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Tanzania confirms first case of coronavirus
At least 30 countries across Africa have now reported cases of coronavirus, including four that reported their first instances Monday – Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania. Speaking to reporters...
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Kabaka Mutebi cancels Kyotera tour over coronavirus
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muweda Mutebi II has cancelled his tour of Kyotera district amid the fears of the coronavirus outbreak. Although Uganda has no case of confirmed coronavirus but...
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Lawyers run to court to demand Tumukunde's unconditional release
Lawyers representing Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde are demanding for his unconditional release. In their application filed before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate's court on Tuesday, the lawyers led by Anthony...
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Coronavirus: Kadaga says Ugandan doctors "lack brains"
The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has hit back at the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) for expressing reservations about the purported spray that can instantly kill the coronavirus....
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Ugandan pork contains 48% of HIV drug residues - research
Pork consumers in Uganda are substantially exposed to HIV/Aids treatment drugs - Efavirenz and Nevirapine, a study by Makerere University researcher Dr Ritah Nakato has revealed. Nakato is a...
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Uganda to plant 40 million trees
Government has mooted a plan to plant 40 million trees in April this year. This was disclosed by Sam Cheptoris, the minister of Water and Environment on March 6. “In April, we will plant 40 million...
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Kadaga: Electric cars will save us $450m in forex
The economic tide may seem a little unfavorable for electric cars right now but speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga sees them as part of a job-producing future. During a tour of the under-construction...
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Judiciary revamp takes shape as court grants independence
The judiciary is undergoing massive overhauls to strengthen accountability as well as empowering judicial officials in carrying out their work. When The Observer reached out to Pius Bigirimana, the...
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Understanding the Uganda/Rwanda tensions
About a month ago old boys of Namilyango College requested me to speak at the get-together monthly party organized by Campling House. So, their chief mobilizer Peter Odoki asked if I would speak during...
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Nawangwe warns Observer columnist
Makerere University vice chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has warned The Observer newspaper columnist Yusuf Serunkuma to desist from making, ‘malicious attacks’ on officers of the university in the...
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Coronavirus: Uganda begins to shutdown
Even before the first case is confirmed in Uganda, the fast-spreading coronavirus is slowly shutting down public life. A jittery public and political leadership is vigorously urging caution after...
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Tumukunde doesn’t bow to authority
Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu was the National Resistance Army (NRA) commander between 1989-1998 and one thing is indelibly etched in his memory: Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde doesn’t bow to authority. “Henry is...
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Coronavirus: Museveni closes schools, bans weddings
Although Uganda has not yet recorded any case of coronavirus, President Museveni, in a televised address to the nation, today said it was only "logical and wise" to ban mass gatherings in the country...
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Tumukunde remanded to Luzira prison till March 30
Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has been remanded to Luzira prison until March 30 by the Kampala City Hall Magistrate's court. Tumukunde is facing one count of treason and two counts related to illegal...
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Iran reports largest spike in coronavirus as 147 on Wednesday
Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135. The nearly 15 per cent spike in...
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Uganda runs out of sanitizers
The ministry of Health is urging all Ugandans to resort to making home handwashing solutions or using soap and water to wash hands as the country runs out of manufactured hand sanitizers.The ministry...
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Uganda Airlines suspends flights over coronavirus
Uganda Airlines has announced planned suspension of flights to Mogadishu, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, Zanzibar and Nairobi due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.“Following the spread of COVID-19 and the...
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This is not quarantine, this torture & extortion! Travellers cry out
This is a first-hand account of The Observer columnist and cartoonist, Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo who travelled from the UK, one of the high-risk coronavirus countries. He's currently holed up Central...
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Wuhan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time
The Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic has for the first time reported no new daily cases, reporting Thursday that there were no new cases Wednesday. Wuhan has spent about two...
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Katureebe suspends court proceedings for 32 days over coronavirus
All court hearings and appearances have been suspended for 32 days according to a circular issued by the chief justice Bart Katureebe. Katureebe says the suspension is in line with the directives...
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