Kampala Sex Workers Cry Out over Corona Virus Pandemic

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April 1, 2020

‘Mistresses of the Night’ from various locations of Kampala have raised alarm over low patronage attributing it to the out break of the Corona Virus Pandemic in the country as customers suddenly lost interest.

According to a one sex worker from areas of Kabalagala, an outskirt of Kampala city that is popular for its nightlife and mainly clubbing & prostitution, the disease has put her only source of income on the line. To make matters worse, following a number of guidelines by the president to combat the killer viral infection from the spreading that also also includes a curfew from 7.pm to 6.30am, this has cut short of their operations since this is mainly their operation duration.

“Since the disease hit Uganda through majorly Kampala city, and the president emphasised restricted access to the city (renowned prostitutes spots in Kampala and other areas) and banned mass gathering, it makes us hard to get customers.. ” She said.

Some modern prostitutes such as Escort Girls that trade their services via online means such as social media and websites are also facing the same thing since public transport was banned and there is no way they can get to their customers and the vise versa.

Uganda Confirms 11 New Corona Virus Cases, All are Choir Members of Watoto Church

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April 1, 2020

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Uganda has confirmed eleven (11) new Corona virus cases rising the total toll to 44 patients. All the 11 are choir members of the Watoto Church, Kampala that were trapped in the quarantine as they travelled back to Uganda from the overseas.

This has been revealed by the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he was addressing the public, today evening of the 31st March 2020 from his state house in Nakasero. Museveni was clarifying about the 16 new measures to combat the COVID-19 disease from spreading among the public of which many were misinterpreted or quite not understood clearly by the public.

Of now, Uganda has not registered any death or recovery case but according to the doctors in the hospitals where the confirmed patients of this pandemic are kept, they are all in promising condition and responding well to the treatment being administered to them.

Ugandan Pastor Sent to Prison over False Talks on Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa

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March 30, 2020

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A Ugandan Pastor has been remamded to prison for a week over giving false news about the Corona Virus deadly Covid-19 disease.

A one Pastor Yiga Augistine of the Christian Revival Church, Kawaala in the outskirts of Kampala was remanded to Luzira High Prison by the chief magistrate following his allegations that there was no single case of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic in Africa as reported.

“Let me talk about it like this, if you like it or not, if the government punishes me or not, if you love me or not, there isn’t any Corona Virus case yet in Africa.” – Pastor Yiga alias ‘Abizaayo’ said during a live TV interview after being asked to talk about the measures being put by the Uganda government to combat the deadly infection that also include banning all public transport means, schools, churches, bars and night clubs among others.

As of today 30th March 2020, Uganda has 33 Corona Virus cases with no death or recovery recorded.

According to the state attorneys, it is punishable by law for one to give false information that could reslult into a spread of any deadly disease in Uganda as of the constitution.

Meanwhile, this is not the first time for this Pastor to face the hard side of the law as he has been arrested for a number of times by the Police over acts of child negligence and sexual harrasment to his female followers.

Uganda Confirms 8 New Cases of Corona Virus

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March 24, 2020

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The Ministry of Health has confirmed eight new cases of the killer Corona Virus disease of Covid-19. The announce was made on the evening of the 23rd of March 2020. This brings the number of infected people to nine. These travelled back from Dubai aboard either the Emirates and Ethiopian Airways.

According to the health minister Jane Ruth Aceng, from the 35 samples that were tested, 8 turned out positive.

“All the 8 cases are Ugandan nationals who travelled back from Dubai, UAE.; 2 on the 20/03/2020 & 6 on the 22/03/2020 aboard the Emirates and Ethiopian Airlines flights.” She said.

6/8 were intercepted at the airport with fever whereas the two were retrieved from self-quarantine area/homes.

To date, a total of 2,661 travelers including Ugandans identified as potential risk have been either under self-quarantine or institutional quarantine. Of these, 1,356 are under follow up; 774 of these are under institutional quarantine while 582 are under self-quarantine.

The Ministry of Health thereby appeals all travelers who have been in Dubai in the past two weeks to call the health desk on 0800-100-066 or 0800-203-033 for further follow-up.

Breaking News: Uganda confirms 1st case of COVID-19

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March 22, 2020

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Uganda has confirmed a first case of the deadly Corona Virus disease, COVID-19 today evening of 21st March 2020.

The confirmed case is a 36 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Dubai at 2:00am today, Saturday 21 March 2020 aboard Ethiopian airlines. He presented with symptoms of high fever and poor appetite.

During the screening process at the airport, his temperature was 38.7. This prompted the health teams to isolate him at the airport for further follow up. Subsequent temperatures taken at intervals of 30 minutes and one hour remained the same.

He was evacuated to Entebbe Grade B Hospital for further follow up where a nasal swab was taken for analysis.

The passenger manifest has been retrieved and all contacts are known as we are in position of the passports of all the travelers that came on that plane.

The public is hereby requested to remain calm and vigilant and to report any suspected cases, call our toll-free lines on 0800-203-033 and 0800-100-066.

