The 4th Infantry Division Court Martial in Gulu District has sentenced six soldiers to detention for six months after pleading guilty to all counts related to “assault” and “causing bodily harm” to several people in Amuru district. They are; Lance Corporal Constantine Awinyi Abor, Pt Muhammed Makanga, Pt John Mack Eboku, Pt Robert Mutenga, Pt Silverster Ayo and Pt. Emma Ahimbisibwe. Prosecution alleges the soldiers on the night of April 2 while at Lorikowo West Zone in Elegu Town Council beat with sticks women and men hence inflicting severe injuries on their bodies. One of the victims identified as Ratib…
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Government has secured 10,000 Zoom video conferencing application licenses for the ‘critical staff’ that will need to work even during the lockdown. This is according to a statement from the Permanent Secretary Vincent Waiswa Bagiire who issued guidelines that the selected public officers will have to follow while they continue to work away from their offices following President Museveni’s directive. Bagiire noted that the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and National Guidance, working with the National Information and Technology Authority (NITA) and the office of the Prime Minister with support from UNDP, had secured the licences. According to Bagiire,…
The state has asked court not to release former Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde on bail because it will cause a threat to national security. Tumukunde last month asked court to release him on bail so that he can resume with consultations for his presidential bid as well as to be able to fend for his family since he is their sole bread winner. However, in response to the former spymaster’s bail application, Senior Superintendent of Police, Richard Mugwisagye, the officer in charge of investigations in Tumukunde’s case says the offences are critical to national security and his release…
Kenya’s leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa’s Vodacom said on Monday that they have completed the acquisition of the popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain’s Vodafone, the companies said in a statement. The firms said that the acquisition of M-Pesa’s brand, product development and support services from Vodafone was done through a newly-created joint venture. “The transaction, which was first announced in 2019, will accelerate M-Pesa’s growth in Africa by giving both Vodacom and Safaricom full control of the M-Pesa brand, product development and support services as well as the opportunity to expand M-Pesa into new African markets,”…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence during the coronavirus crisis and urged governments to step up efforts to prevent violence against women. “We know lockdowns and quarantines are essential to suppressing COVID-19. But they can trap women with abusive partners,” Guterres said in a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday. “For many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest – in their own homes.” In some countries, the number of women calling support services has doubled, healthcare providers and police are overwhelmed and understaffed, and local support…
Traditional payment methods that are largely reliant on cash exchanges expose countless people to the risk of COVID-19 infections. However, emerging technologies provide alternatives such as using a Contact-less enabled mobile phone or card to make no-touch payments across terminals. With that hind-sight, will the far-reaching effects of the Pandemic have the World, and particularly Africa, ready to finally adopt digital payments now that our lives may depend on it? Our antiquated payments system wasn’t ready for the digital era, and it is even less prepared for a contagious pandemic. In the typical day, one may make a half dozen…
In a bit to strengthen the fight against Corona Virus aka Covid 19 in Rwanda, Rwandan Government Officials have voted to Forfeit their salaries of April and channeled it towards that fight. “All cabinet members, permanent Secretaries, Heads of Public Institutions and other Senior officials shall forfeit one month’s salary(April),” a communique from Office of the Prime Minister reads. The Communique explained that the government decided this “in the context of fighting Coronavirus, Covid-19, and in solidarity with the most affected Rwandans, and ongoing social protection initiatives.” “We thank all Rwandans for their continued support and adherence to the measures…
The United Nations in South Sudan has confirmed a case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among its staff. The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) are leading the investigation by epidemiologists to test people recently in contact with the patient in accordance with agreed protocols. The patient has been resident in South Sudan for five weeks. She started working from home immediately after the onset of the symptoms and voluntarily requested to be tested to check her status with regard to COVID-19. The patient is recovering well. A full list of people who came into contact with the…
Residents in Kabale town were shocked and angered on Friday, after a waitress working at Kirigime Guest House Quarantine Center was found freely moving in the local food market. The waitress only identified as Winnie, is said to have been taking care of the 95 Coronavirus suspects at Kirigime Guest House in Kabale Municipality. Winnie and other staff members are supposed to be confined in the hotel. It is understood that inside the Guest House, the staff have no special medical gear to protect them from possibly contracting the virus. Kirigime Guest House for a fortnight has been hosting 95…
A mob in Kabale district has beaten and fatally injured a man who was found by his neighbours beating his wife and trying to strangle his 4 months old child. Elly Maate the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman identified the deceased as Justus Biryomumeisho also known as Kagirisi, a resident of Igabiro Cell in the Southern Division of Kabale Municipality. It’s reported that Biryomumeisho returned home on April 2nd 2020 while drunk and started beating his wife, smashed some of their belongings in the house, before attempting to strangle their baby. The wife however, managed to escape and made an alarm…