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#Covid-19: Hakim Asiimwe Lukenge dead

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Our Reporter
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RIP Hakim

 

Former Presidential Assistant and city businessman Hakim  Asiimwe Lukenge has succumbed to #Covid-19.

Hakim as he has been popularly lost the battle to coronavirus in Nairobi Hospital where he was rushed after his situation deteriorating.

Mr. Lukenge last year contested for National Resistance Movement party position of First Vice Chairperson against Mzee Moses Kigongo. He subsequently pulled out after President Museveni and other Central Executive Committee members persuaded him to pull out.

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#Museveni bans public and private transport

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Geoffery Serugo
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President Museveni

 

President Yoweri Museveni has imposed a ban on both public and private transport as a measure to curb the increasing #Covid-19 cases.

Uganda has registered 234 #Covid-19 death in one month, he also revealed that there has been a 17 per cent increase on the daily basis infection.

‘‘All cross boundary and inter-district movement of public or private transport is banned for 42 days starting June 18 at 10pm local time. The movement of persons needs to be stopped since it is the cornerstone of the rise in cases). He said.

Museveni said the country had seen an increase from 2,287 weekly cases registered in May to 9,000 registered weekly in June.

 

Below is the summary 

All cross board boundaries and inter district movement of public transport and private transportation is banned for 42 days.

All cargo tracks are allowed to move by day and by night but must carry only the driver

Vehicles are allowed to move only by referrals, cleared by the LC. (patients only) public or private, health center. Passengers vehicles are banned. Boda bodas can carry patients

Boda boda to carry only cargo not passengers. Passengers are to stay home.

Ministry of Local Government is directed to quickly assess the vulnerable group

Ministry of Health and Kampala Capital City Authority  to ensure that people who need care is taken care of as Resident District Commissioners to take care of the district level for patient evacuations

Essential works vehicles are cleared to travel ( health workers, Mass media  security, utilities, retail shops agriculture and industry among others.

Registered tourist vehicles is cleared to transport tourists

Curfew hours start at 7pm to 5:30am while Boda-boads to stop operating at 5pm

All institutions of learning remains closed for 42 days.

Ministry of Health encouraged to strengthen the Village Health Teams for easy referrals and identification( bicycles could be given to them)

Local Government Ministry is directed to support the District task forces

Entebbe international Airport remains open with more measures taken

Cargo truck drivers to be tested at the borders and allowed to continue with the journey.

Ministry of Works and Transport to reactivate parking points

Food market vendors must stay at the places of work ( directed to stay at their places of work without going home like in March 2020) MOH directed to provide nets to the vendors. )Sharing of room is banned)

Kikuubo business hubby banned ( no attraction of crowds).

Burials to be restricted to core family members ( not more than 20 people)

Bars , disco halls are banned ( URA and sister agencies to work hand in hand to seal off bars)

10 per cent of worker to be enforced in non core work places

Factories should remain open( workers to sleep at the work places)

Places of worship remains suspended for 42 days.

Sectors to continue working;
Agriculture , industry, cargo transportation, health and medical services, utilities, retail shops, army, police

VHTs directed to increase awareness and linkages

All district tasks force should galvanized their efforts.

Second consignment of #nCOVID-19 vaccines should be prioritized for people who had not yet received their second dose. More procurement of vaccines are underway

The country has two lines of treatment, its still undergoing different phases of vaccine development (study undergoing

Restaurants/hotels remain open.

Political and public gatherings still prohibited.

 

 

 

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Legal Tech Lab: Taking the lead on innovations for the legal sector

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Our Reporter
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An associate of the LegalTech Lab

About Shs376.9 billion of the 2021/2022 National Budget has been allocated to the Judiciary. Out of this, Shs18.2 billion has been earmarked for implementing the Electronic Court Case Management Information System and the Prosecution Case Management Information System.

These deliberate efforts to integrate the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the delivery of justice indicates the government is embracing the digitalization to improve efficiency in the management of legal processes and avoid case backlogs

In Uganda, many startups seek legal services only when they are caught between a rock and a hard place. This is due to a myriad of reasons including but not limited to expensive legal fees and limited access to information that would otherwise enable startups to remain on the right side of the law.

For over three years, Bernadette Nalika had been running a menstrual health startup without proper registration. In efforts to formalize her business, she opted to it registered at Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), in which he failed to due copy right issues and sought the help of The Innovation Village’s Legal Tech Lab that placed her in the able hands of Daraja Law, a firm that is experienced in dealing with issues like Nalika’s.

