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Government to Impose Second Lock-Down News24May 26, 2021 The Ministry of health permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine has warned that with the rising COVID-19 cases, some areas need to be urgently locked down if the COVID-19 second wave is to be contained. “It cannot be ruled out because for us life comes first, if the public has refused to take the measures in place, I think a lockdown is a way to go, some areas must be locked down unless people really get to observing SOPs otherwise we shall get overwhelmed,” said Dr Atwine. Speaking on the morning at NTV, Dr Atwine says they are soon going to engage with the president after thorough consultations with the experts for guidance. According to Dr Atwine, the second wave is worsening adding that the Intensive Care Units are already full with public hospitals soon running out of space to accommodate patients. “We are going to get to a level where hospitals must be left to critical patients, right now Entebbe is full, Mulago by y

National News Journalists remanded to Kitalya over DOTT services DRC Roads Scandal By   Alphonse Akankwasa   May 30, 2021 KAMPALA – Two Ugandan Online journalists Pidson Kareire, Editor at Online Drone Media and Mr Darious Magara of East Africanwatch Net, were on Thursday,  27th May remanded to Kitalya Prison over Criminal Libel at Buganda road Chief Magistrates Court. According to Police, the arrest is a culmination of investigations on the two journalists. This also follows complaint by Mr Pidson Kareire to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions ( DPP) over confiscation of his smart mobile phone for over a month by the CID officers.  The Police sats they were holding the phone to help them as they carried out some investigations. But last week, the DPP’s office directed the CID office at Kibuli to return Mr Kareire’s mobile phone. They were later shocked when they had come to report to Police on Thursday where they were immediately arrested, taken straight to court and detained at Bu

Only 577, 036 people have so far been vaccinated with a total of 1,100,350 virus tests conducted since March last year. The Ministry of Health has reported 700 new confirmed virus infections with one more death as government ponders a second lockdown as a radical measure to break the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Saturday MAY 29, 2021  KACERITVUGNEWSUPDARES The Ministry said Saturday that 600 of the new cases are contacts and alerts registered in the last 24 hours in Kampala (441), Wakiso (75), Gulu (52), Luwero (29), Nakasongola (23), and Tororo (11), among other districts. Other cases were registered in the districts of Mbarara (12), Masindi (11), Kiboga (10), Masaka (7), Lira (4), Mpigi (3), Busia (3), Kabarole (3), Yumbe (2), Kalungu (2), Arua (1), Gomba (1) and Maracha (1). Additionally, Buikwe District registered one case, Jinja registered two, Hoima one, Paliisa one while Namisindwa registered two. At least two truck drivers tested positive with the virus at Mutu

Oulanyah Voted Speaker by CEC, Kadaga Out!! Kaceritvugnewsupdares May 23, 2021 outgoing speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has been dumped by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) top organ of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) in favor of her deputy Jacob Oulanyah. Updates to follow...

Kaceritvugnewsupdares Saturday 22 May, 2021 JK Kazora, the veteran TV personality, is unhappy that his old friend Barbie Kyagulanyi Itungo has, because of her newly found fame as the shadow First Lady, quickly forgotten many of her old time buddies to the extent they can’t access her anymore. Kazora, who recently returned to the screen with” which airs every Wednesday on NBS TV after VoA’s Straight Talk Africa program, says he has been desirous to host a televised debate on social issues and pat celebrity feuds between Bobi Wine’s wife Barbie Itungo, Chameleon’s wife Daniela Atim and Bebe Cool’s wife Zuena Kirema. Like he has been doing with other old celebrities who he calls legends, Kazora wants the three celebrity wives to have a televised conversation reflecting on the past feuds their spouses used to have in their youth about 20 years ago. And he has dedicated next Tuesday 25thMay to be their day to faceoff. However, he says he has largely been frustrated because Barbi

Hoima sugar factory truck knocks 28 year old man dead in Masindi By   Senior Reporter  Akankwasa Alphonse May 21, 2021 MASINDI – A 28 year old man died on spot on Thursday evening May 20th 2021 in Siiba village along Nyantonzi road It’s alleged that truck registration number UWL 911 knocked Godfrey Amanyire 28, resident of Masindi District and killed him instantly According to James Wanichan the eyewitness, the truck which belongs to Hoima sugar factory was coming from Kinyara side to Hoima side hit potholes and lost control before knocking Amanyire. Wanichan explains that the driver and the colleague abandoned the truck and fled, police towered the truck to Katanga Police Post, and Amanyire’s body was taken to Masindi General Hospital for postmortem. Sunday Eyotu the Nyanntonzi subcounty chairperson confirmed the accident saying the remains of Amanyire are still at Masindi General Hospital pending postmortem, and burial arrangements are under SUGGESTE

