Ministry of Health has unveiled the procedures that will be followed for the upcoming mass vaccination against Covid19. The vaccination is scheduled to kick off on 10th March, 2021 and will be conducted in phases. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng on Tuesday told press that all persons eligible for vaccination will be required to provide a National Identification Card in the case of Ugandan citizens or a passport in the case of non-Ugandans. The first phase of the exerciser, she said will focus on Health Workers (Public, Private Not for Profit (PNFP) and Private for Profit (PPP) estimated at 150,000,…
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Uganda Airlines will be flying its Airbus A330neo, the A330-800 to London Heathrow and operating out of its Entebbe hub. This nine-hour, 3,500NM service to London is expected to commence on March 28th with a five-times-weekly frequency. As part of a multi-post Twitter announcement, Uganda Airlines disclosed that it would be flying its new flagship Airbus A330-800 to London Heathrow. Uganda Airlines recently obtained the rights to operate the service, which will commence on March 28th. It was noted that the flight will arrive in London at 06:45 and depart for Entebbe at 09:00. It looks like this service will…
Presidential advisor on Media issues Joseph Tamale Mirundi has likened Bobi Wine’s luck politically to that of incumbent Yoweri Museveni, claiming that both men are far lucky as compared to their counterpart Kizza Besigye. Tamale Mirundi blamed opposition strongman Dr. Kizza Besigye for killing the Forum for Democratic Change because he is politically unlucky. “Besigye killed his own party, that is why I keep telling people that politics is about luck,” Mirundi claimed. According to Mirundi, newcomer Bobi Wine and Museveni share something in common which Besigye does not have- luck. “Bobi Wine is lucky, just like Museveni, this is…
The head of My People World Mission Outreach Church, Grace Kabuye has been dragged to the High Court by residents of Nakiwogo village in Entebbe Municipality over noise pollution. The church reportedly emits excessive noise which violates their right to a clean and healthy environment guaranteed in the constitution. The trio; Richard Watum Wod-Ongom, Male Mukasa and Stephen Balinandi (all retired civil servants and businessmen) allege that they had been peacefully living in the area until January 2020 when Kabuye rented the land neighboring their properties and constructed a church. They contend that the church conducts services every weekend, throughout…
Entebbe Police is investigating an incident of Rush and Neglect that happened Friday morning in which a 2 year old juvenile was burnt to ashes in a house fire. This incident, according to Police, happened at around 9 am when a fire broke out in one of the rental houses belonging to a one Saidi in Lugonjo. Kampala Metropolitan Police said the Entebbe firebrigade truck was dispatched to the scene and the fire was completely extinguished. “However, detectives recovered a burnt body of a juvenile from the burnt house,” Police said. The deceased has been identified as Kizito Ackram a two…
President Yoweri Museveni has told the Supreme Court that he has no problem with National Unity Platform leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine withdrawing his 2021 election petition. Kyagulanyi on Wednesday filed a formal application to the court seeking to withdraw his petition challenging Museveni’s victory after citing unfairness by the court. However, in the response through an affidavit by Oscar Kihika, the NRM party director in charge of legal affairs, Museveni, who is the first respondent, says he has no issue with Kyagulanyi changing his mind and asking to withdraw the petition. “The first respondent(Museveni) does not oppose…
Supermodel Doreen Kabareebe is set to grace Laurenzo Events Boatcruise dubbed ‘Cruise With A Super Model’. The fun filled event is for March 5th 2021 with Doreen Kabareebe and others models showcasing. The cruise will take place at Dubai Marina DMCC Metro and each Partier will pay 250 Dirhams (VIP), 150 Dirhams (Ordinary) to enjoy the cruise. The cruise which is expected to be so massive will be along the waters of the ocean to the Burj Arab and Atlantis. Lots of fun and entertainment is expected at the cruise party. Book your ticket now by calling 0522249655 or +971582158316
KACITA Uganda has today in a press conference decried the unfair government increase on Taxation of various imported goods with emphasis on Textiles. Government recently increased tax rates inform of import duty on textile goods from 25% to 35% and also charged 5 US Dollars per kilo which was high, unjust and uncalled for. The country is still recovering from the COVID-19 19 lockdown that negatively affected almost all aspects of life in Uganda but was worse for traders given the fact that they were forced to close shops for months, were forced to pay for accumulated rent for those…
Police in Entebbe is investigating circumstances under which one Nambi Bogiya, a 30-year-old mobile money operator at Nalugala was shot and killed on Wednesday night. Nambi, according to Police reports was attacked at around 2100hrs, a few metres from her rented house in Nalugala Katabi Town Council. It is alleged that she was trailed by a group of unknown assailants from her work place in Nalugala before she was shot dead and an unspecified amount of money taken from her. Police says three cartridge casings were recovered from the scene. “They will be examined to establish the firearm used,” Luke…
The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced modifications to the driving permits which include new security features aimed at guarding them against fraud and forgeries. Government last year unveiled the Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC) as the new company that will start issuing driving permits in Uganda to replace South African firm, Face Technologies whose contract expired. The Uganda Security Printing Company will start work on March, 1. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on Wednesday, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister for Works noted that the contract they signed with the new company for the design, production…