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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Legislators have called for an audit into Kampala Capital City Authority's (KCCA) expenditure of the Shs3 billion allocated for rehabilitation, removal, tracing and resettlement of Karimojong children on the streets of Kampala.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
[Nation] Kenya and the United Kingdom on Tuesday formally signed a trade agreement ending an era of doing business through protocols of the European Union, from which London will be exiting by the end of December.
Atlanta City Council President Felicia A. Moore Announces 2021 Committee Chairs and Appointments ATLANTA — Council President Felicia A. Moore announced the 2021 committee chairpersons and appointments during the final regularly scheduled Council meeting of 2020. City Utilities Committee: Natalyn Archibong – Chair Andrea L. Boone Dustin Hillis J.P. Matzigkeit Joyce Sheperd Howard Shook … Continued
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Georgia’s top election official said the state had “counted legally cast ballots, three times, and the results remain unchanged.” A bipartisan group of Senators are pursuing a $908 billion virus aid bill focusing on small businesses, unemployed workers and state, local and tribal governments.
By Lynn JonesTurpin - For years, residents and business owners in the northside Soutel/Norfolk corridor have attended community meetings to ensure their neighborhood is on the list for city revitalization funds. Currently the Sherwood Forest/Paradise [...]
[Monitor] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, was yesterday diverted from his original campaign venue in Madi-Okollo District and diverted to another place, 20km deep in the village.
An agreement signed by government, business, and labour in support of Eskom has been called a “betrayal of workers and the public at large”.
[Monitor] Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has decried the poor state of the country's healthcare facilities, saying if he had not flown out, he would have died due to lack of specialised treatment in Ugandan hospitals.
Today is the 345th day of 2020. There are 21 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2010: Veteran journalist and university lecturer John Maxwell passes on.�OTHER EVENTS1520: Martin Luther publicly burns the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication from the Roman Catholic church.
[Monitor] Let me start with a disclaimer: I am not an engineer, physical planner or anything like that. The views shared in the lines to follow are totally based on my daily observations as an ordinary Kampala City dweller and road user.
[Monitor] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has endorsed National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate for Koboko MP seat, Mr Charles Ayume.
[Nairobi News] It is eight years since a grenade blast almost killed Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate.
[East African] The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights wants Africa to repeal laws which criminalise the status of individuals as being poor, homeless as opposed to reprehensible acts.
Netball South Africa have confirmed that the SPAR Proteas will take on Uganda in a three-match Test series in Cape Town in early 2021.
[East African] Value for money is the name of the game for travel within Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic. When containment measures in the Nairobi metropolitan area were lifted in July 2020, Kenyan families took the opportunity to go on holiday after three months of confinement. Now hotels and travel companies are looking ahead to the festive season.
(Partner Content) Next year brings some major changes to the UK immigration system. If your business is looking to employ workers from outside of the UK, these are some of the important changes you need to be aware of ahead of 2021.
… home ownership rate for all Black Americans by more than two percentage … -fueled economic upheaval for many African Americans.
The National Association of Realtors … representative of the bulk of Black Americans, whose economic standing has worsened …
[Monitor] Residents of Bughendera Constituency in Bundibugyo District have asked government to extend better health and education services.
[Premium Times] The president said the decisive margin of his victory constitutes an endorsement of the policies and programmes initiated by his government and put before the electorate.
[Monitor] On May 13, 1981, a Turkish criminal, Mehmet Ali Agca, shot and wounded Pope John Paul II as the latter entered St Peter's Square in the Vatican City.
[Monitor] A section of the youth and veteran leaders from Bugisu sub region have urged government to scale up the skiling programs targeting the population that is yet to exploit the growing market for products generated from both the farming and crafts industry.
ATLANTA — Even after he exits the White House, President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the legitimacy of the election and seeking to overturn the will of voters could have staying power. Trump’s tactics are already inspiring other candidates and have been embraced by a wide array of Republicans. Supporters include congressional candidates, state lawmakers, […]
Monday afternoon, the state of Georgia certified the election results, for the third time. Joe Biden won the Peach State by 11,779 votes. President Donald Trump requested a recount after the State certified the state-mandated audit administered by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. All three results showed Biden as the winner three separate times. “It’s been 34 days since […]
AT the age of 15, she spent three months on the harsh streets of Kingston after her parents told her she was not welcome in their homes.Twenty-three years later, though light years removed from the situation that caused her to run the streets - at one point sleeping under the bed of a former female schoolmate in West Kingston to avoid detection by her friend's father - passing any homeless individual is still gut-wrenching.
When will new generations of Afro-Italians finally be heard and recognized as full and active members of Italy’s culture and society?
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[Daily News] UGANDA has granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania.
[Monitor] The race for a Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine is gaining momentum with the United Kingdom being the first country to approve a vaccine by Pfizer.
[Monitor] Health centres and hospitals across the country are running out of space for covid-19 patients as cases keep surging, Daily Monitor investigations reveals.
