KIGEZI NEWS Truth All Day
By Edward Akaki – Moroto, Karamoja On a humanitarian ground, everyone deserves a right to life, health and clean water and sanitation, afact that thousands in Karamoja see as a myth due to changing climatic conditions. The suffering and pain in Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, is visible in massive crop …
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February, 2023
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16 February
Botched Iron Sheets Deal Lands Karamoja Minister in Trouble
February 16, Thursday 2023 By Timothy Eodu & Edward Akaki-Karamoja A deal gone wrong between Karamoja leaders and Minister for Karamoja affairs, Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu has landed the latter in trouble after the Internal Security Organisation-ISO arrested her Mother and brother for allegedly possessing government iron sheets meant for …
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12 February
3600 HEALTH WORKERS FINALLY LEAVE MUBENDE AND KASSANDA DISTRICTS, TWO MONTHS AFTER LOCKDOWN
3600 HEALTH WORKERS FINALLY LEAVE MUBENDE AND KASSANDA DISTRICTS, TWO MONTHS AFTER LOCKDOWN By Goodluck Musinguzi In December towards Christmas, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that 3600 trained healthcare workers of different categories would remain on standby. With concerted efforts and through a whole of society approach, to manage to …
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12 February
HOW EBOLA LOCKDOWN AFFECTED STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
HOW EBOLA LOCKDOWN AFFECTED STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS By Goodluck Musinguzi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts because Sudan ebola virus infections were increasing and threatened to spread throughout the whole country. The month of October is very critical in the education calendar as …
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11 February
ACCOUNTABILITY BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH SATISFACTORY – US AMBASSADOR
ACCOUNTABILITY BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH SATISFACTORY – US AMBASSADOR By Goodluck Musinguzi The US Ambassador in Uganda appreciated the Ministry of Health for accountability for past health emergencies and planning for future outbreaks. I trust that through the Ebola recovery plan outlined today, Uganda will become stronger and better prepared …
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11 February
MUBENDE RESIDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCE AFTER UGANDA WAS DECLARED FREE OF SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS
MUBENDE RESIDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCE AFTER UGANDA WAS DECLARED FREE OF SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS By Goodluck Musinguzi 11 January 2023 Mubende, Uganda ‒ Uganda declared the end of Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus on 11 January 2023. The health authorities worked intensely, ramping up outbreak control measures that helped to …
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10 February
UK pleased with the support it gave Uganda to manage the Ebola outbreak
UK pleased with the support it gave Uganda to manage the Ebola outbreak By Goodluck Musinguzi United Kingdom Team joined World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health and other development partners to discuss and endorse the post-ebola recovery plan to be implemented in 180 days in the country(Uganda). …
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10 February
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTRIBUTED $34 MILLION, AND UGANDA CANOLONGER SHIP SAMPLES OF EBOLA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTRIBUTED $34 MILLION, AND UGANDA CANOLONGER SHIP SAMPLES OF EBOLA By Goodluck Musinguzi Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Accountability Forum is a follow-on to our November 10th discussions, where we agreed to reconvene to take stock of our collective efforts and impact. I am so …
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9 February
Use our locals during construction, Karamoja leaders task contractor
Thursday, 9 February 2023 By Timothy Eodu Karamoja leaders moot for community involvement in security roads construction. Several leaders from Karamoja have called upon the ministry of works and it’s constructors to consider using the local population especially the karacunas (youth). The leaders urge that some of these karacunas (youth) …
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9 February
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MEETS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO DISCUSS POST-EBOLA RECOVERY PLAN
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MEETS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO DISCUSS POST-EBOLA RECOVERY PLAN By Goodluck Musinguzi World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health and other development partners to discuss and endorse the post-ebola recovery plan to be implemented in 180 days in the country(Uganda). Hon Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health …
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