Stories :: Accepted date: April 2020

Updated: 06 Apr, 21:1321:13

• COVID-19: Mbale Central Market Temporarily Closed

  6 Apr 2020, 18:25 Comments 153 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Business and finance Health Misc Updates

  Through the market community radio, the RDC Sulaiman Ogajjo Barasa announced that the District COVID-19 taskforce had resolved that the market be closed temporarily until they put all the presidential guidelines in place. He said that the vendors had failed to adhere to the guidelines and advised them to stay home until further notice.

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• Kalerwe Markets Vendors Take Over Gayaza Road Reserve

  6 Apr 2020, 18:16 Comments 131 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Misc Report

  Last week, the Minister for Kampala Affairs Betty Amongi closed the markets after management failed to meet requirements set by the government to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

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• Mukono District Given 500 Mattresses to Setup COVID -19 Isolation Facility

  6 Apr 2020, 18:16 Comments 136 Views Mukono, Uganda Health Business and finance Report

  Currently, the district is preparing Limkokwing university study centre, the former Namataba vocational Institute to serve as an isolation facility. The area Resident District Commissioner Fred Bamwine says due to its proximity to the capital, Kampala, Mukono district needs to be equally prepared for any eventualities.

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• Parliament Rejects Byabashaija’s Reappointment as Uganda Prisons Boss Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 17:49 Comments 479 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  Both Byabashaija and Mwanje appeared before the committee chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga today for vetting. But sources from the closed-door meeting rejected their appointment on grounds that the two, have already clocked 60, the mandatory retirement age of Public servants.

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• Police Constable Remanded for Aggravated Torture

  6 Apr 2020, 17:43 Comments 149 Views Kampala, Uganda Court Updates

  Nakate’s tormentors who were arrested in a joint operation together with the State House Anti-Corruption Unit will now face a maximum death sentence if found guilty.

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• New Breed of Desert Locusts Invades Kumi District

  6 Apr 2020, 17:32 Comments 155 Views Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda Agriculture Updates

  Unlike the yellow swarms of locusts that invaded the country in February, the new breed of locusts is brownish in colour. According to Kumi District Production Officer Rajab Ogogl, the new breed consists of very young, strong and destructive locusts.

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• Health Workers Storm Ministry Over Stickers Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 17:24 Comments 284 Views Kampala, Uganda Health Misc Updates

  Emmanuel Ainebyona, the Spokesperson of the Health Ministry says unfortunately they cannot provide every health worker with a sticker. He says he will talk to the undersecretary and see how they can handle the issue of stickers.

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• Ankole Diocese Donates Maize Flour to Mbarara COVID-19 Task Force

  6 Apr 2020, 17:16 Comments 104 Views Mbarara, Uganda Religion Health Misc Updates

  Rt. Rev. Sheldon Mwesigwa, the Diocesan Bishop says the donation was supposed to be given to inmates as it is the norm during the Easter festival, but due to the outbreak of the pandemic, they decided to donate to the vulnerable.

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• Two Female Ugandan Artists Battling Coronavirus in London Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 17:06 Comments 345 Views Gulu, Uganda Health Northern Breaking news

  Lawala told URN in a WhatsApp interview on Monday that she was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but was stable. She also disclosed that her son, Oscar Acellam is battling the same disease he contracted last week.

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• Boda Boda Cyclists Join Kitgum Covid-19 Taskforce

  6 Apr 2020, 16:58 Comments 81 Views Kitgum, Uganda Health Security Northern Updates

  William Komakech, the Kitgum resident commissioner says Boda Boda riders within the district have now been added as the sixth subcommittee in the task force to aid in implementation of the president’s directives.

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• Mabirizi Petitions East African Court over Deregistered Suit

  6 Apr 2020, 16:47 Comments 106 Views Kampala, Uganda Court Misc Report

  According to his evidence before the East African Court, Mabirizi states that on March 30th 2020, he was shown a handwritten statement by the Administrative Head of the High Court Civil Division, Dr Andrew Bashaija ordering that his cases must be de-registered and their serial numbers given to other cases.

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• COVID19: Uganda Prisons Seeks to Release 2,000 Inmates Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 16:33 Comments 266 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Misc Report

  Dr. Byabashaija noted that they have also written to the Registrar of Courts to release persons whose remand period has expired. He however, said this excludes inmates on capital offenses.

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• BOU Cuts Interest Rates, Economy to Grow at 3%

  6 Apr 2020, 16:19 Comments 226 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Health Misc Updates

  BOU says it has granted exceptional permission to banks to restructure loans of corporate and individual customers including a moratorium on loan repayment for borrowers that have been affected by the pandemic, on a case by case basis for up to 12 months, effective April 1, 2020. BOU adds this is still at the discretion of the banks.

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• HIV Patients Protest Directive Requiring Them to Seek Clearance from Village Chairpersons.

  6 Apr 2020, 16:13 Comments 125 Views Hoima, Uganda Health Misc Updates

  Robinah Tibakanya, the Coordinator Hoima District Forum for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, says some LC 1 Chairpersons are not discrete, which exposes members to stigma.

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• Gov’t Pledges to Account for COVID-19 Funds

  6 Apr 2020, 16:06 Comments 114 Views Kampala, Uganda Health Misc East Africa Updates

  The Intergovernmental Authority for Developement (IGAD) on monday donated a token of solidarity worth 2.6 billion shillings to all the seven of its members states to fight COVID-19. Each country including Uganda got 376 million shillings.

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• Pastor Arrested for Claiming to Heal COVID-19

  6 Apr 2020, 15:54 Comments 152 Views Kikube, Uganda Crime Misc Updates

  Businge, was arrested by a team of detectives who invaded Jerusalem Church, a worship place in Karama-Kabwoya Sub County, Kikuube district where he had assembled a number of people, in disregard of a presidential directive that banned church gatherings, as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19.

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• Parliament Approves New Deputy Governor Dr. Atingi-Ego

  6 Apr 2020, 15:49 Comments 140 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  Parliament's Appointment Committee has approved the appointment of Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego as new Central Bank Deputy Governor.

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• Street Children Stranded at Nakivubo Blue Primary School Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 15:32 Comments 211 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Misc Report

  Sserunjogi told URN that the children would stay at Nakivubo Blue Primary School until the pandemic is contained. He explained that they are worried that the children would be exposed to the virus because of their street life.

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• Court Orders Prisons to Produce Pastor Yiga

  6 Apr 2020, 15:22 Comments 150 Views Kampala, Uganda Court Breaking news

  Grade one Magistrate Timothy Lumunye issued the order for Yiga’s production after the prisons officers failed to bring him in court.

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• Over 40 Cult Members Arrested for Defying Suspension of Congregational Prayers Top story

  6 Apr 2020, 15:09 Comments 188 Views Kaberamaido, Uganda Religion Updates

  Harriet Aulo, the wife to Omolo, said they conduct routine prayers in the homes of their members, adding that it was their turn to do so this weekend. “Jesus never went to school and he has never fallen sick. That is why we don't take our children to school or hospital for immunisation. We also don’t take part in earthly programs because our lord does everything for us”, she said.

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