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NTV Dance Party host, Crysto Panda, today being Father’s day informed his lovely fans and followers that he lost his  newly born baby  two weeks a go. Through his Instagram page, Crysto Panda posted the sad news as below; “Thank you so much to whoever has wished me A Happy father’s Day  But unfortunately I am so sorry to inform y’all that I lost my daughter Two weeks back  My baby got tired during delivery and because of that she got dead brain   cells which caused multiple seizure attacks , Because she was still young the doctors couldn’t operate her because her skull was still soft , so they suggested we hold up abit longer she grows like we do the operation in two months  But as you know the seizures became many and she couldn’t take it any longer so she passed on when she was a month old  Many of y’all have been asking me about her of late and I wasn’t brave enough to speak about it  and that’s why also I wasn’t posting ab...

Archibishop Lambert Bainomugisha on Saturday 20th June have been installed as the New Archibishop of Mbarara Archdiocese. The installation has been termed as scientific as it only grabbed a few number of congregation due to the impact of Covid-19. Lambert Bainomugisha was appointed as the second Archibishop of Mbarara Archdiocese by Pop Francis on April 25th  2020. He served as the apostolic administrator of Hoima diocese before his appointment to Mbarara.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mused on the extent of Paul Pogba's injury setbacks, after the Frenchman returned to action in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Pogba, who had not played for the Reds since our 4-1 victory over Newcastle on Boxing Day, was a second-half substitute in our first competitive fixture since the suspension of football due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The midfielder came on for Fred in the second half and won a penalty, which Bruno Fernandes converted in the 81st minute after United fell behind to a first-half strike from Steven Bergwijn. As well as speaking about Pogba, the boss reflected on the match itself, the potential of Paul and Bruno in midfield and his thoughts on our penalty ruled out by VAR late on, when he spoke to MUTV and  Sky Sports  after the game. PAUL'S INJURY NIGHTMARE “He’s delighted to be back on the pitch. He’s had a nine, 10-month injury nightmare. It's not been like you are out for 10 ...

David Ddumba, the officer in charge of operations at Kiboga Police Station has died in a road accident. According to Wamala Region Police Spokesperson, Ms Rachel Kawala, Ddumba, who was riding on a motorcycle on the way home, was knocked by a milk tanker Reg. No. UAV 634Z at Kiwanguzi village, Kiboga District, on the Kampala-Hoima Road. Ms Kawala said that the driver of the tanker is on the run. She said that Ddumba’s body was taken to Kiboga Health Centre IV as investigations into details of the accident progress.

This afternoon, 44 patients have been discharged from Entebbe grade  B hospital after they fully recovered from covid-19. Out of these, 43 are truck drivers while 1 is the contact. The total recoveries now stands at 483. These event have been witnessed by the permanent secretary of Ministry of Health Dr. Diana Atwine.

Burundi’s incoming president Evariste Ndayishimiye  (pictured ), was sworn in on Thursday following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, a live broadcast on state-run television showed. Ndayishimiye, 52, a retired army general, won last month’s presidential election for the ruling party, defeating the opposition’s Agathon Rwasa and five others. Before Nkurunziza died earlier this month, he had been due to be sworn in to office in August.

Government of Uganda will encourage and promote import substitution as well as emphasize export promotion, in a bid to improve economic growth, according to President Yoweri Museveni. While speaking to Members of Parliament via a virtual presentation at State House after the Budget reading, Museveni expressed optimism with the country’s economy despite the effect of the global coronavirus pandemic. We are moving without much input from the outside world and because of that, we are going to be very strict with import substitution. I am glad the Minister of Finance has talked of putting a tax on imported items which we can make here,” said Museveni. He said this would promote industrialization that would increase on value addition and manufacture of goods locally that can be marketed through a comprehensive national export promotion strategy. The President also said Uganda’s exports were performing well, highlighting coffee where the country currently exports 7 million bags ...