  Kagadi Kagadi district is at risk of losing over 4500 Dozes of Covid-19 Astrazeneca Vaccination Drug to expiration by July, after Publics' failure to turn up for Vaccination. This was revealed last evening by the Kagadi district Health Department during a Covid-19 Vaccination Stake Holder's Advocate Meeting held at DEMU Hotel in Kagadi town council being organized by Kagadi district local government in collaboration with Baylor Uganda and World Health organization. Addressing Participants on behalf of Dr. Oluwo James the Kagadi district Health Officer, Mr. Paul Bahinzi said the category of people selected for vaccination have failed to show up. According to Bahinzi ,Only 799Dozes (15%) have been utilized out of   5330 total Dozes of Covid-19 Vaccine that were sent to Kagadi district. He is alarming members of the public to rush to the respective vaccination centers to receive the Jab. Addressing Participants, Mr.Tom Odoi, the Baylor Uganda Project Offi

Kagadi The Buyaga East legislature Hon. Eric Musana Acaali has last evening vowed to mobilize and prop up electorates with developmental activities so that they can increase on their house hold income. Speaking to the gathering of supporters last evening at Kagadi Model pray ground in kagadi town while celebrating his victory in the January 14th election, Musana said he has the capacity to lobby for people who are willing to change their income cohorts. Hon. Musana on Wednesday at exactly 9:50am vowed his oath that led him to organize a victory party hence applauding everyone who engaged in any activity that piloted him to succeed. Hon. Eric Musana Acaali who contested on the independent ticket won the hotly race of Buyaga East Member of Parliament seat garnering 26,239 votes  representing 50.125% beating the NRM flag bearer Twesige Stephen Rulekere with 24,067 votes (46.35%). Musana continued and called upon the general public to shun disunity following political

  Kampala The Buyaga West Member of Parliament Hon.Tinkasimire Barnabas has vowed to promote better education and modern agriculture that would promote communal services in his constituency and Kagadi District at large. Speaking shortly after being sworn in today afternoon for his fourth term, Tinkasimire expressed the need for the people of Buyaga West to hold close farming and educate their children to ease the development of the area. Tinkasimire also told our reporters that the extension of other projects like health facilities, Electricity, roads and others services will continue for the benefit of the people. He further says that he is ready to work closely with the electorates in order to increase per capital income as a way of combating poverty in the constituency thus calling upon everyone to draw closer for a common objectives On speakership race, the legislature says he will not be misled by individuals thus adding that he will vote for Rebecca Kadaga a

Bushenyi Chief Magistrate in trouble for being absent from office for two weeks The Chief Magistrate of Bushenyi her Worship Jane Mugala may be in trouble for being absent from her office for two weeks now. As a result of her absenteeism in the two weeks the Managing Director of Mknewslink.com Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante is languishing at Nyabuhikye government prison in Ibanda on remand since he cannot access bail or apply for bail since his court file has allegedly not been worked on or allocated by the Chief Magistrate to magistrates under her office. Wilber Muhwezi was arrested some time back and was then remanded till 10 th  May 2021 to prison. When he appeared on  10 th  May 2021 was again remanded till 31 st  May 2021. Efforts by his lawyer Paul Tusubira to apply for his bail have been frustrated since her Worship Mugala has reportedly been absent from office for weeks. Tusubira and several local journalists have been visiting court only to find that they cannot be served to secure

Budding TV reporter dies hours after giving birth MONDAY MAY 17 2021           The media fraternity in Uganda is mourning a budding television reporter who died on Monday, hours after giving birth. Sheila Nakabuye, 32, was pronounced dead by doctors at Mbarara Regional Referral hospital at around 8am. According to friends and family members, the NBS TV's south western Uganda bureau chief gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday through a C-section at Cedus Clinic in Rwebikoona Mbarara where she had been admitted. However, she got seizures and went into a coma forcing her family members to transfer her to Mbarara regional referral hospital at around 11am on Sunday. One of Nakabuye’s co-worker, Mr Ambrose Muhumuza said after the operation at the clinic, Nakabuye on Sunday morning took some snacks and yogurt but later started vomiting before she went into coma and was transferred to the regional referral hospital. At the referral hospital, Nakabuye was admitted in ICU By kaceri TV Ug Aka

