Uganda has so far spent over 14 million dollars on COVID-19 tests ever since the disease outbreak, the ministry of health has revealed. According to Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General Health Services, the funds have been used on the over 216,000 COVID-19 tests that have so far been conducted in the country. Of these tests,…
As religious institutions in Uganda remain closed to congregants due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop David Livingstone Kiganda the proprietor of Christianity Focus Centre has launched a campaign geared towards pressuring government to reopen churches. Addressing journalists at his church in Kisenyi a Kampala suburb today, Bishop Kiganda expressed disappointment with government for taking churches…
Drama ensued on Baba TV’s “Kibuyaga mukibuga” show this morning afterpresidential adviser Jennifer Nakanguubi aka full figure attempted to fight music promoter Andrew Mukasa better known as Bajjo live on set. The motor-mouthed singer who allegedly showed up on the show (which airs every Wednesday from 9am -11am) uninvited accused Bajjo of attacking president Museveni….
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has assigned Daniel Muhumuza NuweAbaine the role of interim head of public and cooperate affairs who will double as the spokesperson for KCCA. This is after Peter Kaujju who served in the same position for the last nine years resigned and joined electricity distributor UMEME as head of Communications effective…
Government is set to distribute a total of 27.5 million long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets throughout the country in a bid to mitigate the malaria burden in the country. According to the state minister of health in charge of primary health care, Dr. Joyce Kaducu, this is to be conducted under the third universal coverage campaign…
Senior Presidential Advisor on ICT Hon Ham Mulira has commended Victoria University for putting in place early measures to help students continue with their classes uninterrupted during the COVID 19 pandemic. Hon Mulira while addressing the media at Victoria University in Kampala said that such early initiatives like giving each new student a laptop will…
More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to take more seriously the possibility of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus as case numbers rise around the world and surge in the United States. In a forthcoming paper titled “It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Covid-19,”…
Musician Lydia Jazmine has asked her fans, friends and relatives to forgive Star TV presenter Ibrah K. Mukasa a.k.a MC Ibrah for the inappropriate language he used against her. This follows a public apology issued by the celebrated Journalist and vow not to attack the singer ever again. In a statement posted on her social…
Kasangati police station is investigating a case of disappearance of a one Edrine Mpiima a resident of Kitagobwa village in Kasangati town council, Wakiso district who went missing on Monday 29/6/2020. It’s alleged that Mpiima together with his driver set off heading to Kulambiro in Nakawa Division, Kampala but when they reached Kumbuzi trading Center, Mpiima asked…
The Constitutional Court has today dismissed a petition challenging a resolution by National Resistance Movement (NRM) to front president Yoweri Museveni as the party’s presidential sole candidate in next year’s general elections and beyond. A majority decision by three justices Including acting Cheif Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Cheborion Barishaki and Christopher Madrama dismissed the petition filed…
