Parliament is considering amending the rules of parliament to start a virtual parliament system of debate. The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga yesterday directed the Rules Committee of Parliament to amend the rules of procedure, saying this will allow a number of MPs to take part in a debate through a Zoom
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An employee of Internal Security Organization (ISO) has been remanded to Kitalya prison after confessing to issuing government stickers to unauthorized persons. Stephen Ariongo Osikol, 52, was assigned to aid ministry of works and Transport in the distribution of Motor vehicle stickers to authorized persons and agencies during the COVID-19
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The UN highlighted the DR Congo as one of ten countries at risk The United Nations has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could almost double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger, expressing concerns for people in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The
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Dott Services Limited has handed over new Double Cabin Pickup they donated to COVID-19 Response Team and 20 trucks to assist in transportation of food relief within and around Kampala. The car donated is aimed at making the work of the Government easier in trying to slow down the spread
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Women MPs under the Uganda Parliamentary Women's Association (UWOPA) has accused local leaders of using the current COVID-19 situation to lure vulnerable women into sex in exchange for relief food. The remarks were made today by UWOPA Chairperson, Pamela Kamugo (pictured) while addressing journalists at Parliament today. She revealed that
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Government through the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has banned the importation of used clothes and shoes in a move aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Ben Manyindo (pictured), the Executive Director at UNBS defended the decision by citing the entity's mandate, arguing that it's
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released a list of 33 telecom operators in Uganda as of 1st April 2020. HERE’S LIST OF TELECOM OPERATORS IN UGANDA AS OF 1ST APRIL 2020 No.Operator NameCurrent License 1MTN Uganda LtdNTO2 Uganda Telecom LimitedNTO3AIRTEL Uganda LtdPIP & PSP4Africell Uganda LtdPIP & PSP5 Smile Communications Uganda LtdPIP
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Janet K. Museveni (pictured), First Lady of Uganda & Minister of Education and Sports has urged parents to teach their children life skills during this period of lockdown aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. Addressing the nation yesterday Monday April 20, 2020, y on the Uganda Education and Sports
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President Donald Trump (pictured) has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited "the attack from the invisible enemy", as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did
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Eleven more people have tested positive for coronavirus bringing Kenya’s cases to 281, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced. In the daily media briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Kagwe (pictured) said that the government is committed to ensuring that contacts are traced to avoid escalation of the infections.
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