Op-Ed: COVID-19 and the Need for Whole Health Care Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: On 2 April, Sierra Leone reported its second COVID-19 case. The government reacted quickly, the country was on lockdown for 72 hours and borders were closed. Other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, like South Africa, have also reacted by locking down....
Coronavirus: Is the President’s smile at Ugandan doctors fake?
The coronavirus pandemic has strengthened the already severing relationship between the Ugandan Government and the medical workers’ community.
The president of the Republic of Uganda has severally applauded the health ministry and its workers for their effort in handling...
IFAD Earmarks US$40 to Farmers During COVID-19 Crisis.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), one of MAAIF development partner organizations has earmarked US$40 to help prevent rural food crisis in awake of COVID-19.
This was communicated in a press statement issued today by Mr. Gilbert F....
COVID-19 Scare: When China Sneezes, the World Catches Cold.
Guest Post by Kissinger Oryem: - Yes, it is a global world and one village. Few weeks into this pandemic, I could hear the US president calling it China Virus and that is a reference deeper than the words coming out of...
10bn/- ‘cut’ from COVID-19 Budget Earns MPs a Prime Place on the Wall of Shame
By Norbert Mao: - The air is now clear. The head of the legislature, Speaker Kadaga, put up a spirited but unconvincing defense of the 10bn/- the MPs allocated themselves.
“We have ambulances commandeered by the Ministry of...
Curfew in Kitgum: “I cover 7km by Bicycle Everyday”- Jino Oloya
The recent government application of nationwide curfews starting 7:00 pm every day in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is yielding mixed results.
More than a fifth of the world has been under lockdown to prevent the...
#COVID-19 10B Fund to Parliament, 20M Purported for MPs is Shameful. Expect My Refund – Bobi Wine
Parliament has allocated itself 10 billion Shillings from the over 300 billion Shillings supplementary expense for the COVID-19 intervention. However, the move has drawn criticism especially on social media where members are being accused of being selfish.
Parliament insist,...
Putting on the Shoes of a Despicable Criminal in Acholi Land. The Boy Who Canned the Grandmother
Guest Post I By Mwaka Lutukmoi : - TEARS FOR AN INNOCENT KILLER - NYAC PA LAKWARO KA IYE, IMADO (Acholi saying of taking responsibility) and NYUKA KA OTON ICIB PE NANGE (Acholi wisdom, a split milk can't be removed) , yes...
Torture of a Grandmother Offers a Glimpse into a Broken Society.
Guest Post I By Moses Odokonyero: It took me a while to gather the guts needed to watch the gruesome video in which a violent young man is seen furiously beating an old woman said to be his grandmother.
One Statement from the President’s Last National Address that Became Controversial
The President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Yoweri Museveni Kaguta has of late been a common figure on TVs following the COVID-19 outbreak.
The President, who was often quoted on newspapers or read on his official twitter...
