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Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byamukama has warned police officers against taking bribes regarding driving permits. He also added that officers who fail to supervise driving tests are inviting punishment to themselves. For this matter, he adds that he was happy that the process of obtaining a driving license had been streamlined. This will tame corruption. “People don’t have ...

Mr. Patrick Ogwang is a professor at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). He recently filed a trademark application at Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) for Covidex. This is according to a Gazette notice that The Uganda Gazette published. Trademarks are issues on a first come first serve basis. Jena Herbals Uganda Limited owned by Prof. Ogwang filed the ...

A new directive from the Ministry of Health has asked all migrant workers to test for Covid-19 again before they depart the country despite presenting negative results. This is because some of these workers have resorted to presenting falsified certificates. They risk travelling with the disease and intensifying its spread. ‘’With effect from Sunday, July 11, 2021, at midnight, the ...

Professor Patrick Ogwang has threatened to sue Mbarara University over the ownership of covidex. Professor Ogwang through his lawyers said the University used three of their products including Jena DS Xtra, Artemune and Covidex to solicit funding from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. “The contract between Mbarara University and the Ministry of Science and Technology is formed on the ...

Jane Kibirige, the clerk to parliament had sent a letter to over 529 legislators telling them to get tested for Covid-19. Hundreds of  them turned up at the Parliamentary Gardens to get tests. A good number of the honorables were surprised by each other’s presence as they had not met physically for some time. Some of them did not even ...