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Day: April 21, 2020

Shock As Min. Of Health Officials Intercept COVID-19 Body At Airport Smuggled Into Country As Cargo

Shock As Min. Of Health Officials Intercept COVID-19 Body At Airport Smuggled Into Country As Cargo

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By Elite Reporter There was untold shock at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday morning after ministry of Health officials and security officers intercepted a body of a person who died of Coronavirus, which had been smuggled into the country as cargo. Immediately after detecting the corpse of a black man, cargo handlers quickly alerted security officers, who in turn notified the Ministry, which quickly dispatched a team to handle the body before more people could get infected. Shortly after intercepting the  corpse and taking for proper interment,  a tweeter handled known as Ntungamo Youth Foundation tweeted thus; “Today our Task force together with the team from Ministry of Health intercepted a body brought in the Country as Cargo from Dubai picked from the airpor...
Tycoon Ham’s Multimillion Dollar Mansion  Cut Off By Floods As L. Victoria Level Rises

Tycoon Ham’s Multimillion Dollar Mansion Cut Off By Floods As L. Victoria Level Rises

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By Elite Reporter The old adage which says that ‘the rich also cry’ is in truism with wealthy city businessman Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham, after his multimillion dollar mansion in Kawuku-Bunga on the shores of Lake Victoria has since been cut off by floods. Our Moles reveal that due to the increasing levels of Lake Victoria waters, several tycoons who built bungalows, apartments, mansions and hotels on the shores of Lake Victoria are facing is rough,   because water has since flooded their premises. As you read this, we have learnt that the situation is even worse for tycoon Ham, because the water has flooded all over his compound to the extent that he needs a boat ride from the shores to his doorstep, which is practically impossible. Part of access to the beach is also ...
Shocking: A Brief Look At The COVID-19 Supplementary Budget

Shocking: A Brief Look At The COVID-19 Supplementary Budget

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By Elite Reporter The recently passed COVID-19 supplementary budget, which saw Members of Parliament and several other government officials pocket each millions of shillings to help them in the fight against Coronavirus, has become a matter of national controversy. Several experts and common Ugandans have questioned the supplementary budget after failing to see how it can be justifiable especially during this time when several people are starving as a result of the COVID-19 Lockdown. Although a few Ugandans have the whole picture about the contentious Supplementary budget, Prossie OweBuddu. a popular blogger, has done us justice by simplifying the supplementary budget allocations. See for yourselves how people make money.... I spent all morning going through the COVID-19 Supp...
Outcry At NBS TV As Top News Anchor Kasumba Is ‘Abducted’ By Police

Outcry At NBS TV As Top News Anchor Kasumba Is ‘Abducted’ By Police

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Renowned journalist Samson Kasumba, who works with NBS TV, was arrested by police on Monday night and is currently at Kiira Road police station according to sources, although no charges have been  pressed against him by police yet. NBS TV announced Kasumba’s arrest by posting on Facebook that;  “Our news anchor and show host Samson Kasumba was last night arrested and is being detained at Kiira Road Police Station. Samson was arrested on his way home shortly after the #NBSLiveAt9 bulletin. We are doing our best to engage all relevant stakeholders as the cause of his arrest is unknown. We shall keep you posted.” However, time of filing this story the police hadn’t yet issued a statement about Kasumba’s arrest or the charges he is facing, although h...