“You remember our Pius Bigirimana?” That was President Yoweri Museveni’s question he posed to his Ministers and to millions of viewers who watched his national address on Coronavirus pandemic on Sunday night. Museveni, sitting at Nakasero State House briefed the nation on the measures Uganda has undertaken to aggressively combat
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The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has urged parliament to recall the recent allocation of Shs10bn to Members of Parliament meant for COVID19 response and implored the President not to ascent to the supplementary budget but send it back with new guidelines. In an open letter to President Yoweri
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has certified ten (10) more companies to produce sanitizers. This is aimed at protecting consumers from buying sanitisers that do not comply with standards and are harmful to their health, in the wake of COVID-19. The ten (10) companies are an addition to
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The Government of Uganda through Ministry of Foreign Affairs has unveiled plans to evacuate Ugandans citizens trapped in United Kingdom as the Coronovirus pandemic ravages the European nation. The details of the evacuation plan are contained in a letter from the Uganda High Commission- London alerting Ugandans interested in leaving
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Tugende, a social enterprise that provides asset financing to informal sector entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has extended a package of support for its clients as they tackle the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The package includes a one-time unconditional cash transfer of UGX25, 000/ KES 700
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EY, SAP, and Qualtrics have announced a collaboration to provide resources to governments around the world as they battle the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. These Qualtrics® and SAP® solutions will be implemented by EY and include tools to help governments pre-screen and route potential COVID-19 patients, support healthcare workers, and
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged creditors to grant a debt standstill for all developing countries, not just the poorest, warning that many faced debt distress due to a global recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Guterres told a virtual conference on Africa hosted by the World Bank
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Approximately 4,500 petty offenders have been released from prison as the country’s corrections department tries to decongest facilities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Daily Nation reports. Prisons Commissioner-General Wycliffe Ogallo said while no one anticipated the emergence and spread of the coronavirus, all must ensure the spread is curtailed,
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The scale of disruption caused by COVID-19 to global tourism is shown in a comprehensive new report on travel restrictions from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The landmark report, published at a time of unprecedented disruption for the sector, shows that almost all global destinations have imposed restrictions on travel
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli (pictured) has appealed to Tanzanians to use the weekend for prayer against the coronavirus outbreak. It is unclear if he wants people to congregate in places of worship since the country has not yet banned religious gatherings. A devout Catholic, Mr Magufuli tweeted: “My fellow Tanzanians,
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