Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has warned that the country is heading to a more dangerous phase of the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised address on Monday night, Mr Museveni said cases of the disease were being reported among people whose contacts could not be traced following the reopening of
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President Yoweri Museveni has allowed the addition of a fourth passenger to private cars as the country slowly eases the nation wide lock down imposed just over two months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. Museveni said this during his eighth address since the outbreak of the virus adding
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The Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba (pictured) has said under the current circumstances of COVID-19, scientific campaigning is the safest and most effective option available. In a press statement dated June 21, 2020, Nabakooba said: “I want to call upon all Ugandans to embrace the guidance under which
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Uganda currently has 256 active cases on admission, the Ministry of Health has said. In a statement issued today, Dr Henry G. Mwebesa (pictured), the Director General Health Services at the Ministry of Health said that of the above active cases, (143 are Ugandans while 113 are Foreigners. The Ministry
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As the world commemorated the 2020 International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) on June 16 in this game changing year, it is important to draw attention to the millions of migrant workers globally who play a vital role in global economies says the UN. Countries around the world went to battle
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URA Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has proposed to Parliament to consider imposing tax on the wealthy Ugandans in a bid to reduce on income inequality. John Rujoki Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General fronted the proposal today morning while appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee
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All is not well at Britania Allied Industries (U) Ltd, better known by their flagship brand, Splash. Sources indicate that the company’s Directors from Libya are flouting the Uganda’s policies that guide foreigners working in Uganda because they don’t have working permits. The directors who are the biggest shareholders of
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The number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country increased to 4,738 after 260 tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. During the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House in Nairobi on Sunday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) said that the tests have been increasing every
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Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (R)interacts with Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli shortly after the bilateral meeting at the Arusha state lodge in Tanzania on Tuesday 30th February 2016. The East African Community (EAC) has been ranked the most integrated bloc among eight regional economic communities (RECs) by the African Regional Integration
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The Ministry of Health hasconfirmed 7 new COVID-19 cases from samples tested on 20 June 2020. The total confirmed cases are now 770. Total Recoveries stand at 578, the Ministry adds. All new confirmed cases are Ugandans; 2 truck drivers from Points of Entry, 1 from Elegu and 1 from
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