Govt to forcibly evict Kenyans in flood-hit areas as death toll hits 194
Residents use a boat to evacuate with their animals from the floodwaters after River Nzoia burst its banks and due...
Month: May 2020
COVID-19: UK death toll passes Italy to be highest in Europe
AGENCIES | BBC | The UK now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, according to the latest...
State-sponsored hackers targeting COVID-19 responders, warn US, UK
AGENCIES | Aljazeera | Government-backed hackers are attacking healthcare and research institutions in an effort to steal valuable information about...
SOUTH AFRICA: COVID-19 cases jump to 7,572, death toll now at 148
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa takes part in a press conference AGENCIES | Johannesburg - South Africa now has over...
100 new cases recorded with COVID-19 tally rises to 778 in Sudan
Sudan's COVID-19 case count rises to 778 AGENCIES | Khartoum - Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 100 new...
L. Bunyonyi community, tourism stakeholders lose millions in cancelled bookings, business amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kabale - Communities and tourism stakeholders around Lake Bunyonyi have expressed concern of struggling to cope up following the outbreak...
BREAKING: Truck-driver tests positive as Uganda’s COVID-19 cases rise to 98 with 55 recoveries
Trucks being sprayed at a border point of entry recently. Kampala — The Ministry of Health has, on Tuesday, May...
Voice of West Nile donates relief items worth UGX43.3m to COVID-19 fight
Hon. Evelyn Anite, Koboko Municipality MP, also state minister for privatization and investment, patron of WNECC. Arua - Independent regional...
Man held in connection with Mother’s death
Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate. Kisoro - 50 years old man in kisoro has been arrested over having a...
Army MPs return anti-COVID-19 cash, commit donation of UGX120M to Coronavirus fight
Army MPs led by Gen. Elly Tumwine returned anti-COVID-19 money and committed part of their salaries to the coronavirus fight....
45 new cases recorded as Kenya become host to highest COVID-19 cases in East Africa with 535
Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. (FILE PHOTO) Nairobi - Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Tuesday announced 45...
UPDF help mother of four after losing home to mudslides
Lt. Col. Nahamya delivers food relief to Justine Kemigisha, the abandoned mother of four Kabale - A mother of four...
BUSINESS: Kenya’s Importers protest halt in motor vehicle deliveries
Mombasa - Kenyan Motor vehicle importers have lobbied for the reclassification of the units as essential goods in protest to...
Eight new cases registered with Uganda’s COVID-19 tally rises to 97 amid partial lockdown lift
Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng checks the thermal scanner. (PHOTO: FIle) KAMPALA— The Ministry of Health has, on May...
Decomposing body found in Maracha
Body of the yet to be identified woman found in a river in Maracha District. Maracha - A dead body...
Mechanical workshops, restaurants cleared to resume with lockdown extended by 14days
President Yoweri Museveni delivers an address recently. (FILE PHOTO) Kampala - President Yoweri Museveni, has on Tuesday, May 4, announced...
Heavy rains destroy bridge, homes in Rukungiri and Isingiro
Ntungamo - HEAVY rains and landslides have destroyed property, roads and crops worth millions of shillings in Isingiro and Ntungamo...
Unknown woman found dead in River
Body of the yet to be identified woman found in a river in Maracha District. Maracha - A yet to...
COVID-19: Private transport tipped to resume as lockdown is set to extend by 14 days
President Museveni is set to address nation Tuesday May 4. (PPU PHOTO) KAMPALA – A Cabinet meeting - that sat...
PS Dr. Diana Atwine grills Kisoro District Health Officer for failure to file reports
Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine at one of the medical Facilities during her visit to Kigezi sub-region. (PHOTO: Moses...