She survived for three days in an abandoned grave pit. A man has been arrested for attempted murder in China after burying his own mother alive. Ma Mou, 58, was taken into custody after discovering his paralyzed 79-year-old mother in an abandoned grave pit. She had somehow survived there for three days. Police in Jingbian County revealed that at 9am on Tuesday morning, the suspect’s partner Zhang Mou went to the Xinzhuang Police Station to report her husband had taken her mother-in-law out on a trolley on May 2 — but she had not returned. She said he had told…
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The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) which is commonly referred to as the Entebbe Zoo has run out of cash and the over 250 animals could be staring at death by starvation. The country went into a partial lockdown in March over coronavirus, closing schools, and borders which have been the major source of income for the Zoo. The facility located in Entebbe houses over 250 wild animals that feed on approximately 1000kilograms of food on a daily. However, with the closure of schools and the prohibition of movements, the centre is now out of avenues to generate cash, that…
Standard Chartered announced today that Joint Medical Store, the Ugandan not-for-profit organisation, has become the first client to make a drawdown under the Bank’s US$1 billion financing commitment to help companies tackling Covid-19. JMS’ drawdown for US$2.2m on a loan facility will help them provide healthcare facilities and supply masks, sanitisers and medicines in Uganda. The private NGO, which was established in 1979, is also licensed by the National Drug Authority to engage in the import, export and wholesale of medicines and related health supplies. Standard Chartered launched the programme on March 30 to provide financing on a not-for-profit basis…
President Museveni has made a U turn on his earlier stance and allowed Members of Parliament to get involved in supplying relief items including food to their constituents. On Tuesday, a group of 13 NRM MPs petitioned and met Museveni at State House in Entebbe asking him to change his earlier stance on distributing items. “…despite your guidance that Members of Parliament should direct their support through the district task force, many members still find it difficult to support their communities due to local politicking and other challenges,” the group led by the government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa told Museveni.…
Since the government declared a total lockdown as a measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, many people have been grappling with working from home as it comes with several challenges. Previously, you would wake up in the morning and look forward to going to your workplace, but now you find yourself having to work from your house. On top of worrying about how soon the confinement will end, you also have to put up with the struggle to be productive at your job, meeting family responsibilities and the safety of your close ones. The pressure that comes with trying to keep up…
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Dr. Diana Atwiine, has said Education Institutions should be prepared for a longer wait, even after the Covid19 lockdown is eased. President Yoweri Museveni is expected to address the nation tonight on whether or not he will be lifting the lockdown. But according to Dr Atwiine, schools are unlikely to be part of the sectors to be reopened first. Speaking to the Kisoro District Covid-19 task-force members at Uganda-DR Congo border of Bunagana on Saturday, Dr. Atwine said that re-opening of schools is currently not planned. Dr. Atwiine who also assessed the Covid-19 preparedness…
Republic of Congo will take delivery of a Malagasy ‘Miracle cure’ for the Covid 19 virus, COVID-Organics, information minister Thierry Moungalla confirmed on Twitter. According to him, the decision to turn to the Malagasy mixture was reached after a three-way teleconference between presidents of the two countries as well as the President of Guinea-Bissau. These Join a couple of countries including neighboring Tanzania on the growing list of those that are asking for the importation of the said Cure. COVID-Organics although not scientifically proven as a preventive or curative mixture for the virus is gaining grounds on the continent as…
The officer-in-charge of Wakiso Police Division has been arrested for allegedly obstructing investigations and protecting suspects in a murder case of a boda boda cyclist. Detectives from the State House Anti-corruption Unit led by Lt Col Edith Nakalema and the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested assistant superintendent of police Joseph Kamukama following a scuffle as he allegedly attempted to protect the suspect, Ceaser Ekwang. Police said a scuffle ensued at Wakiso Police Division when Mr Kamukama vainly attempted to block security personnel from accessing two of the suspects; Stephen Wafula and Ekwang, who had been detained at the police…
President Yoweri Museveni is expected this evening, to address the nation on the way forward, after 34 days of national shut down over the Covid19 global pandemic. “I will address the country tonight at 8pm, guiding on the way forward as the 21-day lockdown extension comes to a close tomorrow,” Museveni announced this morning “I urge you all to continue observing the guidelines from our health experts as the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic continues.” The President is expected to tell the nation whether or not he will be following numerous other countries around the world to slowly ease the…
President Yoweri Museveni has reversed course and cleared cargo trucks entering the country, to have two drivers. This is contrary to the resolutions by the Trade and Transport National Task Force subcommittee, which on 24th April said each truck was should have only one driver. However, according to the statement issued by the Minister of Works and Transport Gen Katumba Wamala, this has been revisited by President Museveni who has cleared trucks to have two drivers. “However, with further guidance from H.E Gen Y.K Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, the drivers on transit cargo have been ALLOWED…