The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya surpassed 20,000 on Friday, with the recording of 723 more positive results following the testing of 8,679 samples. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured), in the daily briefing on the disease, announced a total of 20,636 cases since the country recorded its first
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Local Government Minister, Raphael Magyezi Parliament has endorsed and approved a motion to bring forward the commencement of operation of three cities including Hoima, Lira and Soroti to 1st July 2020. On President July 01, 2020 Jinja, Arua, Gulu, Masaka, Fort Portal, Mbarara and Mbale towns/Municipalities formally became cities. Uganda
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Some African countries have begun easing restrictions The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that easing of Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a resurgence and has asked African governments to strengthen testing and contact tracing. WHO's regional director Dr Matshidiso Moeti said African countries should remember that "no-one is safe
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Photos have been making rounds on social media sites purportedly showing Jinja Referral Hospital. However, the Health Ministry has trashed the photos saying they do not in anyway represent the hospital. "This is not Jinja Regional Referral hospital. You took a very old picture of Jinja Hospital gate and added
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Uganda's Ministry of Health has given the country's prisons fight against Tuberculosis a big boost with the donation of over 4 GeneXpert machines to increase tuberculosis testing among inmates. The machines were handed over by the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine on Thursday to the Uganda Prisons boss,
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Ugandan taxpayers will further be burdened after Parliament Thursday passed a motion for creation of new 47 counties across the country that will also have representatives in the next parliament. The motion to create new counties was moved by the Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi. Among the new counties
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The local currency was a touch firmer compared to the week’s opening levels driven, mainly by improved flows from end month charity conversions and a trickle in of export flows. Trading was confined in a range of 3682/92.The debt market saw TB rates remaining flat, but on the upward at
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Kenya has so far received $16.3 million (UShs60bn) in aid from the United States meant to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the US Department of State shows. The report released on Wednesday states that $13.5 million (UShs49.7bn) is for provision of food to vulnerable persons and boosting the
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Speaker Kadaga A section of Members of Parliament have told off Persis Namuganza, the Minister of State for Lands to give Speaker Rebecca Kadaga respect. This is after Namuganza, 35, attacked Kadaga, 64, for being too old to steer leadership of NRM. Namuganza wants to unseat Kadaga as NRM’s Vice
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Mwiru(R) lays the bill on table after its First Reading A bill to address regional imbalances in the recruitment, appointment and promotion of persons in public offices has been tabled before Parliament. The Constitution (Amendment)(No.2) Bill,2020 moved by Jinja Municipality MP Hon. Paul Mwiru also seeks to establish Elections Petition
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