Sam Rwakoojo, the fired EC boss Parliament has ordered the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu to explain circumstances surrounding the sacking of top Electoral Commission officials over ballot paper fiasco. Kadaga’s directive was in response to a complaint raised by Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) who questioned why
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President Yoweri Museveni says he will deal with all those threatening to riot, under the backing of a foreign invisible hand. Museveni sounded the warning during his latest address on the COVID-19 situation in the county on Tuesday night, also announcing a number of measures to ease the nationwide lock
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Here are key points from President's Covid-19 address on Tuesday night. 1. A total of 110 arcades will be opened after meeting SOPs. They must have; temperature guns, social distancing, hand washing, no people in corridors (bikuubo), no traders on verandas, keep records of buyers/clients, no air conditioning, everybody put
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President Donald Trump (pictured) has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll have an effect" and show "patriotism". The president, who was not
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By Victoria Byenkya After months of national and global lockdowns, women have borne the brunt of disproportionate care burdens, disruptions in income and education, limited access to health and other essential services such as antenatal care and looming domestic violence cultivated by the stress, pressures and anxiety that came with
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dfcu Bank has today handed over fifty-one (51) refurbished desktop computers to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affair’s to facilitate the operations of Veteran Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs). The donation is part of dfcu’s commitment to offering a broad range of financial solutions to retired servicemen, widows,
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European regulators could approve the first vaccine against Covid-19 this year, after a flurry of trials by drugmakers leading the race showed promising results. “We are preparing ourselves for that possibility so that we as regulators will be ready,” Marco Cavaleri, head of anti-infectives and vaccines at the European Medicines
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The Pan African Movement Uganda chapter has launched a campaign in support of a similar one to have Cuban doctors awarded the Nobel Prize. According to a statement issued recently by the chairman Uganda chapter, Daniel Rugarama who also doubles as head of the Uganda – Cuba Solidarity Movement, he
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The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda to the Federal Republic of Germany has successfully seen off a total of 48 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have been stranded Germany, Austria, Poland and the Vatican following the closure of Entebbe International Airport to passenger flights on 22nd March 2020 due
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Boda boda riders are set to resume carrying passengers with strict guidelines Boda boda riders are set to resume operations after the Ministry of Works and Transport unveiled Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that will require operators to disinfect their motorcycles before and after dropping passengers and keep two meters apart
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