The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) are in pursuit of 219 prisoners that over powered prison officers at Moroto Prison, broke out and took off with 15 rifles. The prison break was confirmed by Commissioner of Prisons, Johnson Byabashaija who said the break out happened after inmates overpowered staff and accessed
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Scientists from Uganda's Makerere University and the national army have launched a study to find out whether plasma from recovered coronavirus patients has an effect on those having the virus. This is the country's first Covid-19 convalescent plasma study. Plasma is the clear, straw-coloured liquid portion of blood that remains
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Minister Anite (L) and her team addressing the press Evelyn Anite , the State Minister for Investment has unveiled a team of both Ministers and MPs who lost in the just concluded NRM primaries that will mobilize votes for President Yoweri Museveni ahead of the 2021 general elections. Addressing journalists
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President Uhuru Kenyatta The Jubilee administration looks set to borrow an average of KSh2.5 billion (UShs 85.5 billion) daily before the end of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s final term in August 2022, highlighting its growing appetite for foreign debt, Business Daily reports. Treasury chiefs project in a draft Budget Review and
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Sub-Saharan Africa will need hundreds of billions of dollars and reforms that bring change for a resilient recovery from the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund. Support from the international community that includes stepped-up debt relief, financing and capacity
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The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has ordered the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to clarify on threats by Electoral Commission not to nominate any political aspirant whose names aren’t in tandem with their academic qualifications. The Speaker’s directive was in response to a concern raised by Angelline Asio
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Schools have been closed since March 2020 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in March 2020 ordered for the closure of all institutions of learning as one of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, recently the media has been awash with news that government will this month allow schools
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International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact COVID-19 has had on the sector. According to the new issue of the World Tourism Barometer from the United Nations specialized agency, international tourist arrivals dropped
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The Health Ministry has described as false media reports that it's officials are under probe by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). According to a statement issued on Monday, the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, says an article by 'Sunday Monitor' that ministry officials were under investigation over COVID-19
Read MoreThe World Bank approved USD300 million (about Shs1.11 trillion) loan to boost local governments’ service delivery in education, health, water and environment, and micro irrigation including in areas hosting large populations of refugees. The financing includes a credit of $240 million and a grant of US$60 million, of which US$50
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