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  Ministry of Health has confirmed 63 new cases of  COVID-19 tests according to the test done on 11 October 2020. This brings the cumulative cases to 9,864. The breakdown of the new cases are summarised as below; Contacts and alerts are 63 with Kampala (24), Gulu (11), Wakiso (9), Soroti (6), Masindi (3), Mbale (2), Amuru (1), Busia (1), Masaka (1), Mityana (1), Moroto (1), Ntungamo (1), Sembabule (1) and Tororo (1) However, 1 new COVID-19 death was also confirmed from Kampala bringing the total COVID-19 deaths as per now to 94. The total number recoveries now stands at 6,109.

Performing artists under the National Union of Creative Performing Artists and Allied Workers have reached out to Parliament over the recently issued regulations to their industry terming them as draconian. The group led by musician, Halima Namakula, met the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, and argued that the new regulations will encumber the activities of the entertainment industry. Read more https://urbanmagazine.biz/2020/08/05/artists-petition-parliament-over-new-regulations/

Singer Eddy kenzo on 25th of July 2020 returned to his mother land Uganda after spending almost six month in West Africa where he went for a music concert but unfortunately corona virus hit the world and he could not return to Uganda. Eddy Kenzo and other fellows who repatriated from West Africa. Eddy kenzo on his Facebook page expressed his Pleasure for him returning back to the country as below; Fellow Ugandans, I greet you in the name of Allah and the almighty God. Today, I and other Ugandans arrived safely at the Entebbe International Airport aboard Uganda Airlines. First and foremost, I thank God for enabling me to come back home safely. This all seemed like a far fetched possibility but by His Grace, I and very many Ugandans have been repatriated back home safely. I would like to thank everyone that pushed and prayed for my return. Your efforts are greatly appreciated, May Allah bless you all abundantly. To my Big talent family, Eddy Kenzo fans and the media that cam...

Minister of kampala Betty Amongi says the Checklist of requirements for reopening arcades ready. The government will only sanction the reopening of shopping arcades if the owners follow set guidelines required to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mini She said the checklist of requirements for reopening of arcades is ready and owners who comply will see their buildings reopened

Pastor Livingston Kiganda of Christianity focus Church, Kisenyi, Kampala. He said He can not breath when the churches are still closed and wants the government to open all the churches in the country by Today 8th July 2020. He added that failure for Churches to resume normal work, all the pastors Will Dress like him to Show apology to God for comparing Him with a mere Corona Virus. #UrbanMagazineNews

Education Minister Janet Museveni said it’s not the right time to reopen schools and revealed that her ministry is developing an ICT and e-learning framework which will guide education institutions on distance learning. In the meantime, she added it was still unsafe for government to reopen schools after observing the coronavirus trends within the country and picking lessons from other countries which had tried to reopen but closed again after a resurgence of the virus. As such, they agreed to continue facilitating home-schooling as they monitor the situation. She asked parents to assist their children in this period when they are at home to learn a skill but also follow the study materials that government will provide in print and broadcast to aid continuity of learning. Ms Janet Museveni clarified that her ministry has not prohibited e-learning and reiterated that the first phase of distance learning was hampered with lack of radios, televisions, few printed materials a...

It's unclear whether he's consulted with his friend  Donald Trump , but rapper  Kanye West  has announced he's ready to unseat the Republican president. "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future," West wrote on Twitter Saturday evening. "I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION" It's not apparent how serious he is about running, but it seems unlikely the polarizing entertainer could actually unseat Trump. It's probably more likely he could use a little publicity for his upcoming album, "God's Country," and its first single, "Wash Us in the Blood," which was released earlier this week. But Trump himself was a reality TV star and former President Ronald Reagan of course made his name as a Hollywood actor before entering politics. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump both have a few hundred million dollar  fundraising advanta...

Left to right: Paul Lubega, John Bosco Muwonge, John Ssebalamu, Christine Ssebalamu, her sister Gertrude and Resty during the Ssebalamus wedding anniversary at Saint Mary’s Cathedral at Rubaga in Kampala on January 7, 2018. Inset are some of the buildings they own in Kampala City. In the 1980, Paul Lubega, John Bosco Muwonge, John Ssebalamu, Haruna Ssegawa, and their sister Christine Nabukeera, say they worked closely together running businesses in Masaka to become a family of first generation billionaires they are. At Najjanankumbi, on the Kampala-Entebbe Road, there is an imposing piece of architecture. The unmissable building, called Freedom City, houses a hotel, children’s play area, shops and an assortment of other businesses. Industry players say Mr John Ssebalamu, the owner of the building, spent an estimated $30m (about Shs111b) to erect it. Mr Ssebalamu, born in Kasanje, Kalungu District, is a cog in a family of first generation billionaires who own a significant p...

