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Hon. Santa Alum, Woman Representative, Oyam District. Legislators have beseeched government to give preferential treatment to the border districts with regard to resource allocations in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.   The MPs hailing from the border districts told Parliament chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga that the border points were ill prepared to manage the rising cases of the coronavirus, fearing that the fight against the pandemic could even be prolonged if nothing is done. They also questioned the rationale of allocating equal resources to all districts across the country, including those without cases, in response to Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda’s weekly update on the pandemic to Parliament on Thursday, 21 May 2020. MPs are concerned that whereas majority of the cases (72 per cent) emanate from the border points, many of those districts are unable to properly manage cases and prevent further transmission because they are po...

KASESE  -  The number of Ugandans who have so far been confirmed dead in the new wave of floods to hit Kasese district has risen to eight (8).  The floods were as a result of River Lhubiriha, which marks the Uganda-DR Congo border along Kitholhu sub-county, in Bukonzo West Constituency, bursting its banks following overnight torrential rains in Mt Rwenzori. The Red Cross Society of Uganda has confirmed the deceased as Kubugho Bwangirini, an 80-year-old woman, Masika Agnes, 23, Kabugho Felistus, 17, and Masika Rorontina, 45. Others are males namely Yubu Mutsombo, 55, Mbusa Kayakers, 16, Lothorach Lokwang, a UPDF soldier attached to Mountain Battalion Bwera and Bwambale Kilema, 81, from Mpondwe. The charity body also named one Monday Fanahasi Kabaliko, 35, as being admitted at Kanyatsi Health centre. Earlier reports had placed the number of dead at five (5). It had also been reported that at least five other individuals had perished in the same floods.

Rapper Fik Fameica has a lot of time on his hands with this Covid-19 lock down that he has started noticing things that were trivial during his busy days. He took to Twitter to question why despite his huge following – over 98,000, less than a quarter of them interact with him and his tweets. He asked in a tone of frustration wondering if they are fake, “People who follow and do not react, are you fake accounts?” Some of his followers though, answered him fast, turning it around, telling him they do not interact with him because he does not follow back and tweets once in a while. “We do not come across your tweets,you do not follow us, you expect us to react,” tweeted one of his followers. Another asked him what he has done in this lock down to deserve their reaction, like giving out free data. “Have you given them free data with this lock down.” It is important to note that Fameica is one of the brands that are not big on Twitter – tweets once in a while and most times re...

 The Ministry of Education and Sports has dismissed as false a communication purportedly attributed to the Chairperson of the COVID 19 Taskforce, stating that schools will reopen next year. According to document that was making rounds on social media, candidate classes will return to school in August 2020, national exams will be held early 2021 while other schools will also open next year. But Mr Patrick Muinda, the ministry of Education spokesman, said the information communicated is false, misleading and must therefore be dismissed and ignored. “The Ministry of Education and Sports does not issue Circulars and Policy guidelines through Social Media as a formal channel for Policy Communication. The formal communication with regard to the guidelines for re-opening schools will therefore be communicated to the Public as soon as the final consultative process ends,” he said on Thursday evening. Mr Muinda said the Ministry of Education and Sports does not issue Circulars ...

Government is in the process of limiting the number of cargo trucks entering the country by road as part of the new measures to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus.   It wad noted that the move was informed by the shortage of testing kits vis-à-vis the number of truck drivers entering the country on a daily basis. More than 1,000 truck drivers enter Uganda every day and all these must be tested at the border points. Ms Robinah Nabbanja, the State minister of Health for General Duties, stated that there was an ongoing inter-ministerial meeting to discuss the matter as one of the measures to decongest Mutukula, Malaba and Elegu border posts which, according to Health minister Dr Jane Aceng, have become epicentres of the new Covid-19 infections in the country. “Previously, we were testing drivers and allowing them to proceed and get their results later but this strategy was changed,” Ms Nabbanja said, adding: “Today, there is congestion at Malaba to the extent...

22 isolated in Kirinyaga after trailer driver from Malaba tested positive for Covid-19. Health officers were informed that the driver who was transporting grains from Malaba had been tested positive at the border and left for Kirinyaga. The man who is not from Kirinyaga County was intercepted on arrival at Kutus. He was taken to Kerugoya Hospital and then moved to Nairobi in an ambulance. Red Cross manager for Central region Mugambi Gitonga expressed concern over trailer drivers passing roadblocks mounted by police officers. “The big question is how did the driver pass all the road blocks from Malava to Kutus in Kirinyaga?” Mugambi posed. He urged security team to deal ruthlessly with drivers entering central region from Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and other counties without authorisation On his part, Kirinyaga-East sub County boss Moses Gicharu advised residents to continue following government directives in the fight against Covid-19. ...

