“Members of the public have been asked to attend prayers from their homes through radios, TVs and social media channels that will relay the prayers live,” the statement reads. This comes a week after President Museveni imposed a nationwide lockdown for 42 days as part of the COVID-19 containment measures.
Evelyn Kyoshaba, a supervisor at Rubi’s Fuel stations, says their sales have drastically gone down. She, however, couldn’t give the numbers, saying she would confirm later.
Kiwanuka said that NRM MPs had resolved not to front any candidate and committed to stand by the new leadership and Caucus positions. However, the Butambala County MP, Muwanga Kivumbi said that NRM members were only scared of the tyranny of numbers from NUP.
Florence Tugumisirize, the Executive Director of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, says they have so far admitted 156 COVID-19 patients in the second wave. She says 124 of these were treated and discharged while 32 succumbed to the virus.
Paddy Mwesigye, the Assistant Health Officer Kabale district in charge of Child and Maternal Health and the Secretary to the District Covid-19 Taskforce, confirms that most of the oxygen cylinders are now lying idle due to the lack of oxygen flow meters.
The programme manager of Uganda Nation Expanded Programme on Immunization,Dr Alfred Driwale says only people who received their first jab 12 weeks ago will get the vaccine
She notes that the few who managed to get travel documents from the RDC and District Health Offices were also stopped and documents confiscated. Nassali says currently the facility is also struggling to handle the patient influx amidst inadequate utilities such water and electricity after the solar panels got faulty and making referrals following the ban on public transport is extremely hard.
17 years later, the survivors of the massacre are still waiting for compensation from the government for what they say was its failure to protect them from the brutal attack.
Major Peter Mugisa the UPDF 3rd division Spokesperson told URN that that guns were recovered on Wednesday in separate operations in the two districts of Kotido, Nabilatuk and Moroto.
The 12 lorries are being held at Nakapiripirit Central Police Station where the animals are being inspected as the communities in Lorengedwat in Napak district where a recent raid was reported are being called to come and try to identify their animals.
Fred Bamwine, the Masaka City Resident Commissioner on Tuesday issued fresh Covid-19 prevention orders in which he instructed security officers to arrest all Boda boda cyclists they find at the various stages both within the precincts of Masaka city and Masaka district.
