Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said.
Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left eight people dead, a health official said here Wednesday.
Uganda, also known as the "Cranes," moved up to second place in the standings after defeating Rwanda by nine wickets on Thursday, trailing only Namibia, who had already qualified.
So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital while eight people remain in critical condition.
A 39-year-old Indian money lender has been allegedly shot dead by a policeman over a 2.1 million shillings (Rs 46,000) loan in Kampala, Ugandan media reports said.
Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Ministry of Health spokesperson told Xinhua news agency by telephone that some of the affected workers would stay home for 21 days.
The government is scaling up Covid vaccination to protect the people. About 10 million doses of vaccines have been administered since vaccination started in March.
The Ugandan athlete had left behind his luggage and the note said that he wanted to stay in Japan and work.
It is to be noted that a national lockdown was called by the President of the country last week for42 days to combat the spread of the virus.
President Yoweri Museveni’s government, therefore, rests on a dubious foundation. Predictably, the authorities have denied targeting civilians. President Museveni is often credited with presiding over relative peace and security. But the election season was the most violent in years, with security forces accused of cracking down on supporters of Bobi Wine, Museveni’s main challenger.