It is avoidable situations like these that inspired the establishment of the Legal Tech Lab. The Lab aims to help startups, if not prevent, then solve legal challenges such as these.

Hellen Mukasa, a lawyer well-seasoned by eight years spent serving the legal needs of the corporate world sits at the centre of this Lab. She began her career as a lawyer dealing with high-end clients in the business world who sought legal services. The expenses incurred in acquiring legal services, the lack of knowledge about laws governing businesses makes startups prone to having legal problems that result in hefty legal sums. At that point, it became Mukasa’s mission to make legal information accessible to young businesses.

According to Miss Mukasa, “With leadership comes great responsibility and The Innovation Village leads in the innovation space. For that reason, it is incumbent on it to participate in advocacy for a supportive regulatory framework and be exemplary in steering the ecosystem to adhering to corporate governance Principles and operate in conformity with the Law.”

Beginning with a mindset change, Mukasa wants to shift legal services from the perspective of a curative service to a preventive service.

To achieve this, the Legal Tech Lab provides free legal consultation to startups in The Innovation Village ecosystem.

“When you embrace legal knowledge, you are armed with a tool to use as a springboard to gain a competitive edge. If you are the only formally registered startup bidding with other informal businesses, obviously a client will trust you more. In the search for funding, investors are attracted to companies that have documents that portray transparency. Even at a personal level, going through legal processes to register builds confidence as one is not intimidated by legal terms or the request for something like a term sheet,” Mukasa explains.

She added, “The legal consultation given to startups rotates around one of the biggest issues in the startup world; formalization of businesses. Many entrepreneurs shy away from registering businesses because of fear of imagined costs incurred in the legal processes and costs after appearing on the taxation radar. While they set out to save money, they end up losing out on great opportunities for markets that prefer working with formal businesses.”

The LegalTech Lab also acts as an ecosystem builder that leads conversations that are long overdue regarding businesses and legal matters.

Recently, following the nationwide consultative meetings with startups, the Legal Tech Lab in partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) engaged the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of ICT and the other stakeholders on the relevance of a National Startup Act. During the convention, the parties concluded that a national startup act would help to define, integrate and regulate the various players in the ecosystem which would eventually encourage innovation.

With every industry and profession already on the digital track, Mukasa says that the Legal Tech Lab has technological innovation, high on the agenda.

“Despite the widespread availability of high-speed Internet and smartphones, there are millions of people for whom legal services are, at least seemingly, unattainable, inaccessible, and just plain daunting. There is a lot that innovation can do to increase access to legal services and justice as a whole,” Mukasa added.

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Shell V-Power fuels Ronald Sebuguzi’s participation in the 2021 World Championship Safari Rally

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Shell V-Power fuels Ronald Sebuguzi’s participation in the 2021 World Championship Safari Rally

Shell V-Power, a premium fuel that cleans and protects engines, whilst giving the ultimate performance benefit, has announced a Shs 25 million cash sponsorship towards three-time Uganda National Rally Champion, Ronald Sebuguzi.

Sebuguzi is one of four rally drivers to qualify for the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally 2021, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya.

“I appreciate Ronald and his fellow drivers for the hard work they have continuously put in the game. Shell V-Power is proud to be part of the journey, working with champions like Ronald Sebuguzi. Through this sponsorship, we are fueling his ambitions to represent our country at this prestigious motorsport event,” said Mark Mutungi Fuels Manager, Vivo Energy Uganda.

The June 24 – 27 event is back on the FIA World Rally Championship calendar after a 19-year absence. It was regarded as one of motorsport’s most prestigious and celebrated events of its time before it departed the series in 2002.

“I look forward to representing my country at this prestigious motor-sporting event. I am grateful to Shell V-Power for the support that they have offered to me through the years as a professional racer. I have, for the past 10 years, used Shell V Power which has a high-octane level that maximizes the performance of my car making it a road warrior,” Sebuguzi said.

In Uganda, Shell V-Power has a long-standing history of supporting and contributing to the growth of racing through sponsorships of rallying talent and sporting events that include the National Rally Championships, Pearl of Africa Rally, Kabalega rally and the National Motocross championships.

“We reiterate our commitment to growing rallying and racing as a sport in Uganda through offering support to both the drivers and the sporting events. This year, that will be no different,” Mr Mutungi added.

