By AFP A six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday. Governments expanded lockdowns to affect about half of the planet, with funeral parties banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, New York locking up its
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The Minister of State for Minerals, Sarah Opendi (pictured) has dismissed allegations that she forcibly took her husband out of institutional quarantine in Entebbe. Opendi said she did not defy presidential directives on mandatory quarantine saying the allegations are false and a move by malicious people to spoil her name.
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The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) has, on behalf of President Museveni, tabled the 2020/2021 budget estimates, with Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs taking the lead at over Shs4.3 trillion. The details are contained in the Appropriation Bill 2020, which the Public Finance Management Act requires the Finance Minister
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The Kenya government will allow importation of four million bags of maize to cushion the country against food shortage as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya disclosed that a Gazette Notice will be issued soon to allow importation. Of the four million bags, said Mr Munya,
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A young woman, who was Kenya's first reported case of Covid-19, has said she has fully recovered after 23 days of treatment. Identified only as Brenda, she told reporters she had been visiting the US since last December, but suspected that she contracted the coronavirus on her flight back to
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Mastercard announced that it is championing efforts to increase contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is in line with recommendations from global and regional health authorities and governments
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By Sam Evidence Orikunda If you've followed Uganda's politics well, in the times of Politics, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are always active; many leaders of CSOs appear on television criticizing the President and Government. They also lie to Ugandans that they're fighting for their rights and therefore their existence is
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By James Byaruhanga, General Manager – Raxio Data Centre The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in various industries – not only in Uganda and the region but worldwide. Industries such as tourism, hospitality, logistics, production, technology, sports and entertainment have been hit hard by the pandemic. As at 00:53 GMT+3 on
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Kenya and Uganda are bickering on how to handle truck drivers transporting goods in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija admitted during yesterday’s plenary sitting that there’s misunderstanding between the two East African countries. Kasaija said that President Yoweri Museveni was
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The Uganda Government has tabled before Parliament a supplementary budget worth Shs284 billion aimed at fighting the COVID -19 pandemic. The supplementary budget request was tabled by Matia Kasaija (pictured), the Finance Minister during yesterday’s plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. According to Government, the supervision and implementation of
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