By Selestino Babungi Covid-19, the deadly disease caused by the Coronavirus is now a local and a global reality. I would like to applaud all our frontline healthcare workers and other individuals and institutions who are working day and night under the strategic guidance of our president, to keep this pandemic at bay in Uganda. As guided by the President, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while the healthcare workers fight the disease, care must be taken to keep the economy running, without compromising public health. Umeme, accounts for over 97% of all electricity supply in the country and we therefore understand…
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The Ministry of Health says it has intensified the search for contacts of the seven truck drivers with Covid-19 who were found in Ndeeba, a city suburb, on Saturday night. The National Covid-19 Response Incident Commander, Dr Ateka Kagirita, told Daily Monitor yesterday that the truck drivers had escaped into the community after finding out their status. He said they are among the 25 drivers who previously disappeared into the community after they tested positive at Elegu and Malaba border posts. “The 24-hour operation is ongoing to hunt down all the truck drivers who escaped into the community after testing…
For every purchase of Tusker Malt Lager, Tusker Lite and Guinness, customers are receiving goodies and gift hampers in a move by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) to reward their loyal customers. This new development is following the #takeitatthecrib campaign where the brand is calling upon its customers to place their beer orders via Jumia Uganda. They then stand a chance to receive exciting giveaways ranging from sunglasses, earphones, portable wireless phone chargers, hoodies, T-shirts and many others. Catherine Twesigye, the brand manager, Tusker Malt Lager confirmed with the media about how the trending hashtag #takeitatthecrib is attracting beer…
Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect today, with the resumption of regularly scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations. “Emirates is implementing a comprehensive set of measures at every step of the traveller’s journey, to enhance the sanitisation of all touchpoints, and ensure the health and safety of our customers and employees. The risk of catching an infection on an aircraft is already very low, but we have spared no effort in reviewing and…
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a financing of $48 million (Shs 177bn) from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Uganda prevent and respond to the threat to livelihoods posed by the desert locust outbreak and to strengthen its national and regional systems for preparedness. ChimpReports earlier this week reported that the Ugandan government was in the process of borrowing a staggering Shs 147bn to fight the locust invasion for the next three years. The development comes at a time Uganda is borrowing heavily from international financial institutions to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. According to a report…
It has come to our attention that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is giving out relief food to only selected individuals who are its members in Entebbe At the beginning of the Covid 19 Lockdown in Uganda, President Museveni called upon Companies, NGOs as well as Individuals to come to the aid of Ugandans by donating food items, money, cars and other items. To Which many responded and Tonnes of Food items that included Posho, Beans, Matooke, Eggs etc as well as cash. This in addition to what was purchased by the Government was to be given out to…
President Yoweri Museveni has sent Jinja RDC Eric Sakwa to go into a two month leave so as to enable court to conclude the Manslaughter case against him In a letter addressed to Hon Esta Mbayo the Minster in Presidency, Museveni says there is need for Sakwa to stand aside as stakeholders like the DPP and Court perform their duties. Sakwa, who is now out on bail, is alleged to have participated in the beating of an unarmed civilian in Jinja together with members of the armed forces, leading to his death. The President says the charges against the embattled…
#BeApp, a new live music streaming platform, and Coca-Cola have announced the launch of Coke Studio Sessions, an exclusive collaboration featuring a diverse line-up of musical performances for fans to enjoy over 60 consecutive days. Live performances from more than 100 artists across the globe, including Katy Perry, Anitta, DJ Khaled, Bebe Rexha, Miguel, Cast of Hamilton and Steve Aoki will begin streaming today to refresh fans one virtual performance at a time and support the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Coke Studio Sessions marks the official debut of #BeApp, the social live music streaming platform from tech…
Police on Wednesday picked two bodies of yet to be identified persons from a swamp below Nambigirwa Bridge along Entebbe Express Highway. According to police, the bodies were first seen by workers cleaning the Expressway at around 3pm. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire in a statement said that Entebbe Police team led by the District Police Commander and Fire Prevention and Rescue Services started the work of retrieving the bodies from the swamp. “So far, one body of male adult has been retrieved and efforts are under way to pull out the second body,” he said. “Investigations are ongoing…
In support of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the East African Business Council (EABC) has donated Face Masks worth UGX60million to cross-border communities in Uganda. The reusable Face Masks are intended to help protect over 30,000 members of communities at Uganda’s border points who at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19. In recent weeks Uganda has recorded COVID-19 positive cases mostly from cargo truck drivers crossing the borders from within the East African Community (EAC). While making the donation, the EABC appealed to everyone in the EAC region to avoid stigmatization of cargo truck drivers as it could…