation
Nobody can escape coronavirus screening at Entebbe International Airport, the National Aviation Services (NAS) has said. Refuting claims by the Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol about the absence of...
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Suspected coronavirus patient isolated at Kihihi health centre IV
A suspected coronavirus patient has been quarantined at Kihihi health centre IV in Kihihi town council, Kanungu district in western Uganda. A health worker at the health centre said on condition of...
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Court awards family Shs 65m for loss of relative at Women's hospital
The High court has awarded Shs 65 million to the family of Mercy Ayiru who died at the Bukoto-based Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Center Limited. Ayiru, 34, died on October 14, 2010,...
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Uganda to start producing coronavirus spray in 2 weeks - Kadaga
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told parliament that a spray, which instantly kills the coronavirus has been discovered and is to be co-produced in Uganda.Parliament was today holding a...
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Uganda increases travel restriction to 16 countries over coronavirus
Uganda has increased travel restrictions to at least nine other countries currently being affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The latest travel restriction includes travellers from San Marino,...
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