 By kaceritvugnewsupdates Kagadi Kagadi Police was this afternoon compelled to fire live ammunitions in the air in an attempt to rescue a suspected hen thief from angry mob who wanted to lynch him. The incident transpired today afternroon in Ikuuma Cell Kagadi town council in Kagadi district. Kaceri TV Ug reporters have learnt that a 20 year old Balinde Aganyira a resident of Busoiga Cell in Nyanseke ward Muhorro council was caught with stolen hens in Ikuuma cell Kagadi town council, a thing that pieced off locals and boda-boda riders along Kagadi fort portal high way hence forth resorting to killing him. However, as they were beating him, the suspect who was seen by our reporters physically necked managed to escape out of their hands and ran into the nearby bush but was later rescued by police as locals were searching for him. Also in an exclusive interview with KACTVUG shortly after police whisking him away the suspect amidst tight security, angry locals were di

  At least 41 people who were allegedly planning to disrupt President Museveni’s inauguration ceremony have been arrested, the army has said, as a preventive measure to ensure that the veteran leader swears in for his sixth elective term in office. National army deputy spokesperson, Col Deo Akiiki told journalists in Kampala that they (security agencies) have continued “to effect several detection, deterrent and preventive security measures to ensure no one hell bent to disrupt the Wednesday function succeeds.” This- was moments after Uganda’s most notable opposition leaders, Dr Kizza Besigye and Mr Robert Kyagulanyi said their homes had been surrounded security operatives.  “The military and police have yet again surrounded my residence, as Gen. Museveni prepares to illegally swear himself in this Wednesday! The coward is fully aware that he's illegitimate, and that's why he's very scared of the people. Hang in there comrades. We shall overcome,” Mr Kyagulanyi tweeted on M

KACERI TV Ug The police in Bududa district are searching for assailants who brutally beheaded a 58-year-Old Business woman.  Hilary Nuwahereza the Bududa District police commander identified the deceased as Clementia Kituyi is a resident of Buloli cell, Buloli ward Bududa town council in Bududa district.      The deceased’s naked body was found in a pool of blood on Sunday evening at her home with soap and water in a basin for bathing.  The body was first spotted by a community member who had gone to buy fruit at her home.    According to Moses Wekoye the local council one chairperson, the incident is the first in town and has left them shocked because the deceased has been a good woman Nuwahereza says the incident was unfortunate and they have arrested suspects in the murder while investigations are going on.  The deceased’s body has been conveyed to Bududa hospital for post mortem. Share this Story By kaceri TV ugnewsupdates

Income Tax put on halt in Kagadi district   Kagadi  BY KACERI TV UG NEWSUPDATES Tax assessment and collection exercise in Kagadi district has been put on halt until the business community is fully sensitized. The resolution was reached at today morning during heated verbal meeting held at community hall in Kagadi town council between URA officials, Kagadi district leadership and the business community. This follows mixed reactions that recently rose from members of Kagadi community over the exorbitant income tax charges that were impose onto business persons. Speaking before URA officials, charged and disgruntled business owners, expressed their dissatisfaction towards  Uganda revenue authority and its staff for ambushing and imposing  high tax fares onto their businesses, describing such charges as exploitative and exorbitant moreover without first sensitizing them. They threatens if such taxes are not reviewed they will all quit business investment and eventually make them develop pe

  Man jailed 18 years for killing woman and her 2-year-old child The High Court in Lira has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing a woman and her 2-year-old child following a land dispute in Aromo Sub County, Lira District.  The convict Alex Ocen and his nine accomplices appeared before the court on Wednesday for sentencing after opting for a plea bargain.  Ocen, who faced counts of attempted murder, murder, and arson, was convicted on his own plea of guilt.  Court heard that the convict and nine others still on remand with malice aforethought murdered Ketty Akwero, 41, and her child, Dolly Akullo in March 2020.  Court also heard that the accused persons attempted to murder Mr Tonny Ayo Akwar, a relative to the deceased, and later burnt three huts including property that was inside.  A postmortem report about the deceased and her daughter presented before the court revealed they died from several injuries inflicted on them. The presiding j