Parliament Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, to explain discrepancies contained in his Budget speech presented last week and the National Budget for 2020/2021 as approved by the House.   “The Minister is required to come here tomorrow to explain the variances between the Appropriation Bill we passed here and the speech he made on the budget day,” said Kadaga adding that “We also want to know if the President assented to this Appropriation Bill, where did these figures come from?” The directive follows a complaint raised by the Chairperson of Parliament’s Budget Committee, Amos Lugoolobi, who cited figures mentioned by Kasaija on Thursday 11 June 2020 that differ from those within the approved budget. Lugoloobi said that whereas Parliament appropriated Shs400 billion for payment of arrears owed by government to private sector firms, the minister mentioned Shs673 billion in his address. He added that although Parliament appro...

The Kampala celebrated commercial sex worker Shanita Namuyimbwa aka Bad Black wants Ministry of Health Uganda to pay her 500M for the Covid-19 awareness campaign Advert she made to caution her co sex workers not to sleep with truck drivers coming into Uganda from the neighboring countries. Since the breakdown of Covid-19 cases in Uganda have been rising, the majority of the cases have been coming from the track drivers from different parts of the country. Mama Jonah has been joined by another outspoken Civil rights activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi. They have agreed to organize over 300 prostitutes to demonstrate to state house and Prime Minister's office while displaying their nakedness. Mama Jonah demands payment claiming she is not a charity worker. 

Four people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at State House, Nairobi. According to State House spokesperson Kanze Dena, the four cases were recorded during a mass COVID-19 testing held on Thursday, June 11. The infected officers were admitted at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital in Kiambu County for treatment. “The tests are conducted on all staff including His Excellency the President and members of his family,” said Kanze Dena, in a statement. “Families and close contacts of the affected officers are also being attended to accordingly.” The State House spokesperson has assured the public that President Uhuru Kenyatta and the First Family are safe and free from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya on Monday rose to 3,727 after 133 more patients tested positive for the disease. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, speaking in Nyandarua on a tour of the county’s health facilit...

The new results from the samples tested on the 13th of June 2020 confirms 11 new Covid-19 cases. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 696. Among these cases are 6 Truck drivers, 3 from Elegu boarder post in Amuru District while 3 are from Malaba, 1 Frontline health worker and 4 cases among the contacts and the alerts from Buikwe, Lira Adjumani and Amuru. Lira district had discharged all her patients that was admitted recently after all were tested negative. It is also going viral that the government may declear another lockdown should the public fail to adhere to the guideline issued by the Ministry of Health to fight against Covid-19. 

Makerere University have unveiled the first unit of the medical Ventilator a product of Makerere and Kiira Motors.  The ventilator is mobile and can be used in ambulances and hospitals.  The solar powered battery makes it suitable for Africa's rural settings with no reliable electricity supply. This has been revealed at Kiira Motors Cooperation where the personalities involved in the development were briefing the Minister of Health on the progress of the system.

Patients in Kamuli District are avoiding seeking treatment at the district’s general hospital following the designation of the outpatient ward as a Covid19 isolation centre. MPs on the parliament task force on their tour in Kamuli. Dr Fred Duku, the acting District Health Officer told the Parliamentary Technical Committee on Covid that ever since the services of the outpatient unit were suspended to create an isolation centre, the number of patients has dropped.   “There is a lot of fear related to the Covid-19 pandemic that people have resorted to not coming to hospitals which is reducing service delivery in regards to health,” Duku said. He added that this was affecting other health centres at sub county level since most of the health officials at these centres were not adequately trained to handle Covid. Kamuli Municipality MP, Hon Rehema Watongola said that the pregnant women have also stopped attending antenatal clinics for fear of contracting the coronavirus at...

The government of Burundi has just announced this Tuesday in a statement "the unexpected death" of President Pierre Nkurunziza.  Pierre was hospitalized at the Karusi hospital in the center of the country, since Saturday evening after feeling unwell. Pierre Nkurunziza, in power since 2005, is said to have died yesterday Monday officially following a "cardiac arrest", announces the government, which has declared a national mourning for 7 days. Nkurunziza was due to be replaced in August by political ally Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was declared earlier this month the winner of a May 20 presidential election.