Police in Bududa District in eastern Uganda are investigating a murder case in which a 26-year-old knife-wielding man allegedly attacked his father. The Elgon regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Rogers Taitika, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect is already in police custody Samuel Wamono is said to have first undressed himself and walked around Bududa town naked before committing the crime. The Elgon region Police Spokesperson, Mr Rogers Taitika, identified the victim as Simon Matselele, a resident of Kabuko cell, Nangako Town council in Bududa District. “He stabbed him in the chest using a sharp knife. We have arrested him as investigations are ongoing to establish what exactly happened. We recovered the knife he used to stab his father as evidence. The motive of the attack is not yet clear,”Mr Taitika said. According to the spokesperson, Wamono suspect returned from Mbale, where he was residing and had a quarrel with his father before stabbing him. An eyewitness ...

A Japanese man has become the first person in the world to hold a master's degree in ninja studies, after completing a graduate course that involved learning basic martial arts and how to stealthily climb mountains. Genichi Mitsuhashi, 45, spent two years studying the history, traditions and fighting techniques of ninjas -- the mysterious covert agents of feudal Japan -- at the country's Mie University. Known for their  secrecy and  high levels of skill, ninjas were masters of espionage, sabotage, assassination and guerrilla warfare dating back to  at least the 14th century . Yet Mitsuhashi said ninjas were also independent farmers, and he moved to the mountainous province of Iga, 220 miles from the Japanese capital Tokyo, to better understand how they lived. Iga is where Ninja used to live. The climate of this area created the very nature of ninja," he said. Mitsuhashi grows his own rice and vegetables in Iga, where he runs a local inn. He also teaches m...

Democratic Party president Norbert Mao is calling for postponement of the forth coming general elections until the country is ready or to review the law to accommodate the so called scientific elections. This was one of the key issues discussed during his engagement yesterday with the newly elected chairman of the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, Asuman Basalirwa. Mao asked Basalirwa to engage all IPOD summit members to speak out with one voice against the revised election roadmap released by the electoral body which banned candidates from holding campaign rallies in favour of digital platforms. He noted that free and fair elections calls for physical interface between the voters and candidates, emphasising that if this can’t happen due to the covid-19 pandemic then elections have to be postponed

The two Celebrated Ugandan young celebrites Fresh Kid aka Patrick Ssenyojo and Felista Da SuperSta has been given a New Tablet each to help them access online classes via Zoom. The Two Artists are pupils of Kampala parents primary school and they are all being funded by Ruparelia Foundation. The tablet was however given to the two by the managing director Rajiv Ruparelia. Kampala parents has recently started the e-Learning classes to enable the to catch up with the sylabus on time due to the impact of Covid-19 that has led to the Closer of schools in the country. We believe this can be an example to our parents, so let’s embrace such Technology to our kids for education because we don’t Know when COVID19 Will go away, Rajiv Said.

Singer Bobi Wine also Kyadondo East’s Member of Parliament on Sunday 28th June 2020 held a Scientific Concert termed Freedom Concert. The Concert was held in Bobi Wine’s One Love Beach Busabala and was attended by over 19, 000 audience on Facebook as it was live on His official Facebook page. Bobi Wine was not alone at this concert but was accompanied by Artists like Nubian Lee, Aziz Azion, King Šaha, Dr.Hilda man among other Artists. Bobi Wine said music is the only way to communicate to the public and he appreciate each and every follower who attended the Show. What shall i render to you dear friends?. Thanks you all for turning up in big numbers for our Freedom Show this afternoon. My appreciation goes to team of Talented producers, fellow Artists, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Iyalama noi, Mwebare munonga, nolulala Mukolanga bwemutyo, Bobi Wine added on his Facebook page.

A 20-year-old man was on Friday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for defiling and infecting an 8-year-old girl with HIV/Aids. Emmanuel Eteka was convicted on his own plea of guilty during a virtual plea bargain session presided over by the Lira High Court resident judge Alex Ajiji Mackay. Prosecution told court that on March 2, 2019 at around 3am, Eteka while at Abongomon Village in Alebtong District, found the victim sleeping in their house and had sexual intercourse with her. “The victim was at that time eight years old and the sexual act caused tear and rapture in her private part. At the time of offence, Eteka was 19 years of age,” the prosecution stated. Mr Emmanuel Egaru, the defense counsel, had asked court to handle the convict with leniency since he pleaded guilty and had shown a sign of remorse. The judge upheld the 10 years imprisonment reached upon between the state prosecution and the convict. “Considering the fact that the convict has admitted his offe...

