During a weekly task force meeting on Thursday, the members reported that the 20 bed capacity of the hospital got filled up on Wednesday after two positive cases were admitted.
Yusuf Ndema, the Kighuthu Village LC I Chairperson, says that he received information about the deceased’s death around 11am on Thursday morning and immediately notified police.
According to Amongi, all taxi operators are expected to report to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Offices to be assigned to the parks and stages they will operate from.
Maureen Tuhaise, who was also on the same stage, was heading to Mbarara district. She told URN that some of the motorists she had interfaced with were asking for between Shillings 70,000 and 80,000.
“The treasury itself is in emergency,” Muhakanizi said, signaling the dire need for money that the country is in. Government has been asked to amend the budget for next financial year and reflect the situation.
The day, held annually on June 3, is in honour of the martyrdom of 45 young men who converted to Christianity between 1885 and 1887 to the annoyance of Kabaka Mwanga II, the then cultural leader of Buganda Kingdom, who ordered that they are burnt to death.
The Association’s acting CEO William Tibyasa Mwesigye says that Uganda exported 2,000 tons of fish in January, a figure which dropped to 611 tons by April, denting a sector which contributes up to three per cent to Uganda’s GDP and 12 per cent to the agriculture sector GDP
The deceased, identified as David Ogwang Ococ was shot by a police officer David Erima who had gone to execute his arrest at Tekulu village, Ojwina Division in Lira Municipality.
Bashir Manana, the Chairperson of Namanyonyi Savings and Credit Association in Namayonyi Sub County, says that they gave out 12 million shillings to the members, but they are yet to recover the money.
In the circular, the Chief Justice said that the courts shall continue to hear only applications and urgent matters until there is a general opening up of public transport. Upon the easing of the general public transport, courts shall resume normal hearings in civil matters.
Elgon Region Police Spokesperson Rodgers Taitika said that the group was congested in one room, yet the congregants had no masks which could lead to the spread of COVID-19.
In a statement on Thursday morning, Tullow said “in a notice received on 26 May 2020, CNOOC informed Tullow and Total that it has elected not to exercise its pre-emption rights.” It added that “Accordingly, there are no changes to the previously announced transaction or timeline and Tullow continues to expect the transaction to complete in the second half of 2020.”
Following the release of their results, on Tuesday, the patient was picked from Isingiro district by a team led by Mbarara Hospital Director Dr Celestine Barigye and taken into isolation at Mbarara Hospital on Wednesday.
Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Region police spokesperson, says Patel’s body has been taken to Kampala International Hospital for postmortem as police hunts for the missing car.