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Rt. Rev. Patrick Tugume named caretaker Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese

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Rt. Rev. Patrick Tugume

The Rt. Rev. Patrick Tugume has been named as the Caretaker Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese by the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda.

Archbishop Kaziimba made the announcement during today’s funeral and burial of the Rt. Rev. Benon Magezi at Emmanuel Cathedral, Rukungiri. Bishop Magezi died on 15th June at Mulago Hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

According to the Constitution and Canons of the Church of Uganda, when a diocese falls vacant, the Archbishop automatically becomes the Bishop of the Diocese and takes on all ecclesiastical authority. The Archbishop may, however, appoint a retired Bishop to serve on his behalf as a Caretaker Bishop.

Bishop Tugume retired as the Bishop of North Kigezi on 8th January 2017 when he handed over to Bishop Benon Magezi as his successor. Bishop Tugume brings a wealth of experience, local knowledge, and spiritual maturity to the role.

Archbishop Kaziimba called for people to pray for the family of Bishop Benon Magezi and to pray for retired Bishop Patrick Tugume as he takes on the leadership of a grieving Diocese.

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Museveni mourns former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda

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Kaunda-Museveni

Museveni has mourned the death of former president of Zambia Mzee Kenneth Kaunda. Kaunda’s death was announced by Zambian President Edgar Lungu.

Zambia’s founding president and a champion of African nationalism who spearheaded the fights to end white minority rule across southern Africa, has died at the age of 97. Kaunda served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.

“I have learnt with shock the death of our elder, Mzee Kenneth Kaunda. Although God has blessed him with many years of life, departing at 97 years, since his brain was still sharp, we could have had more years of his wisdom,” Museveni mourned.

Museveni said Lusaka had representation from most of the Liberation movements in Southern Africa.  He also welcomed Ugandan exiles, when we were fighting the dictatorship of Idi Amin. Many Ugandans got jobs and education in Zambia when they ran out of Uganda.

“Therefore, in his long life, Mzee Kaunda made his contribution to the freedom of Africa. I salute his contribution and I salute his memory. May His soul rest in eternal peace,” he said.

He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Harry Nkumbula’s leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the United National Independence Party (UNIP).

He was the first President of the independent Zambia. In 1973 following tribal and inter-party violence, all political parties except UNIP were banned through an amendment of the constitution after the signing of the Choma Declaration.

At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. The oil crisis of 1973 and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis.

International pressure forced Kaunda to change the rules that had kept him in power. Multi-party elections took place in 1991, in which Frederick Chiluba, the leader of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, ousted Kaunda.

Kaunda was briefly stripped of Zambian citizenship in 1999, but the decision was overturned the following year.

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KIU Vice Chancellor Dr. Mpezamihigo to receive Honorary Professor Award of The Academic Union Oxford

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Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo

The Vice Chancellor of Kampala International University (KIU), Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo will receive the Honorary Professor of The Academic Union, Oxford UK, and will be inducted into the Council of Rectors of Europe.

The Academic Union Oxford is an international academic association of over 200 University Chancellors and more than 2000 Scientists and Researchers.

Dr. Mpezamihigo, an agriculturalist, with extensive training in higher education and management, among his many achievements has steered Kampala International University to a number of great milestones, most notable of which is its rise to the leading private University in Uganda two years in a row according to the Webometrics word ranking of Universities.

Under his stewardship, Kampala International University has managed to forge a number of collaborations and partnerships with other international Universities like Leiden University in the Netherlands, Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) in India, Gaziosmanpasa University in Turkey, Maharishi Markandeshwar University in India, Missisipi State University for Agriculture and Applied Sciences in the United States, University of Cagliari in Italy, University Medical Center in Hamburg Germany, The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, University of Otago in New Zealand, University of Nairobi in Kenya, Western Sydney University and the University of Rwanda among others.

Dr. Mpezamihigo is also the Chairman of the Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN) – Africa, President of the Implementation Network for Africa and Asia, and the Co-president of Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC) International Digitization Projects Implementation in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia under KIU as a Dutch Pattern with Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

He serves as the Uganda Country Representative and Executive Council Member to ICESCO (Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and received a recognition Award for excellent performance, and dedicated service as a member and chairperson to several committees for 10 years on the governing council Member of the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, the government agency regulating higher education in Uganda.

The KIU Vice Chancellor is also a founding and Board Member of the Board of Trustees Union of Muslim Professionals of Uganda. He has been recognized on various accounts for his committed service, and has received awards other awards such as the Education Leadership Award for Excellence in Education, Leadership and Teaching) under the World Education Congress Global Awards in 2015, Mumbai India.

