Uganda news

Former Kawempe South MP Mubarak Munyagwa has come out to predict that President Museveni will lock the country again if the third wave of the COVID pandemic hits the country. Uganda has so far gone through the first and second waves which have all required lockdowns that come with their socioeconomic effects. The President advised Ugandans to be very vigilant ...

President Yoweri Museveni has called upon Ugandans to be very observant about their health. He advised them to seek immediate medical attention as soon as they feel unwell. He made these remarks on Friday night as he eased the restrictions the country has been experiencing for the last 53 days. He said the delay to seek medical care is the ...

President Museveni has intervened in the Covidex wrangle between Mbarara University and Prof. Patrick Ogwang. The two parties fought over who exactly owned patent rights of the drug but the president cleared the air when he said it belongs to Prof. Ogwang. Addressing the nation on Friday, July 30, the president said they had briefed him about the arguments around ...

The High Court in Kampala has fixed dates to decide on two separate filed applications against the government. The applications are challenging the decision by Government to install surveillance devices in vehicles and other vessels. City lawyer Male Mabirizi filed one of the applications and Legal Brains Trust, a not-for-profit organization filed the second application. Legal Brains Trust is headed ...

President Museveni on the 30th of July 2021 made the much anticipated speech about the 42 day lockdown he declared in June. Mr Museveni said the lockdown had helped a lot in curbing down the spread of COVID 19 and the deaths resulting from the pandemic. The President also said that according to the ministry of health officials, they had ...