NRM joins Opposition against digital elections
The ruling NRM party has questioned the ban on open rallies and demanded “evidence-based” reasons to justify the push for virtual campaigns in the forthcoming
Category : UGANDA
World Bank gives Uganda $300m to fight Covid-19
The World Bank has approved $300 million budget to aid Uganda in fighting the coronavirus Covid-19. The money will be used “to boost the government’s
Half of Ugandan banks fail pandemic liquidity test
More than half of Uganda’s commercial banks would have collapsed if the Central Bank had enforced a three-month customer loans repayments holiday at the onset
Ugandans in China deny government claims, seek return
Ugandans stranded in China due to Covid-19 have said they are under extreme distress and are desperate for repatriation contrary to claims by Foreign Affairs State
Uganda’s Covid-19 cases rise to 44 as 11 children test positive
At least 11 Ugandans on Tuesday tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 44. President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday
Uganda coronavirus cases rise to 14
Uganda on Wednesday recorded five new coronavirus cases rasing the total number to 14, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Minister of
Call for calm as Uganda coronavirus cases rise to nine
Uganda has confirmed eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total to nine. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Monday night, Health
Uganda hospitality sector feels early heat of Covid-19
Uganda’s economy is feeling the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic even though the country is yet to report it’s first case of infection, and
Traders threaten to boycott Kenyan port if not compensated
Ugandan and Rwandan business people who lost their merchandise and trucks during the 2007/08 post-election violence in Kenya are now threatening to boycott the standard
Uganda’s Museveni orders closure of schools, bans public gatherings
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered closure of all schools for 30 days effective Friday March 20. In a televised address on Wednesday afternoon, Museveni