By Joseph Kato The judiciary has attributed the stagnated trial of 6,912 suspects in capital offences to Covid19 pandemic that has scaled down activities of court. James Karemani the spokesperson of the judiciary also cites lack of funds as another factor that has stalled the High Court sessions for already committed suspects. Karemani’s response follow a concern raised…
Uganda has declared polio a public health emergency after registering two positive cases from the surburbs of its capital city. The strain is from neighbouring South Sudan. This comes just a year after the World Health Organization-WHO declared Uganda and the entire Africa Wild polio-free in August last year. The Ministry of Health…
By Joseph Kato Two days after president, Yoweri Museveni, addressed the country condemning inhumane actions of individual security personnel, Uganda Police Force- UPF, Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF and Uganda Prisons Service- UPS have pledged to get tougher on their own officers perpetrating the crimes. Museveni, in his Saturday address expressed dissatisfaction to the conduct…
The Ministry of health is considering allocating the Sinovac vaccines donated from China to the business community. The country at the moment has a total of 300,000 doses that were donated by the People’s Republic of China and the government wants to give them to groups of people in banks, companies and organizations that might…
The Ministry of Education and Sports and the Health Ministry have clashed over who should be vaccinated in the education sector as the country looks at reopening of educational institutions. Over 15 million learners in Uganda are stuck at home due to school closures that was enforced as a measure against the spread of COVID-19. …
The Serum Institute, the official manufacturer of the COVISHIELD brand of Astrazeneca vaccine has confirmed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the products they alerted them about in July and August were indeed falsified. In its latest statement, WHO says that the fake vaccines were reported at patient level in Uganda and India. “Genuine COVISHIELD vaccine is…
COVID-19 new infections will average at 179 per day this week, according to the latest projections released by the National Planning Authority (NPA) on Monday afternoon. Attributing this to the easing of the lockdown especially on public transport which has now made it possible for people to move across district borders, the report signed by…
It is 18 months since schools were closed nationwide in a bid to curtail the spread of Corona Virus Diseases commonly known as Covid-19. Even though some children went back and completed their final years, some children particularly those in lower primary and secondary classes have not been in school since March 2020. In Karamoja…
By Joseph Kato Police officers have joined the recent call by health workers to be supported emotionally and financially especially for the families of those who have succumbed to Covid-19. Although it was started by health workers, police officers advocating for compensation for their colleagues who died from Covid-19 say the deaths were in line…
Members of Parliament who have not been vaccinated against the corona virus will not be allowed to attend parliament sessions next week. Uganda has one of the largest parliaments in Africa as compared to its population and size. The Eleventh Parliament has a total of 529 MPs. Due to COVID-19 they have been using tents…