KITUBULU, ENTEBBE: President Museveni has cautioned the general public to always wear masks when they are out of their homes, saying that this would combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its infection to other people.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Museveni has agreed with religious leaders to start distributing food provided they are working with the COVID task forces at the district levels and complying with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) given to them by the Ministry of health.

KAMPALA: The Police have arrested two of their colleagues and a member of a village defence unit who reportedly beat up a pregnant woman they accused of flouting orders against crowding in bars and public spaces. 

The arrest followed a directive by President Museveni today (Saturday) after he received reports of the alleged beating and torture of Ms Mercy Nakate. 

ENTEBBE, STATE HOUSE: President Museveni has today received a cheque of Shs 570million (approximately US$150,000) from United Bank of Africa (UBA) presented to him by the CEO of UBA, Mr. Johnson Agereyo, as support to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. 

In his brief remarks, Mr. Johnson noted that their action was also a call for the private sector to support government’s efforts to curb the spread of corona virus.

MATHENIKO COUNTY, MOROTO DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the people of Karamoja sub-region for supporting governments program of disarmament that has ushered in the peace now prevailing in the area followed by the industrial revolution that will not only create employment for the people but will also bring about development in the sub-region.

Uganda holds intercessory prayers in face of pandemic 

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has said that apart from tourism and entertainment industries that would be greatly affected by the threat of COVID19 pandemic currently raving some parts of the world, the economy of Uganda would continue to thrive. 

He counseled that the businessmen who have been importing from China should think of starting to produce products from here.

NAKASONGOLA: President Yoweri Museveni has called on the people of Nakasongola who include the Baruli and migrants from other parts of the country, to live in harmony and peacefully and stop fighting and killing each other over land.

IDEOLOGY IN BARAWE AND CEELJAALE - SOMALIA09 Mar2020

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ 

(UPDF) Chief Political Commissar (CPC), Brig Gen Henry Masiko has visited Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) of Barawe and Ceeljaale 

respectively, in Somalia. 

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has received the Association of National Olympics Committees of Africa (ANOCA) order of merit award on the Africa continent, presented to him yesterday by the President of ANOCA, Mr. Mustapha Berraf at State House Entebbe.

NYONDO, MBALE DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the NRM Party has urged women to promote patriotism and fight tribalism to help transform their communities.

The President, who was yesterday officiating at the closure of the NRM National Women’s league training, said tribalism failed past regimes and should not be tolerated. The one-week training was held at St John Bosco PTC Nyondo, in Bungokho South Constituency in Mbale district.