President Museveni on Sunday ordered encroachers to vacate lakeshores and river banks before the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) catches up with them.According to Mr
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workers injured at collapsing Entebbe building
About 20 construction workers have been rushed to various health centres after a structure they were building collapsed. The structure was being constructed at the
Kenyan truck driver tests positive for COVID-19
A Kenyan truck driver who arrived at Malaba border post on Sunday has tested positive for coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health, he was
Museveni bans return of bodies of citizens who die of Coronavirus
In his eleventh address to the nation, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned the return of bodies of citizens who died as a result
Six more people discharged as Uganda’s COVID-19 recoveries rise to 28
Six more patients who have fully recovered from coronavirus have been discharged from Mulago hospital on Sunday to bring the number to 28. “Today, six
NRM donates shs380m towards COVID-19 fight
The ruling National Resistance Movement(NRM) party has donated shs380 million towards the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The NRM first vice chairman, Moses Kigongo,
Ugandan scientists are working on COVID-19 vaccine
President Museveni has said Ugandan scientists are working around the clock to find a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. “Our scientists are also doing wonderful
Mbarara halts distribution of relief food due to lack of manpower
The Mbarara district COVID19 taskforce chairperson Lt Col James Mwesigye has revealed there will be no more food distribution to the residents of Mbarara from
Coronavirus: What misinformation has spread in Africa?
African countries are experiencing a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, and many governments are now enforcing strict social distancing measures. As they
Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns
Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. UN officials also say it is likely the