Tag Archives: COVID19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four officials from the Office of Prime Minister-OPM accused of fraudulent practices in the purchase of Covid19 food relief are out on bail. They are the OPM permanent Secretary, Christine Guwatudde Kintu, Undersecretary Joel Wanjala, Assistant Commissioner for Procurement, Fred Lutimba and Commissioner for Disaster …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 1540 Congolese and 400 South Sudanese nationals living with HIV Aids can’t the life prolonging Anti-Retroviral drugs from Arua Regional Referral Hospital because of the Covid19 nationwide lock down. The Congolese and South Sudanese nationals are part of 6700 HIV clients who have …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lt. Deo Kato, the Commandment of the UPDF Marine Unit on Kazinga Channel has closed Katunguru fish landing site citing failure to implement covid19 preventive guidelines. Kazinga Channel connects Lakes Edward and George. Lt. Deo Kato says they resolved to close the landing site because …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three more people were discharged from Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital on Tuesday after recovering from the corona virus disease-Covid19. They include a couple and a male adult. The couple left with their month old baby girl who was delivered at the hospital and three-year-old son …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two trucks imported from Germany to act as mobile Covid19 testing laboratories can’t be deployed due to lack of vital equipment, URN has learnt. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced the arrival of the trucks during a televised COVID-19 national update. The trucks …

How paying lip service to fighting corruption tendencies is undermining surveillance systems in East African region COMMENT | NATHAN WERE | East Africa, like the rest of the world, is battling one of the most challenging pandemics in history – the Coronavirus. East Africa’s over 170 million people are under …

Why the lockdown should  be a reminder to strengthen local council courts for improved access to justice COMMENT | MUKALAZI DEUS MUBIRU | On March 18, 2020, the President of Uganda announced a 32-day long lockdown in an effort to manage the spread of the COVID19. The measures were published …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a dispute between local leaders and security officials in Kisoro district over the use of whips to enforce the Covid19 lock down. The disagreement started on Tuesday after soldiers stormed Kisoro and started whipping residents while ordering them to return to their homes. …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  City lawyer, Abdul Kiwanuka from Kiwanuka, Anyango & Tamale advocates has appeared before the Mukono Chief Magistrates’ court on charges of spreading disease. He was arraigned before the Mukono Chief Magistrate, Juliet Hatanga on Thursday following his arrest from Lutengo in Nama Sub County in Mukono …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Much of the world is in lockdown, there’s a killer virus on the loose, but right now there’s only one question that needs answering: who was Madonna’s first husband? Half the faces on the computer screen look blank, but other people start writing, and the …