Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has gone on self-isolation after his contacts tested positive for COVID-19. Rugunda on Friday morning announced on Twitter that he had gone into self-isolation as recommended by the Ministry of Health.
By Fred Kiva
The Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has spoken out on the covid19 relief food bribery saga that has left four officials in his office arrested.
The Buganda Kingdom through Prince David Wasajja has handed over a cheque of Ush100 million to the COVID-19 Response Team headed by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda.
The cheque was handed over to the prime minister on April 7, 2020 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala.
Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has flagged off the distribution of food aid which he said will start in Bwaise.
Parliament had attempted to extend the activity on grounds that the activity should start at once in all parts of the country.
By Philip Wasswa
Former Prime Minister Prof Apolo Nsibambi has died. Reports indicate that Prof. Nsibambi died at his Rubaga home, a Kampala suburb.
Nsibambi is Uganda's longest-serving Prime Minister, having occupied the office for 12 years, from April 1999 to May 2011.
