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Covid-19 patients had complained over long wait for negative test results Uganda's health ministry has revised its protocol for discharging Covid-19 patients that will see asymptomatic patients leave hospitals without a retest. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said patients who have been in isolation for 10 days will be discharged

Kenya’s ruling party - Jubilee - has banned Deputy President William Ruto from accessing the party’s headquarters as the rift between the president and his deputy widens. The Secretary General of Jubilee, Raphael Tuju, claimed the deputy president ceased being a member of the party after he launched "his own

MPs want Government to pay exam registration fees for all candidates Parliament has passed a resolution urging government to meet the cost of examination registration for all candidates for the academic year 2020 due to COVID-19 impact. The motion was presented by Bugabula South MP, Henry Kibalya, who noted that

Kadaga wants the Premier to whip the ministers to attend House sittings The Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Prime Minister invoke Rule 113 (2) of the Parliament Rules of Procedure to ensure attendance of ministers at all sittings of the House. In a plenary sitting on Thursday, 01 October

Uganda has reopened its international borders for the first time since March when they were closed as a control measure against the coronavirus pandemic. The East African country closed its borders to passenger travel even before it registered its first case of Covid-19, but continued to allow both land and

Patience Rubugumya, Commissioner Legal Services & Board Affairs In a move that will ensure that Ugandans are protected from the consumption of expired sugar and that the local sugar manufacturers are protected from unfair competition arising from dumping, The Tax Appeals Tribunal has held that URA’s decision to list sugar

Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Chairperson, Electoral Commission The Electoral Commission appointed the period 21st September to 1st October 2020, as the period for conducting nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections 2021. Accordingly, the nomination of candidates commenced on Monday 21st September 2020, in all the one hundred

Lawmakers in Malawi have rejected a donation of more than 200,000 condoms from the Aids Health Foundation. They were to be placed in toilets within parliament buildings. The leader of the majority, Richard Chimwendo, said members of parliament did not need such a donation as they can afford condoms. The

Nurses at Mulago hospital thanked Ruparelia Foundation led by Naiya Ruparelia (2nd R) for the good gesture The Ruparelia Foundation has today donated 240 hampers to sick children at Mulago hospital’s pediatric ward. Shortly after handing over the hampers, Naiya Ruparelia, the Ruparelia Foundation trustee said the activity was done

Right – Left: Simon Kaheru, Coca-Cola Beverages Public Affairs and Communication Director, Hon. Joan Else Adyeeri, Tooro Minister of Tourism and Hon Henry Basaliza Minister Foreign Affairs Tooro kingdom during the MOU signing at UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo, Kampala. Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda represented by Plastic Recycling industries under