Uganda Christian University (UCU) could land into trouble after it defied the presidential directive on closing all institutions of learning to help control the spread of Coronovirus in Uganda. This is after Kilak North MP, Gilbert Olanya raised concern during yesterday’s plenary sitting, noting that UCU Management is asking students to
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By Dennis Kahindi Like many other children, ours have been home for just over ten days. While the sudden withdrawal from school has disrupted their routines, many teachers have continued to engage them, as they should, in-class exercises through various media, including email and WhatsApp class exercises. Last week the
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By AFP A six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday. Governments expanded lockdowns to affect about half of the planet, with funeral parties banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, New York locking up its
Read MoreBy AFP A six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday. Governments expanded lockdowns to affect about half of the planet, with funeral parties banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, New York locking up its
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The Minister of State for Minerals, Sarah Opendi (pictured) has dismissed allegations that she forcibly took her husband out of institutional quarantine in Entebbe. Opendi said she did not defy presidential directives on mandatory quarantine saying the allegations are false and a move by malicious people to spoil her name.
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The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) has, on behalf of President Museveni, tabled the 2020/2021 budget estimates, with Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs taking the lead at over Shs4.3 trillion. The details are contained in the Appropriation Bill 2020, which the Public Finance Management Act requires the Finance Minister
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BAT’s US bio-techsubsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP),is developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 and is now in pre-clinical testing.If testing goes well, BAT is hopeful that, with the right partners and support from government agencies,between 1 and 3 million doses of the vaccinecould be manufactured per week,beginning in June. While KBP
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The Kenya government will allow importation of four million bags of maize to cushion the country against food shortage as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya disclosed that a Gazette Notice will be issued soon to allow importation. Of the four million bags, said Mr Munya,
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A young woman, who was Kenya's first reported case of Covid-19, has said she has fully recovered after 23 days of treatment. Identified only as Brenda, she told reporters she had been visiting the US since last December, but suspected that she contracted the coronavirus on her flight back to
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Mastercard announced that it is championing efforts to increase contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is in line with recommendations from global and regional health authorities and governments
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