Following the presidential directive to all Final Year Medical Students to resume and complete their studies, Makerere University has set 3rd October 2020 for all Students to resume learning activities. In the statement issued by the Academic Registrar Alfred Masikye Namoah, all students are required to report to their respective Deans in the college of health sciences […]
The Uganda Parliament’s bus which was transporting COVID 19 patients from Kitgum caught fire on the way to kampala. The bus registration number UG 0391 H was carrying 25 Covid-19 patients from Kitgum busted at Koro trading centre in Gulu along the Gulu-Kampala highway at around 4 pm today Thursday. According Aswa River Region police […]
Human Right Focus Uganda (HURIFO) report shows that 4,062 cases of teenage pregnancies have been recorded in the Acholi sub-region during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Francis Odongyoo, the Executive Director, HURIFO revealed to the source in an interview that the 4,062 cases of teenage pregnancies were collected from the Acholi sub-region, excluding data from Omoro and […]
Pallisa District Woman MP Faith Alupo, died on 15th September 2020 after she was supposedly contracted the novel Coronavirus. MP Faith Alupo had symptoms associated with Covid-19 which included cough, sore throat, and difficulty in breathing. Alupo, the first Member of Parliament in the country to succumb to the virus, passed on from Mulago National […]
Police are investigating a man who allegedly delivered a child’s head at the parliament building disguised as a wrapped gift for speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The man whose identity is not yet disclosed was intercepted at the parliament gate opposite the National Theatre by security while trying to access the speaker’s office. When asked by […]
Masaka Regional Referral hospital has announced its first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death. The deceased is a 56-year-old male police officer attached to Lwengo police station. Masaka hospital director Dr. Nathan Onyachi announced the sad news on Monday. According to Onyanchi the deceased has been a known diabetic patient and he has been battling the illness […]
Uganda Police Force invites all suitably qualified Ugandan citizens to apply for Probationer Police Constable before 19th September 2020. All interested candidates should address their handwritten applications to the IGP of Police. Requirements include; academic credentials, photocopy of your National ID, the ID of the previous schools attended, passport-sized photograph (3), and recommendation letters from […]
The Court in Ntugamo District has further remanded the state minister for labour Mwesigwa Rukutana until the 15th of this month. Magistrate Sarah Mponye denied bail to the minister despite presenting sureties who included Gen J. Muhwezi,businessman Kabonero etc. It is alleged that the minister grabbed a gun to shoot supporters of his opponent in […]
The coronavirus is affecting 199 countries and territories around the world with 614811 cases among which are celebrities who tested positive. Check out the list for affected celebrities 1.Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson:The popular Hollywood couple announced on March 11 that they were infected by the coronavirus and were placed in quarantine in a Gold Coast […]
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating. In early February, as the UK took a different approach to much of the rest of Europe in its handling of the crisis, Johnson said he was continuing to shake hands with people – even in a hospital in which he said there […]