PRESS RELEASE The Police have arrested two of their colleagues and a member of a village defence unit who reportedly beat up a pregnant woman they accused of flouting orders against crowding in bars and public spaces. The arrest followed a directive by President Museveni today (Saturday) after he received
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Uganda's property magnate, Sudhir Ruparelia, the founder of Ruparelia group and chairman of Ruparelia Foundation has contributed two brand new vehicles model- Tata Xenon pickup trucks towards championing the fight against Coronavirus in Uganda. According to reports, the cars have been made available for the Taskforce which is headed by
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City tycoon, Hamis Kigundu through his Ham Foundation has donated Shs100 million cash towards the food relief distribution program that is targeting vulnerable people affected by the lockdown aimed at combating COVID-19 pandemic. Kigundu handed over the cash this morning to Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda who flagged off distribution of
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Broadcasters in Uganda under their umbrella body, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have condemned the brutality, harassment, and attack on ordinary Ugandans and journalists by security forces while enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown and curfew. It should be noted that on Monday, March 30, 2020, President Yoweri Museveni declared a
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Friday approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response. The first group of projects, amounting to $1.9 billion (Shs7.2trillion), will assist 25 countries, and new operations are moving
Read MoreTwo Ugandan pentecostal leaders have divided opion with their views on the coronavirus pandemic. A clip with Prophet Elvis Mbonye of Zoe Fellowship, has been making rounds in which he says God gave him a vision about the outbreak of the virus that started in China last year. According to
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Nigeria has discharged 11 people who were being treated for the coronavirus in hospital. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 10 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 184. The authorities say they have increased their testing capacity and can now
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Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also
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Two African football legends have condemned comments by two French doctors who recently suggested, in a TV discussion about medical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, that they be used on Africans first. Didier Drodga said that the suggestion was taking "African people as human guinea pigs," adding in another tweet
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Government is planning to tax Ugandans who sell land that isn’t a business asset. This plan is contained in the five tax amendment bills that were tabled before Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, setting in motion the scrutiny of the 2020/2021 National budget. The bills include; The
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