Author: Johnson Thembo
MTN Uganda through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the MTN Foundation has donated Shs. Ugx 41,000,000 million towards the Kasese floods victims. This money will be used to buy non-food relief items to support the families that have been displaced. The devastating floods ensued after River Nyamwamba burst its banks, following the heavy rains that hit the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. Over 24,760 households with approximately 173,320 people were affected by the flash floods. Almost up to 150 houses were destroyed in Karusandara division while another 92 houses were completely washed away in Nyamwamba and kilembe areas. The displaced people have…
No one knows exactly when we will be able to return to the normal ‘business-as-usual’. This has made many brands sit back in a wait-and-see mode. However, this doesn’t have to be the case from a marketing communications perspective; here are a few tips to make the most of this downtime for your brand: 1. Talk About The Positive Work Your Brand Is Doing During This Crisis: Have you recently given a donation towards COVID-19 efforts? You can share a brief press release with some photos to the media or share an online post so that your internal and external stakeholders who…
Smart Girls Uganda, a not for profit organization, in partnership with Tenge Collections an Afrocentric fashion design house and Hope Hub have distributed masks to vulnerable women in Nakasero Market in a bid to address Covid-19. This was as part of the organizations’ project dubbed ‘Masks 4 All’, an initiative that seeks to avail masks at an affordable cost to the general public while donating to the most vulnerable women in markets, young people in slums, boarders, barracks and refugee centers at no cost. Jamila Mayanja, the Smart Uganda Project Lead said, “In April, while addressing the nation on Covid-19…
Results of samples tested on 8 May, 2020 confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases from 2,421 samples of truck drivers. Out of the 13 new cases,7 are Kenyans, 4 are Ugandans while 2 are Tanzanians. Tracking them has commenced and the public will be informed accordingly. All 740 community samples tested negative for COVID-19. Total COVID-19 confirmed cases are now 114. Total samples tested Friday were 3,161. Total discharges still 55.
Members of Parliament call for review of the learner’s programme developed by the Ministry of Education to keep learners engaged during the COVID19 lock down. In her communication during the plenary sitting on 06 May 2020, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said that the programme currently broadcast on only UBC radio and television is not benefiting all learners. “Broadcast hours are awkward. It is done early in the mornings and yet some learners in rural areas go to the garden; this means they are left out,” she said. Kadaga added that the self-study materials currently being distributed are insufficient. She gave the…
The rifts between different arms of government seem not to be hitting the opposite side of the cliff soon. This worsens as more officials continues to give their take on the spell that got sparked off by the decision to share 10 billion among lawmakers. On commenting about this development, the president H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said It is morally reprehensible for MPs to give themselves money for personal use when the country is in such a crisis; totally unacceptable to him and the NRM. He added that they had entered themselves into a trap and the best way out…
Minister for presidency Hon. Esther Mbayo has said that Uganda has made a lot of progress in responding to the burden of HIV and AIDS over the last four decades. Speaking during the press conference at Uganda Media Center, Mbayo stated that the HIV prevalence rates in the general population have been reduced from about 18% in the 1990s down to the current 6%. This has positioned Uganda on track to achieve the ambitious goal of ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030. “Today I am here to remind Ugandans about the International Candlelight memorial day. This is…
A section of MPs have asked Cabinet to apologise to Parliament over claims that President Museveni used one of his Covid19 addresses to undermine the House. Chief Opposition Whip, Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju led the onslaught. “The head of state was inciting the public against MPs…why are we being treated like we have no stake in this country? This level of belittling institutions of state and MPs must stop,” said Ssemujju. He added, “The executive must come here and apologise to Parliament over what happened last week”. MP Samuel Odonga Otto (FDC, Aruu North) said Parliament should substantively discuss the matter,…
Parliament has approved the creation of Terego district in accordance with Article 179(A) of the constitution. Out of the 243 lawmakers present, there were five abstentions and two who voted against while 236 voted for the creation of the new district during the plenary sitting on 05 May 2020 chaired by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga. The Minister for Local Government, Hon Raphael Magyezi moved the motion of alteration of boundaries of Arua district to create Terego district. Magyezi said that the newly created district will comprise of Terego County East and Terego County West with its headquarters at Leju Trading…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today co-hosted a major international conference to drive forward the global race for coronavirus vaccines, treatments and tests – and call on other countries to step up their efforts and work together on the “most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetimes”. The Prime Minister’s call to action came during the virtual Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference, which is co-hosted by the UK and eight other countries and organisations. Borris confirmed UK’s pledge of £388 million in UK aid funding for research into vaccines, tests and treatments – part of a larger £744 million existing UK…