By AFP The UN's health agency has faced criticism in the past for overreacting and for moving too slowly in fighting epidemics, but it has rarely faced as much scrutiny as with the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization was deemed too alarmist when it faced the H1N1 epidemic in
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Africa could fall into recession this year if multilateral lenders and investors don’t help the continent waive debt-servicing costs that could be used to halt the spread of the coronavirus, according to the United Nations. African finance ministers agreed last week that the continent needs a stimulus package of $100
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By Denis Jjuuko You are probably reading this from home unable to leave for routines which were common only a few weeks or months ago. Coronavirus has put the entire world under unprecedented lockdown, a global state of emergency if you like. For us in Uganda, with 14 cases so
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Parliament will scrutinize the 2020/2021 budget in two weeks down from the two and half months prescribed under the Public Finance Management Act and the Budget Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the parliamentary budget approval process under the Public Finance Management Act and Rules and Procedures of
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 caused by the Coronavirus, bringing the total number to 14. This was revealed by the Director General Health Services, Dr Henry G. Mwebesa (pictured Centre) while addressing the media about COVID-19 situation in Uganda. He said the five new
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Prince Charles, pictured on March 12 in London. Eamonn M. McCormack/WPA Pool/Getty Images Prince Charles, the Queen's son and the first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in Scotland. Here's the statement from Clarence House: “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for
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Makerere University has retained medical students to supplement Government team fight the deadly COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus. It should be noted that recently President Museveni directed closure of schools including higher institutions of learning. “Management agreed to the request from the Ministry of Health to retain all Clinical postgraduate
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Members of Parliament have questioned the Ministry of Finance for spending Shs2bn as payment to Ernst & Young to conduct another verification exercise to pay Ugandan traders who lost their goods in South Sudan crisis despite a recommendation from Parliament to pay up the money. Led by Speaker of Parliament,
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Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Vincent Ssempijja (pictured) has admitted to having slaughtered 15 cows from government owned Lusenke stock farm for his private function. However, the Minister says the cows eaten were not breeding bulls, but castrated ones and those of poor quality. Ssempijja’s admission
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The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija (pictured) has revealed that government is in the final stages of setting up some schools in Entebbe as quarantine centres. Kasaija revelation followed concerns by Members of Parliament on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 about the high costs incurred by
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