Author: Johnson Thembo
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 13 new coronavirus cases, taking the total of those diagnosed with the virus to 102. The new cases include two travellers from Dubai, two travellers who arrived from Turkey and the other nine cases that are contacts of previously confirmed positive cases who were identified through tracing. So far, Dubai continues to remain the main source of most cases that have been positively diagnosed in Rwanda. All the patients, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health, have been isolated, adding that all of them are in stable condition in a designated…
Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has told Parliament that utility companies will still charge for services, except that service providers should exercise restraint in and consider grace periods for defaulters. Rugunda was clarifying on several questions raised by MPs and said utility companies should continue to be able to provide services. “Pay the utilities so that they are able to work and offer services; there is no contradiction at all; what we can tell the utility service providers is to relax the enforcement in case people have not paid,” he said. Rugunda said that the Managing Director of National Water and…
The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has, on behalf of President Museveni, tabled the 2020/2021 budget estimates, with Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs taking the lead at over Shs4.3 trillion. The details are contained in the Appropriation Bill 2020, which the Public Finance Management Act requires the Finance Minister to lay before Parliament by 01st April. In recurrent expenditure, Shs1.4 trillion is proposed to be set aside for “expenditure on salaries and other expenses in the Office of the Minister of Defence Headquarters, UPDF Land Forces and UPDF Airforce under Ministry of Defence.” The Development Budget on the other hand,…
Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor and marketer of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, has today contributed 60 Million Uganda shillings worth of fuel (about 13,000 litres) to support the mobility of the Ministry of Health Emergency teams countrywide in a bid to further mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition, the company has donated hand sanitizers, masks, liquid soaps and other hygiene solutions as precautionary measure against coronavirus worth over 10 million Uganda shillings. The total support to the Ministry of Health therefore amounts to 60 million Uganda shillings. Vivo Energy Uganda aims to make…
MTN Uganda has today launched a MoMoPay Merchant Code 191919 through which customers can donate funds to support the relief effort, especially for those most affected by the economic and social devastation brought on by coronavirus. MTN customers need to dial *165*3# then enter the code 191919 and donate any amount of money they wish to. Proceeds from this intervention are meant to help fund efforts of the Uganda Red Cross as it works to help combat further spread of the virus and support those who are finding it hard to fend for themselves. Speaking at a news conference hosted…
Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, the producers of LATO Milk have launched a yoghurt line in two flavours, strawberry and vanilla. The yoghurt comes in sizes of 100 gms, 250gms, 500gms cups and a 400gms pouch. The launch comes hand in hand with Pearl Dairy’s commitment to support youth employment across the country. Speaking at the Lato Milk offices in Kampala, Mr Amit Sagar, Pearl Dairy Chief Executive Officer said, “This is the first Lato yoghurt product and we are excited to be expanding our variety in what we offer through continuous innovation. We are determined to provide healthy and tasty…
President Museveni has banned gathering of more than five people and ordered the arrest of politicians seeking cheap popularity. “Gatherings of not more than five people will be allowed,” President Museveni announced on Monday. “Any politician who gives out food seeking cheap popularity will be arrested and charged for attempted murder,” Museveni explained. He added: “When they give out food, many people gather around them and this could increase the spread of the virus.” – Museveni also said those trying to take patients to the hospital must also stop. “If they have money to contribute, let them bring the money…
1.1 Fellow Ugandans, farmers and the general public, as you are aware, the entire World including our Country is battling the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) that has claimed many lives and also caused a lot of anxiety among the population. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has joined H.E The President of the Republic of Uganda and colleagues in other sectors especially the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Following the Presidential Directives and the Ministry of Health guidelines on COVID-19 pandemic, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja advised the farming communities and the general public…
Stanbic Uganda has announced its 2019 annual results highlighting the key performance achievements. The Chief Executive of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, Patrick Mweheire said, “We delivered another great performance and were able to improve on all our key performance goals. We grew our deposits by 21% as more customers trusted us with their money and our loans & advances grew by 14% by – availing UGX 344 billion of new credit to key sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, agriculture and personal lending – where we provided more than 40% of new lending.” He further added, “Our revenues grew…
Uganda’s leading digital transport service providers have joined the world in the intensive fight against coronavirus outbreak. According to Ricky Rapa Thomson, Co-Founder, SafeBoda, they are making food and grocery delivery safe during this CoronaVirus pandemic. Following the government announcement to temporarily ban public transport, we will not be running our passenger service for the next 14-days in Uganda but we will continue to offer our home delivery services. The coronavirus epidemic is a major threat to our nation and we need to work together to defeat the virus. As this measure is necessary to protect our country and our communities,…