On Thursday 25th June 2020, Ministry of heath in partnership with seed Global Health gave training to the front line health workers at Mulago, Butabika and Kiruddu hospitals in the Covid-19 management, continuity of essential health services and infection control and prevention. A total of 180 health workers have been equipped with the skills and knowledge on how to manage Covid-19 and continue with provision of essential health services

Lira’s Fresh Deejay, DJ Cobra Legacy has claimed only him and Eddy Kenzo are the only ones in Africa who has the design we spotted on. Eddy kenzo copied from me even. On his Facebook post this Evening, Cobra said even though Kenzo has the same design like him but also Kenzo copied from him. DJ Cobra Legacy is one of Lira’s Celebrated DJs who is known for his hard work and his scratches. He is currently working with Radio unity Fm Lira on Saturday Dance Mania which happens every Saturday nights.

Three more people have succumbed to coronavirus in Kenya as 155 others tested positive in the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 128 with total number of cases reported in the country rising to 4,952. Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi said all of the new cases are Kenyans: 120 are male and 35 are female. She said the latest cases are from 4,171 samples with total cumulative samples tested now at 146,537. The youngest is a 1 year old infant and the oldest is 77 years old. County distribution is as follows: ▪️Nairobi 104 ▪️Busia 19 ▪️Migori 10 ▪️Mombasa 9 ▪️Uasin Gishu 4 ▪️Kiambu 3 ▪️Machakos 2 ▪️Nakuru 2 ▪️Kisumu 1 ▪️Kajiado 1 Nairobi, cases are from; ▪️Kibra 20 ▪️Dagoretti North 17 ▪️Starehe 13 ▪️Westlands 10 ▪️Mathare 9 ▪️Langata 8 ▪️Kasarani 6 ▪️Embakasi South 4 ▪️Royasambu 4 ▪️Ruaraka 4 ▪️Kamukunji 3 ▪️Makadara 2 ▪️Embakasi East 2 ▪️Dagoretti South 1 ▪️Embakasi West 1 Busia has 19 cases from Teso South (14) and Matayos (5); Migori has 10 cases are from Kur...

Kenya's total cumulative samples tested now stands at 142,366, with these, a ge distribution of the new cases is between 7 to 67 years: out of the new 59 new cases, 47 are males and 12 are females. 73 more people have however been discharged bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,682. Two others succumbed to the COVID-19 disease in the last 24 hours raising the death toll to 125. The cases are spread out in Nairobi 28, Mombasa 21, Kilifi 3, Kiambu 2, Machakos 2, Kisii 1, Bungoma 1 and Webuye 1. Nairobi cases are from Dagoretti North 7; Kibra 5; Embakasi East 4; Embakasi North 3;Westlands 3; Embakasi West 2; Embakasi Central 2; Roysambu 1 and Makadara 1. In Mombasa, the 21 cases are in Kisauni 8; Likoni 5; Mvita 3; Nyali 2; Changamwe 2 and Jomvu 1. In Kilifi, the 3 cases are from Kaloleni, Kilifi North & Kilifi South.  Kiambu has 2 cases are from Kiambaa and Thika while Machakos has one case in Athi River.  Kisii has one case in Bobasi, Bungoma one case ...

President Museveni in his 16th address on Corona virus updates speaks about the reopening of schools and other educational institutions and he said Education institutions will stay closed. Its still too risky to open schools. In the meantime, government will launch a big long-distance education programme through radios. Each homestead will get a radio set. He however added on the boarder districts, Museveni said the lockdown in the following border districts can be relaxed: Amudat, Bududa, Bukwo, Bundibugyo, Buvuma, Hoima, Isingiro, Kaabong, Kabale, Kalangala, Kanungu, Kasese, Kikuube, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kween, Lamwo, Maracha, Mayuge, Moroto, Namayingo, Namisindwa, Ntoroko. Museveni added tr avel in and out of Uganda for medical reasons should be barred, in principle. However, Ministry of Health and other agencies can handle case by case. M7 also said salons will stay closed. Activities here involve close contact between/among people. Contact tracing would be dif...