While addressing journalists on Sunday, Mugema says that he liaised with different taskforce members whom he notified of his intentions to donate food to the COVID-19 district task force, but was surprised that none of them showed up to receive his items at the district headquarters.
It's reported that a soldier at a rank of Lance Corporal attacked an officer at the rank of Major at his residence on Sunday evening, and shot him dead
Dr Peter G. Mwesige, the Executive Director African Centre for Media Excellence, noted that journalism without fear or favour “in times of Covid-19 means not giving a free pass to government officials, health workers and others at the frontline. The public should be given information to celebrate the ‘heroes’ without sweeping their mistakes under the carpet."
Traffic on the road has been diverted as Motorists from Mbale-Muyembe to Nakapiripirit are advised to use Mbale-Soroti-Katakwi-Nakapiripirit road while those from Nakapiripirit to Mbale/Muyembe are advised to pass via Katakwi-Soroti-Mbale-Muyembe road.
Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, said Assistant Superintendent of Police –ASP Joseph Kamukama, was arrested after he attempted to protect Caesar Ekwang, a suspect in the murder of Vincent Serungi.
The UN Secretrary General, António Guterres has thereby called upon governments and stakeholders to provide greater protection of journalists because they are the "antidote" to what he has termed the "the second wave of misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 crisis."
The construction works that started in 2001 using force on account funding is costing the Town Council Authorities shillings 400 million. However, the construction works have still stalled due to lack of funds.
This, according to deputy police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, is part of the resolutions made in the ongoing virtual meeting intended to devise means of containing the spread of the contagious disease.
According to Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo, the driver’s samples were first taken from Malaba and they tested negative and later when he reached Elegu border another sample which is still pending.
UBOS’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2020, which measures what Ugandans pay for various goods and services, captured the period between March 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020. This was the period, wherein anticipation of lockdown due to coronavirus, Ugandans went out to stock on foodstuffs and other goods.
The group who are calling themselves “vulnerable” says government has since sidelined them to benefit from the recently distributed food relief from the Office of the Prime Minister. They say life has never been easy for them since the lock down.
The Masindi patient is one of the two people who tested positive to COVID-19 on Saturday bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 85 in the country. The other patient who tested positive is a 35-year old Kenyan male driver who entered the country through the Busia border.
The Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick has identified the suspect as Ssempijja Muhammad who was cut off the leg by residents after allegedly being found in possession with suspected stolen items in Bussunja village, Kakiri town council Wakiso district