Since the government’s directives to cub the spread of COVID-19 speaks against public gathering, the HIPIPO music Award finale that was earlier on schedule for 16th March, 2020 at Serena Hotel, Kampala Will now be held on the 29th May 2020. This time its going to be a live virtual events awarding winners in over 40 HiPipo music categories across Africa as voted by the fans. The event Will have top notch performance from Sheebah karungi, Kenneth Mugabi, Rođen Y, Triplets ghetto kids, Kian Banks, Triple S and many others. The event is said to be live on HiPipo official Facebook page on Friday 29th, May, 2020 at 8:00pm of which it Will later be uploaded on HiPipo’s Youtube account and other media Platforms and everyone Will enjoy from the comfort of their homes. https://www.facebook.com/156998022354/posts/10161369379872355/?app=fbl

Yesterday, 20 May, 2020, 10 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Uganda with 9 new cases being truck drivers while 1 case is a contact case. Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s total confirmed case count, the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145. 11 foreign truck drivers handed over to their country of origin The total Samples of truck drivers tested today are: 1,264 and the community samples tested are: 233 giving the Total samples tested to stand at: 1,497. No COVID-19 related death registered to-date in Uganda as per the ministry of health - Uganda .

Residents of Lajok Abilo Nino village in Omot Sub County, Agago district turned into shock after their L.C1 chairperson committed suicide for unknown reasons. A one Clinton Okot who in his late 40s was found hanging dead on a tree around 6:00am, about kilometer away from his residence. According to Edward Okwi, a Local Council Three chairperson of Omot Sub County, he said that police visited the scene and retrieved the body and handed it to the family for burial. Okwi said the police recovered a three paged suicide note letter which they took to help in investigations. Unconfirmed report said he had misunderstandings over the land left by the parents with his family fellows.

Recently the New comedy Squad came into the Entertainment industry with the name 256 Glamous Comedy based in Lira City, Northern Uganda. Recently released episode titled, Corona Virus According to conversation with one of the team members, Mr. Ford Omara, he said the so far have 19 uploads on Youtube on thier Channel 256 Glamous Comedy. He said they have so far recieved a great reception that has encouraged them to move on with their vision in the comedy industry . https://www.facebook.com/1671773062913654/posts/2934134110010870/?app=fbl

According to the ministry of Health, Kenya, they have Today 20th Day of May recorded the highest number of Corona virus case since the out brake of pandemic. The total cases recorded Today is 66 with 64 being Kenyans and 2 being foriegners totalling to 1029 cases.

This Afternoon 20th, May, 2020, Hon. Robert Kagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, Member of parliament for Kyadondo East handed over UgX 13,500,000/= to Hon. Winnie Kiiza to assist the fellows of Kasese district who have been affected by the recent floods. He said the money has been contributed by the him, the comrades in Uganda as well as those ones abroad. He however appreciate  everyone who responded to the call towards the noble cause.

This afternoon of 20th May 2020, His Excellency Yoweri kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda leaves for Kasese district for assessment for tour of the damaged caused by the recent floods in the area. He Will however address the select group of leaders in the district on the possible long term solution. https://www.facebook.com/400772320058198/posts/1932741323527949/?app=fbl

  High Court in Kampala has blocked Centenary Bank from attaching property of its employee who is accused of defrauding the financial institution of UGX600 million. Centenary Bank had sought to recover the money from a one Edgar Kule, its former employee, Edgar Kule was in 2017 sentenced to five years in prison for stealing from the bank but  Justice Lawrence Gidudu of the Anti-Corruption Court had ordered a Victim to refund the bank UgX worth 600M. On Tuesday, 19th Day of May, 2020, Justice Duncan Gaswaga ruled that selling of the house of the convict will cause his wife and siblings homeless, which is more of injustice. The ruling arose from Kule’s wife, Esther Biira Kabaseke, who had argued that attached their family house was unfair since she had also been part of the construction. Justice Gaswaga advised the DPP and the bank to find another property free of encumbrances belonging to Kule for attachment.