President Museveni has shut down education institutions and political gatherings for one month over the coronavirus pandemic. Museveni made the announcement on Wednesday at State House Entebbe saying it was necessary to shut down places with high concentration of people to prevent the virus spreading to Uganda. The country is
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By Denis Jjuuko My friend, veteran journalist Joachim Buwembo, chronicles his Kampala taxi escapades on his popular Facebook timeline on almost a daily basis. Jo, as we usually call him, can be hilarious and sometimes you wonder whether the stories are real or made up. Recently, he jumped into a
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In the wake of the fast spreading deadly COVID-19 aka Coronavirus, Uganda’s health ministry has directed the National Drug Authority to carry out samples on the sanitizers on the market to rule out fake ones as the East African country unveils measures to mitigate the global pandemic. This was revealed
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Presidential hopeful Lt General (rtd) Henry Tumukunde has been remanded to Luzira prison after being charged with treason. The said charges were formally read to Tumukunde at the City Hall court in Kampala. He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms. He was arrested last week at his home
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A lot has been said about the likelihood of machines replacing humans in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but Ag. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo (pictured above) believes Artificial Intelligence should complement and enhance rather than replace human capabilities. “You will always require a human touch to
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URA has over the years taken a social stand to carry out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a way of effecting social change in the communities in which she operates. This has helped build public confidence in the organization, created rapport and changed compliance behaviour within the taxpaying community. In
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The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has said it is "concerned" by comments made the speaker of parliament that the country was working with a US researcher who had manufactured a "treatment" for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. "To date, there is no single medicine or a vaccine that can prevent
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The Kenyan Government has stopped relying on postgraduate qualifications as a ticket for promotion in the civil service. Kenya’s Public Service Commission (PSC) says promotions will now be based on work experience and individual competence and not additional degrees in what mirrors private sector practices. The quest for promotion in
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With the spread of the novel Coronavirus, lots of companies and corporations have advised employees to work from home. However, businesses have to go on, as some are very integral to the survival of other dependent industries. For example, the telecommunications sector cannot afford to close completely. If a newsroom
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Kenya has confirmed another coronavirus case, bringing the total number to four, media reports in Kenya indicate. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) on Tuesday confirmed that one more patient tested positive at a private health facility. Mr Kagwe said the patient travelled from London and arrived in Kenya on
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