Over half a million coronavirus rapid testing kits that India ordered from China have been found to be faulty forcing them to cancel the order. The kits that were already in use in some states in India have been withdrawn after they were found to be giving false results in almost 95% of cases. The…
FINANCIAL disagreement by Wakiso district leaders frustrates the laying of the district budget. On 3/4/2020 the ministry of local government directed all the districts business committees to do the laying and the scrutiny of the budgets. This was intended to follow the guidelines given by the president in the fight against COVID-19 to discourage big…
QUARANTINE announced by the government in an effort to fight against COVID-19 has led to the raising cases of domestic violence in Wakiso.
Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has once again been denied bail by Buganda Road Court. The former Security Minister and now Presidential Contender is to spend will have to spend more weeks in jail until the hearing comes up again on 6th May 2020 at City Hall Courts, Kampala. Tumukunde who is facing charges of treason…
WAKISO district LC5 chairman Matia Lwanga Bwanika has appealed to president Museveni to involve the Chief Administrative Officers-CAOs and the LC5 chairpersons in the fight against COVID-19. Bwanika’s appeal followed a threat by the health workers in Wakiso district to put down the tools due to lack of protective gear and facilitation. Bwanika made the…
WAKISO district Human Rights Commission wants government to revisit the issue of pregnant mothers getting permission before going to hospitals. While addressing the media at Wakiso district head quarters on Tuesday, the chair man of the commission Elly Kasirye said government is likely to register more deaths if it insists on pregnant mothers getting permission…
