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Museveni eases, extends lockdown as COVID-19 cases shoot to 97
8 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Uganda - rising the national tally to 97. According to the ministry of Health, six of the cases are from truck drivers - 5 from Kenya who entered via...
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Tycoon Alam granted bail
Court on Monday granted bail to city tycoon Abid Alam after spending close to three weeks on remand. Alam was arrested by the State House Anti-corruption Unit and remanded to Kitalya government prison...
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'Produced only for Kenya' salt donated for COVID in Uganda
Mukono internal security ogranisation (ISO) is investigating circumstances under which over 200kgs of salt meant to be consumed only in Kenya was donated as relief food items in Uganda. Mukono...
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OPM officials arrested over Covid food fraud granted bail
Office of Prime Minister (OPM) officials arrested over alleged fraudulent practices in the purchase of Covid-19 food relief are out on bail. The four suspects; permanent secretary, Christine...
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Court declines to reverse order to MPs to return Shs 10bn
High court judge, Michael Elubu has declined to reverse his earlier order to legislators to return Shs 10 billion they received for Covid-19 activities to public coffers. Elubu said the law doesn’t...
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'Pastor' Yiga gagged from commenting about COVID-19
Court has restrained controversial 'pastor' Augustine Yiga from making any comments about coronavirus (COVID-19) disease on television, social media, radio, or make any other interviews. The...
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Uganda Covid-19 cases rise to 98 as Kenya sees biggest spike
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Uganda have risen to 98 after a 27-year-old Kenyan truck driver tested positive for COVID-19 according to the ministry of Health. A total of 2,632 samples were tested on...
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I'm tired of wearing the same shirt for 2 months, Tumukunde tells court
Former spy master Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has complained to City Hall magistrate Valerian Tumuhimbise that he has been beem denied access his lawyers and family. Tumukunde who was arrested on March 12...
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Sierra Leone president tests negative for COVID-19 after bodyguard exposure
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio says he is healthy and determined to fight the COVID-19 pandemic after announcing on Twitter he tested negative for the virus following a 15-day self-isolation....
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Rwanda to evacuate its nationals stuck in Uganda
The Rwanda High Commission in Uganda has started the registration of Rwandan nationals stuck in the country due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown for possible evacuation.Rwanda through its...
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Covid-19 being used to diminish democracy, governance in Africa
Watching almost every nation seal their borders, declaring total lockdown of their economies and governments to tame Covid-19, one is tempted to expect the worst. The response to the pandemic has also...
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This is the worst time to be an MP
The coronavirus disease pandemic and the general lockdown restrictions imposed to slow its spread have brought much of the world and life in Uganda to a halt. People have lost livelihoods, freedoms,...
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Uganda COVID-19 cases hit 100 after two truckers test positive
Uganda now has 100 confirmed coronavirus cases after two more truck drivers from Kenya tested positive on Wednesday, May 6. The new cases are of Kenyan and Eritrean nationals who entered Uganda via...
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Suspected German child molester granted bail due to ill health
Suspected German paedophile, Bernhard Glaser Berry has been granted a cash bail of Shs 30 million. High court judge, Moses Kazibwe granted the 73-year-old suspect bail to enable him to travel to...
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Suspected German child molester dies in Luzira prison
Bernhard Glaser, a German-born Belgian national who has been facing charges of aggravated child trafficking has died in Luzira prison. According to his lawyer Evans Ochieng, Glaser died Thursday...
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How new Covid-19 drug was found in scrap heap
The drug failed as a treatment for hepatitis and Ebola. With federal funding, scientists tried it on the coronavirus. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common...
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Ugandans paid more for food in April - UBOS
Ugandans paid more for goods and services in April compared to what they spent in March, a survey by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has said. UBOS’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2020, which...
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Covid-19: Don’t forget peoples’ psychosocial needs
On March 18, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an advisory on expected mental health and psychosocial considerations during the Covid-19 outbreak. This followed WHO’s declaration of the new...
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Lawyer Ssemakadde arrested over insulting DPP on Twitter
City lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has been arrested on charges related to cyber harassment and offensive communication.Semakadde was picked up by four plain-clothed detectives from Twed Towers shortly after...
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New Vision's Kabushenga clarifies on COVID-19 funds
Vision Group CEO Robert Kabushenga has come out to clarify on allegations made by MPs yesterday that the company received huge amounts of COVID-19 funds and yet it was cutting staff salaries. Below is...
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