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𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
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🇺🇬𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐀: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚
📌Ebola Virus was discovered in 1979 near River Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, outbreaks have sporadically occurred in Africa. The natural reservoir host of Ebola viruses remains unknown. However, based on the nature of similar viruses, experts think the virus is animal-borne with bats being the most likely reservoir.
🇺🇬𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐳𝐢 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
📌The Senior Presidential Advisor in Charge of Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has urged candidates to protect themselves from the deadly Ebola as they write their final Primary Leaving Exams today. Gen Muhoozi’s message was read by Charlotte Busingye, the chairperson of Jenga Uganda, an association working in the education sector.
🇺🇬𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬,
📌CIC of the armed forces, Yoweri Museveni made several changes in the Uganda People’s Defense Air Forces (UPDAF) in which he appointed Gen. Charles Okidi as the overall commander. According to the changes announced on Monday evening, Okidi who was at the rank of Major General was promoted to the next rank of Lieutenant General before being appointed the UPDAF commander.
🇺🇬𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐊𝐢𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
📌Police have commenced investigations into a case in which Bishop Aloysius Kiiza, who is one of the directors of Hope for Uganda Ministry Ltd of Rubuguri accuses his business counterpart, Mr. Radu Almasani of forging documents and laundering money concerning the organisation.
🇺🇬𝟐𝟐 𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐋
📌The Territorial Police in Greater Masaka has in custody 22 coordinators and staff of SUPERLIFE Company, on charges of trafficking.
🇺🇬𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟖 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐮
📌A joint Police and UPDF operation in Jinja North Division has Mr. James Mubi, the Kiira Region Police Spokesperson, stated that a joint Police and UPDF operation in areas Bugembe, Nakanyonyi, Katende, Wanyama, Budhumbuli East and West, and Walukuba led to arrest of at least 198 people over a number of offenses. He added that after screening the suspects, 61 were cautioned while 137 will be arraigned before Court.
🇺🇬𝐊𝐢𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧
📌Police in Kiira Region yesterday carried out an operation against motorists and cyclists who don’t follow traffic guidelines. These include those without valid driving/riding permits, helmets, reflector jackets, and those carrying excess passengers among others.
🇺🇬 𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐈: 𝐎.𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐮
📌Traffic Police in Rukungiri district yesterday instituted a crackdown on boda bodas following the arrival of a deadline imposed last week, where over 25 motorcycles were impounded. OC Traffic Rukungiri IP James Tibijuka warned that that they will continue to impound motorcycles that do not meet the required set standards.
🇺🇬𝐁𝐔𝐊𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐀: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
📌Kidongole Sub-county leaders commended the government for donating one big tractor and five hand use ploughing tractors to farmers in Kidongole and Koena Sub-counties yesterday. The leaders also praised Rt. Hon. Anita Among for lobbying the tractors. Ministry of Agriculture official Ikol Sipora handed over the tractors to Kidongole Police station.
🇺🇬𝐁𝐔𝐇𝐖𝐄𝐉𝐔: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐢
📌The Mayor Nyakaziba Town Council revealed that government donated bicycles to all 15 village chairpersons to facilitate their supervision. The bicycles will help in monitoring government projects to improve service delivery in Nyakaziba Town Council.
🇺🇬𝐊𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐔𝐁𝐄: 𝐊𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐨
📌Amlan Tumusiime, the Kikuube RDC ordered police to investigate two top Kyangwali Dairy Cooperative officials for allegedly misusing Ugx600 million on 7th November 2022. Tumusiime cited that the Diary Board Chairperson, Edward Tumwesigye and the cooperative General Manager, Julius Kwesiga allegedly misappropriated around Ugx600 million of the cooperative’s funds.
🇺🇬𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐈: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
📌The Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner, Mr. Robert Atuhaire revealed that government has ordered wetland encroachers to vacate them immediately. This came as a result of the presidential directive, directing the conservation of all the wetlands in the country.
🇺🇬𝐘𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄: 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢
📌According to Yumbe officials, government has given out money to old persons in Gimara Sub County. While receiving their quarterly payment at the Sub County headquarters, the elderly persons appreciated the government under the leadership of President YK Museveni. The Yumbe chairperson for older persons commended government for full filling its obligation, noting that the elderly can access essential commodities like soap, food, and sugar.
🇺🇬𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐄: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
📌Government embarked on the campaign of vaccinating animals against Anthrax in Nyondo Sub County yesterday. The ongoing campaign is being spearheaded by the District Veterinary Officer. Anthrax is a disease transmitted from animals to humans and human beings can avoid anthrax by not eating animals that die suddenly since they normally have blood oozing from all body openings.
𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒
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🌍𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀: 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚
📌Nigeria’s former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, will go on trial in the United Kingdom on January for alleged organ harvesting.
📌He is accused with his wife, Beatrice, 56, their daughter, Sonia, 25, and a doctor of bringing a man from Nigeria to have a kidney removed.
🌍𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐫
📌The African Union’s chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday revealed that the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline following a truce struck last week, as both sides meet in Kenya for talks on implementing the ceasefire.
🌍𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐐: 𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝
📌Assailants on Monday shot dead an American aid worker in Baghdad in his car, as he approached the street where he lives. The man lived in Karrada, a lively commercial district in the heart of the Iraq capital.
🌍𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐀: 𝐔𝐍 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨
📌A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, with the first day focusing on Israel’s outlawing several Palestinian rights organizations last year.