In the early hours of 9th, June, 2020, Suspected armed Karimojong cattle rustlers  raided Mora East village in Paimol Sub County in Agago District and stole 54 heads of cattle. These rustlers were numbering about eight, they struck the area at around 12am, according to security sources. It had been recorded as the first time since the beginning this year when armed Karimojong warriors stole a huge number of cattle after government deployed over 400 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel in districts in East Acholi where cattle rustlings are rampant. Agago Resident district Comissioner, Linos Ngompek, confirmed the incident adding that the cattle thieves fired live bullets in the air before escaping with dozens of cattle towards Kotido district, in Karamoja sub region. Ngompek however said the vigilantes backed by LDU personnel recovered 51 head of cattle after a hot pursuit.

Paul Pogba is having a difficult season with Manchester United. The Manchester United midfielder could leave the Premier League this summer.  According to Paul Scholes, if the Frenchman stays at the club, he will have to fight to get his place in the eleven. Paul has a bit of work to do to join the team.  Before the epidemic, the players who played in midfield (Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay and Fred) were doing really well.  It's not going to be easy for Paul.  But we all know what Paul can do.  He's a top player when he's in good shape, ”  said Scholes in the columns of the Mirror.

Today 9th, June, 2020, 127 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya bringing the total to 2,989. Health CAS Rashid Aman said 2,247 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Out of these, 124 of the new cases are Kenyans while three are foreigners: 84 are male and 33 are female. The youngest patient is a 3-week-old baby and the oldest is 72 years old. 24 patients have however been discharged bringing the total recoveries to 873. Nairobi reported 62 cases, Mombasa 34, Busia 14, Machakos 4, Bungoma 3, Kwale 1 and Uasin Gishu 1 each.

Arua Regional Referral Hospital has discharged three people after successfully recovering from COVOD-19, bringing the number of all those discharged to eight. The three, all adult male truck drivers; two from Oli division and one from Dadamu Sub  County , in Arua district are part of 29 locals who were admitted at the regional COVID-19 treatment centre after testing positive from Elegu  border  and some of their contacts. They were sent home on Friday. The Arua Hospital Director Dr Philbert Nyeko said that the hospital has discharged eight patients so far, but warned the public against stigmatizing the discharged persons. He says discharging the patients,  is a success story for Arua and West Nile region. The Arua Resident District  Commissioner  (RDC) Nahori Oya commended the health workers for working tirelessly to ensure that the patients recover and urged the public to observe COVID-19 preventive guidelines saying the pandemic is already with t...

State Minister for ICT and national Guidance Hon. Peter Ogwang  while visiting COVID19 Taskforces along high risk districts in Teso, yesteday sunday 7th, June 2020, lauded for the Use of technology especially adoption of e-transactions for business owners to reduce risks of contracting & spreading the virus. While in Soroti, He visited the treatment center at Soroti Referral Hospital where he joined the medical staffs in the goat roasting ceremony after all testing negative of Covid-19. He added, Soroti treatment center will soon discharge it's first patient out of the 13 patients who have been admitted. So far Ogwang have visited the districts of Bukedea, Kumi and Soroti. While in Kumi, he challenged the parents to stop moving to the trading centers with Radios but rather leave for their children to help them access learning materials as the local radios have been conducting lessons through airwaves and 90% of the population can access it.

Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng this Evening dismisses the social media posts alleging that she is in trouble over Cannabis. Others are saying I am dealing in cannabis. It's unfortunate that some people always choose to circulate wrong information, Aceng added. She said she has not issued any authorization for cannabis growing in Uganda and that Cabinet is yet to consider the feasibility of this. She has requested the population to ignore the wrong media posts and treat it baseless and malicious.