A 29-year-old motorcycle taxi rider in Uganda has died after setting fire to himself inside a police station after officers failed to release his impounded bike. Hussein Walugembe’s motorbike was confiscated in the south-western district of Masaka, about 134km (83 miles) from the capital, Kampala, on Monday. As part of
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The Health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, Director General, Henry Mwebesa and other technical officers are inspecting Kagadi General Hospital. This is to assess health services delivery at the facility for areas that need urgent improvement for the Hospital Management and the Ministry. The ministry officials are on a
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed Pyongyang has not had a single case of COVID-19. (KCNA via Reuters) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held an enlarged meeting in the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK on Thursday
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution as African airlines begin operations in various countries. The WHO said strict measures should be observed to prevent surges in coronavirus infections. The organisation urged governments to ensure airlines take information of passengers travelling and follow up with them to prevent
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Tanzania was on Wednesday July 1 declared a middle income country, a feat that has been achieved five years ahead of schedule. President John Pombe Magufuli (pictured) responding to the World Bank announcement congratulated Tanzanians on the new achievement. “I congratulate all my compatriots for this historic achievement. We had
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Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has asked Parliament’s Finance Committee to investigate circumstances under which Ministry of Finance watched on as Vision Group headed by Robert Kabushenga (pictured) as CEO closed three regional newspapers despite Parliament passing a supplementary budget that hugely benefited the media empire during COVID-19 bad times.
Read MoreThe office of the President has returned to the Treasury over Shs2bn that was allocated to it to fight COVID-19. The revelation was made by Secretary to the Office of the President, Yunus Kakande while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today. Kakande said they failed to utilize the
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The Uganda High Commission in Pretoria South Africa has successfully seen off a total of 62 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have been stranded in the Southern Africa region (South Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana and Zimbabwe) following closure of Entebbe international airport to passenger flights on 22nd March
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Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA), the law firm representing city businessman Sudhir Ruparelia have responded to a statement issued by the Bank of Uganda’s Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile criticizing Court of Appeal’s decision dismissing the case in which BoU (Crane Bank in receivership) sued the businessman. In a
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Drama ensued at Bweyogerere-based logistics giants Globe Trotters Ltd premises when Kira Municipality Mayor Julius Mutebi admitted inciting violence before court. Mutebi made the bold confession Monday as he labored to justify before High Court Registrar Flavia Nabakooza why Globe Trotters Managing Director Harold. B. Ssemalwadde should surrender his land
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