Month: January 2025

The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija (pictured) has revealed that government is in the final stages of setting up some schools in Entebbe as quarantine centres. Kasaija revelation followed concerns by Members of Parliament on  Tuesday, 24 March 2020 about the high costs incurred by

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of emergency and the isolation of its capital, Kinshasa, in its fight against coronavirus. President Félix Tshisekedi (pictured) announced the measures late on Tuesday in a nationwide televised address. Mr Tshisekedi said that along with the closure of the country's borders,

Uganda’s budgeting process for the forthcoming Financial Year  2020/21will be carried out through electronic system in an effort to avoid the  spread of  COVID-19 caused by corona virus, Rebecca Kadaga, the speaker of parliament has announced. Kadaga says there will not be officials from different ministries to physically present their

Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma’s medical equipment donated to help fight coronavirus in Uganda  arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday. Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online store Alibaba, is sending millions of test kits, surgical masks and protective clothing to the continent, where now more than 1,000 cases have

President Museveni has warned traders in Kampala who are hiking prices of essential commodities, terming them as “useless crook”. He made the remarks this afternoon at State House Entebbe whiling updating the nation on the current status of the COVID-19 situation. “Anyone who hikes prices in town I will cancel

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have quizzed officials from Makerere University over the Shs11Bn arrear claims that was rejected by Ernst & Young, an auditing firm that was hired by Ministry of Finance to audit arrears fronted by public entities. The team from Makerere University had been summoned

There are two videos circulating in the social media alleging that these are victims of COVID19. One video shows two men lying on the road and another indicating that people fell from a building. However, Police says these are not victims of Corona Virus. In a statement dated March24, 2020,