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Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, has been placed under total lockdown for ten days, beginning July 17, as the country fights a devastating third wave that has seen fatalities rise in recent weeks. The measures will elapse on July 26. A total of 607 people have died as a result of the illness in Rwanda, with 74 others in critical condition. President ...

The Ugandan duo of center referee Ronald Madanda and assistant referee Ronald Katenya will officiate at the 2021 CECAFA U-23. The Challenge Cup will go down in Bahir City in Ethiopia. The two officials are among the twenty-two officials officiating the upcoming tournament in Ethiopia. Ronald Madanda and Ronald Katenya are the only officials CECAFA has appointed from Uganda. There ...

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has made a decision to lower the cheque value amounts that can be written on a single cheque leaf. This will affect five currencies including the Ugandan Shilling. The central bank noted that their decision followed a ‘no objection’ received from the Ugandan Bankers Association. On Wednesday, the central bank issued a letter to all commercial ...

Mbale Regional Referral hospital management has denied claims by the MoH that it gave them eight ambulances. These were apparently donated to help ease transporting patients in the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, the MoH appeared before MPs led by Jane Ruth Aceng and permanent secretary Dr. Diana Atwine. They claimed that 8 ambulances had been dispatched to Mbale hospital in ...

Elections of Members of East Africa legislative Assembly will take place on Friday, NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong has announced. Briefing the media at party head quarters Todwong assured candidates that the elections will be free and fair. “Elections will be conducted by electoral commission of national resistance movement in accordance with nrm parliamentary caucus rules of procedure for your ...