According to Dr Elima, the machine’s are expected to be at the hospital before the end of next week adding that, 10 ventilators will be installed at the regional hospital while 7 will be installed at St Mary’s hospital Lacor.
The food will be distributed to persons whose livelihood was affected by measures put in place by the government to control the spread of Coronavirus Disease. Some of it will go the needy members of the community.
Kadaga’s directive followed a query by Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye who cited the non-payment of personnel constituted in different teams by the Ministry of Health after the outbreak of the disease.
The island was part of Lake Victoria’s shore which shrunk into the lake but floated towards River Nile and blocked the power generation plants after heavy winds on Monday night.
This is according to a series of tests conducted by the COVID-19 task force after complaints raised by beneficiaries of the relief food, distributed in the first week. The food sent by the office of the Prime Minister, is targeting households whose livelihood was disrupted by the various measures instituted to control the spread of COVID-19.
A statement released this evening indicates that the European Union (EU) Delegation to Uganda is refocusing its existing cooperation and mobilizing additional funding for the country, with a joint priority to save lives, heal the sick, protect the vulnerable, and strengthen research, support health systems and economies.
Court on Wednesday presided over by Christine Turibamwe, the Grade One Magistrate of Gulu heard that Olidio allegedly used a sharp object to pierce Nuwanyini’s left eye.
Court heard that on April 12, 2020 Okello tortured and mauled his 82-year-old grandmother, Lucy Anek at her home in Amilobo village in Patuda Parish in Ongako Sub-County in Omoro District.
Speaking at the Uganda Media Center today, Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said the IGP Martin Okoth Ochola took the accusation very seriously and has instituted different measures to help weed out the bad apples.
Kadaga said that the Office of the Clerk to Parliament together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance have arranged initial video conferencing services.
Namanya Rwatooro, the Operations Commander Field Force Unit-FFU, who led the operation, said they were forced to intervene to disperse the traders for defying presidential directives, which forced the District Covid19 task forces to close the market
The Attorney General has written to the Court of Appeal Registrar requiring him to provide proceedings in the Judgement to help him formulate grounds of appeal.
“It is your knowledge that the company closed operations since March 26, 2020, which means it is increasingly becoming impossible for the company to shoulder expenses including salaries,” reads the notice.
The Uganda Prisons Spokesperson, Frank Baine told journalists at the government owned Uganda Media Center in Kampala on Thursday that prison authorities decided to relocate the female inmates because from Kitalya Prisons to Kigo because of congestion.
The PSU has previosuly been headed by Senior Commissioner of Police Joel Aguma, Commissioner of Police Fortunate Habyara, Commissioner of Police Good Mwesigwa and Assistant Commissioner of Police John William Okalany.
The distribution has left communities bitter against the task force members saying the relief items were inadequate and other described them as mockery.
Moses Otai, the Country Director Child Fund, says their country office decided to reallocate the available funds to respond to the emerging needs of vulnerable households in the communities they serve in 28 districts across the Country.
Most of those that have reported are young girls being molested by their fathers, uncles and relatives. Previously these would be linked by Safepal to safe homes for rehabilitation or refugee as their cases are being handled by legal teams but these were closed in line with presidential directives of curbing spread of Coronavirus disease.
