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The Minister for presidency, Esther Mbayo, has warned journalists against asking money from people to issue emergency permits during the lockdown period. Mbayo said she has received information that some RDCs are charging money to issue the permits “It’s an allegation but I am moving around. If I get any RDC
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Go back to school bells have started ringing as the Minister for Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni has announced a new schedule for the 2020 academic year. “Our plan is that if all goes according to plan and God willing, pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and Primary Teachers’ Colleges will reopen
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In 2018, the World Health Organisation named Uganda as the most physically active nation in the world. But in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, Ugandans might have to allow to lose that prize as the Police has warned against jogging in groups to avoid the spread of coronavirus. In a
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Police has arrested six Nasser road businessmen for defying the president's directives. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police mouthpiece , Patrick Onayngo, the six were arrested at Nasser road in Kampala where they were operating businesses despite a directive to close all shops selling non- food items for two weeks. “Their action
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Elections for Special Interest Groups (SIGS) have been postponed, the Electoral Commission boss has announced. Special interest groups include; old persons, persons with disabilities and the youth from village to national level. The elections were scheduled to start with nominations of candidates this April, 2020. The postponement has been made as a
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Presidential hopeful Kyandondo East member of parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine has resorted to sending help to the elderly and vulnerable people using mobile money and boda boda delivery. Bobi says the move is compelled by a number of incapacitated men and women starving to near death. "Every day,
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The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng is set to speak to the nation on Thursday to provide an update on the progress the nation has made in the fight against the deadly bug that is coronavirus. The Minister is expected to offer an update of the current state of
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Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has announced that the government will on Saturday start distributing food to different homes around Kampala and Wakiso. Rugunda made the revelation while appearing before parliament on Wednesday. The distribution, Rugunda said would be done at L.C.1 level with the aid of security officers in order to
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As the country marked the first day since the government announced a total lockdown, a number of expectant mothers stormed Kayunga police station from Ntenjeru Health Center 3 in Kayunga district asking police to take them to Kulagulamira Health Center 4 where they had been referred to give birth from. One
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The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will on Tuesday evening address the public through television channels to clarify on the new guidelines on coronavirus he issued on Monday. The President banned all people to people movements including those using private means. "Some private car owners have turned their cars into
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