Author: Johnson Thembo
Yesterday, 27 May, 2020, 28 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The total confirmed cases are now 281. According to Ministry of health, 21 new cases are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu while 7 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers.The contacts were under quarantine at the time of test. 🔹Additionally, 7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians, 1 Eritrean, 1 Congolese and 1 Burundian) were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: 69 🔹Samples from Points of Entry tested today: 1,456 🔸Samples from community and contacts: 548 🔹Total samples tested today: 2,004
Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Works and Transport to present a detailed report to Parliament on the collapse of buildings around the city within a week. This followed presentation of a ministerial statement by the Minister of State for Transport, Hon Joy Kabatsi on the action taken by the ministry to enforce adherence to building standards and regulations. This comes after numerous accidents occurring at building sites, compensation of affected families and steps taken to stem the re-occurrence of such accidents. Kabatsi said the Building and Construction Board which is charged with supervising construction sites has been greatly affected…
By Selestino Babungi In the last few days, there has been some substantial easing, by government, of some of the lockdown measures that have thus far, protected Uganda from the raging Covid-19. As most Ugandans begin to return to work, they will be happy to find everything running and the lights on, just like at their respective homes. Behind all this has been the 1,625 men and women at Umeme; Uganda’s largest power distributor, working together in partnership with the generation and transmission partners, to keep Uganda, especially the healthcare and manufacturing facilities switched on and running. Covid-19, the deadly…
Fresh Dairy, the leading dairy products producer in Uganda has today officially announced its free home delivery services dubbed ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy’ for both its Fresh Dairy and Brookside products. General Manager – Sales, Fresh Dairy – Joseph Awino said, ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy is a home delivery solution aimed at ensuring that consumers remain safe and healthy, while enjoying greater convenience and safe product transportation using our door to door motorbike delivery solution during the on-going global COVID-19 pandemic.’ Awino added that Fresh Dairy’s home delivery solution – ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy’ is free and available to all customers in Kampala and Greater Kampala…
Inspired by a bible verse in Matthew 5:16 that states, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Christine Katushabe has a million reasons for aspiring to make a world a better place. Through Change A life Bwindi Initiative, a Nonprofit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Kanungu district, Katushabe’s dream to make Batwa Uganda’s most selling culture still stands firm regardless of the different setbacks the world is going through. “Just because some people don’t know, but Batwa are a…
On 22nd June 2019, H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni opened Uganda’s first ICT manufacturing and assembling factory. At its launch it was proclaimed that Ugandans and the rest of Africa would finally be able to buy and own Mobile phones and Computers with the proud Made in Uganda Logo. True to that, SIMI Mobile, the company behind this factory has its SIMI branded, Ugandan made mobile phones already doing well on the local market. In further confirmation of the commitment to promote Ugandan made products both locally and abroad, this morning the first ever international order for Ugandan made mobile…
Kampala, Uganda: The UK Government announces its support to the Government of Uganda’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease and to respond to the impacts of SARS-COV-2 coronavirus. We are supporting Government of Uganda (GoU) at both national and district levels. We have provided £500,000 to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen testing, surveillance and contact tracing, as well as screening at Uganda’s borders. With a contribution of £167,000 to the World Food Programme we have established a temporary screening facility for international arrivals at Entebbe Airport. Our health programmes continue their work to protect health workers…
About 5 years now into his retirement from elective politics, the people of Kazo still find it hard to come to terms that John Nasasira is nolonger their Member of Parliament to the extent that they still refer to him for any vital decisions in the district than the incumbent MP Hon. Gordon Bafaki. But who is Nasasira? Nasasira was born on the 5th of January 1952 in Ruhoko hospital, Ibanda district to Mr. Esau and Julia Mwoono (both deceased). His father was a muluka chief in Ibanda while his mother was a molokole, one of the converts of the…
In line with the Government’s COVID-19 guidelines, the orginsers of Uganda’s leading Music Awards have come up with an alternative. Mr. Innocent Kawooya confirmed that the 2020 HiPipo Music Awards finale will be held online. This prestigious event was originally scheduled for March 16th at Kampala Serena Hotel, only to be postponed owing to the global outbreak of the Corona Virus Pandemic will now be held on 29th May, 2020. “This live virtual event will reveal the winners in the over 40 HiPipo Music Awards categories as voted for by the music fans from across Africa.” Kawooya noted. He added…
Indeed procurement of 10 Intensive Care Beds and 10 Ventilators per Regional Refferral Hospitals is underway. 55 new ambulances also to be supplied in June this year While on the floor of Parliament of Uganda this afternoon, Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert aka Bobi Wine has challenged the proposal by Government to Limit the production of face masks to only #Nytil . He says that there are many other Ugandans in the informal sector who are working extremely hard to produce face masks to earn a living but more importantly to contribute in the fight against. Members of Parliament from the Rwenzori…