Dr. Mpezamihigo will be one of the distinguished speakers at the prestigious 2021 Oxford Debate which is themed, “University of the Future”.  The debate will center on the prospects for the development of education in the 21st century with the participation of regional educational leaders from all continents where Dr. Mpezamihigo will lead a discussion on, “Universities have to cooperate rather than compete. Are you ready to start communications and join projects with other colleges worldwide?”

This year, the annual union gathering which is traditionally held at the Council Chamber of Oxford Town Hall, Oxford United Kingdom, will instead be held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic and expected to start at 11:00 hours GMT.

The main purpose of the Oxford Debate is to accumulate, preserve and popularize different points of view on the future of education, innovative experience, and to promote cooperation between educational institutions worldwide. The Debate will reach a targeted audience in 54 countries via broadcast on the Academic Union official YouTube and Facebook platforms.

Some of the other topics to be debated include; “Pandemic lessons. On the way to the education of the future” and “Medical education molds the future of medicine.”

The event will be moderated by Dr. Rui Verde, Fellow of the Academic Faculty at the Oxford School of Global and Regional Research at Oxford University.

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Uganda withdrawn from World Rugby 7s Repechage tournament

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Our Reporter
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Uganda 7s team in Monaco

The Uganda men’s 7s team has been withdrawn from the World Rugby Sevens Repechage competition in Monaco from 18-20 June following a number of positive Covid-19 results determined during scheduled arrival testing.

Robust tournament Covid-19 protocols implemented by World Rugby and the Monégasque Rugby Union, which included pre-departure and on arrival PCR testing, revealed the positive results in the Uganda delegation.

“All Uganda players have been in strict isolation since arrival, and the delegation will continue to follow the isolation quarantine process as determined by the Monaco authorities’ public health guidelines. Owing to the nature of these tournament protocols, there has been no close contact with members from other team,” a statement from World Rugby read.

All remaining tournament participants underwent pre-scheduled antigen testing on the morning of Thursday 17 June and there were zero positive results, confirming the strict tournament protocols have been successful in maintaining a safe sanitary tournament environment.

The event is operating inside a sanitary bubble following World Rugby’s COVID-19 guidelines for all participants, which includes the compulsory wearing of masks at all times other than when players are on the pitch, physical distancing and regular hand washing, alongside the rigorous testing regime.

In line with tournament rules, the pool stage matches involving Uganda will be recorded as a bye for their opponents in Pool B – Chile, France, Hong Kong and Jamaica.

“Player welfare is World Rugby’s top priority and the international federation is providing full medical and operational support to ensure the health and wellbeing of the Ugandan delegation during their period of isolation, and will continue to implement the strict COVID-19 countermeasures throughout the tournament,” World Ruby said.

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#Covid-19: Government asks staff who use public transport to stay home

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Our Reporter
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public transport

Government has asked all its staff who use public transport to stay home following the recent surge in the coronavirus infections and deaths in the country.

“According to current information, the pandemic situation in the country worsening, hence, the need for increased vigilance. Further to the earlier guidelines on the management of the pandemic, regarding enforcement of Covid-19,” reads part of the memo dated June 17 to commissioners, Executive Directors, directors and all staff of government.

The guidelines that have been issued are; All staff who use public transport should stay home, senior officers who have been permitted to drive Government vehicles should drive themselves and allow their drivers to stay at home.

In addition, where an officer can work from home, Heads of Departments/Projects are hereby encouraged to allow the officers to work from home and only come to office on case the officer’s physical presence is required.

“You are required to strictly observe the guidance in order to protect staff, family and communities,” the memo notes.

This implementation of these guidelines is effective 18th Junes 2021 till the expiry of the 42 days directed by the H.E the President.

President Yoweri Museveni will tonight at 8pm deliver the much awaited address in which he is expected to announce additional lockdown measures as the country works to stop the recent surge in coronavirus infections and deaths.

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Medics held over theft of drugs

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Handcuffs

The Territorial Police at Amuru Central Police Station has in custody two medics for allegedly theft of government drugs.

The arrested are the ones in-charge of Omer health center II, a one Ayella Martin and his accomplice Mr. Okot Benard.

They were nabbed by police after a tip off on the 16th of June.

According to the Aswa Region spokesperson, ASP Ongom David Mudong, they were found in possession of Malaria RDT testing kits, Contraceptives and face masks.

Ongom added that investigations are still ongoing.

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