Harmonize Confirms Performance at the Eddy Kenzo Festival

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March 16, 2020

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As the dates for the much anticipated Eddy Kenzo Festival are drawing closer, a number of artists have come out to confirm to attend with the recent being Tanzania’s Bongo flava singer Rajab Abdul Kahali better known musically as Harmonize.

Eddy Kenzo Festival is set to rock Kololo Airstrip come 28th March and according to the former Wasafi Classic Baby singer, he will take part in making history as Kenzo holds the first-ever music festival named after a living singer in the country.

This was revealed via comment by Harmonize himself on Eddy Kenzo’s Instagram post which was promoting Harmonize’s new album, revealing that they will be meeting on 28th March at the show in Kololo.

It should be noted that Edrisa Musuuza a.k.a Kenzo and Harmonize have worked on two collaborations before with both songs; Pull Up and Inabana not disappointing so far.

Uganda’s Queen of Katwe Co-Star Nikita Waligwa Passes on at age of 15

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February 17, 2020

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It’s sad news allow her the globe following the death of Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Ugandan actor who appeared in Disney’s ‘Queen of Katwe’.

Nikita Waligwa passed on yesterday, Sunday 16.02.20 at the age of 15 following battling with 3 brain tumours.

She is mostly remembered with her role of Gloria in the 2016 film was based on true story of Ugandan girl Phiona Mutesi from the slums of Katwe, a surbub of Kampala, who took up chess aged 9 despite not being in school and went on to compete in international tournaments

Gloria was a friend of Phiona who explained the rules of chess to her.

Nikita Waligwa in Queen of Katwe — Nikita Waligwa on the Queen of Katwe movie billboard that also featured Hollywood star Lupita N’yongo and David Oyelowo.

She was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2016 and Queen of Katwe director Mira Nair reportedly mobilised people to help fund her treatment in India, with Ugandan doctors quoted as saying they did not have the necessary equipment.

She was given the all-clear in 2017 but last year was found to have another tumour and unfortunately, she couldn’t survive it past yesterday.

May her soul rest in peace.

5 Festivals Not to Miss in Uganda

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February 14, 2020

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Have you ever been to any festival before? Do you want to experience something different that will leave you refreshed? Well, if that is what you have always dreamt of then it is a high time you achieved your dream in Uganda. When you think of festivals, it is all about having fun and amazing way for you to explore what this country’s culture holds for the world the fact that you get to interact with different locals, enjoy music, explore unique art a mention but a few. To discover how vibrant this nation is then don’t miss to be part of one of its festivals this year. They include among others;

The Kampala capital city festival

The best ever event that offers opportunity to discover how vibrant this remarkable city is. Each year, thousands of people of all sorts both local and regional come to make this event colorful and come October 5^th to 7^th, all roads lead to Kampala road. The Kampala Capital City Festival is one of the biggest events of a kind in East Africa and this year’s event marks its 7^th year and will be conducted under the theme the seven years of transforming the city. This event comes with lots of amazing things, food, wines, beers, music, children’s games a mention but a few. This event never leaves anyone stranded or without anything to enjoy. Come and experience the vibrancy of this capital city and you will be left in mesmerized.

The Nyege Nyege International Music Festival

This event has for the past 3 years been popular as the Nyege Nyege International Music Festival but interestingly, it has been remixed especially for the 2018 as MTN Nyege Nyege after the partnering with MTN Uganda. This event began in 2015 and since then, thousands of fans have been flocking to the source of River Nile to experience different music performances ranging from hip-hop, dance, afro beat, RnB and many more. Musicians across the world will be part of this tremendous event right from DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya, UK, US, Belgium, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and many more. This event is scheduled to take place between 6^th and 9^th September at the shores of the mighty source of the River Nile in Jinja.

Milege World Music Festival

This event is one of a kind. It is one of the few most unique ones and offers you opportunity to immense into the stunning setting of the expansive Entebbe Botanical Gardens. This year’s event will take place in November and it has existed for about 6 years. It is a non-profit initiative that aims at promoting and growing the appreciation of cultural music in the pearl of Africa. Different music performers are attracted across the globe.

Bayimba International Music Festival

In most cases, this event is popularly called the Bayimba Festival and it is an annual event of music and culture of Uganda. For the past years, this festival has kept on growing and this year’s celebrations were conducted at the National Theatre in Kampala. The 2018 Bayimba Festival was scheduled to take place between 2^nd and 5^th August.

Blankets and Wine festival

This remarkable event is East Africa’s leading music experience mainly intends to recognize African music. It is always conducted on 27^th September each year in Kampala museum. Come with a bottle of wine and celebrate the African music.

In conclusion, Uganda has endless list of festivals that you shouldn’t miss to be part while on your Uganda safari holiday. Others include the Nile Gold Jazz safari; This is Uganda, Festival on the Nile and many more. Come and we share fun together in the pearl of Africa!

Eddy Kenzo Outs intriguing ‘tweyagale’ visuals – VIDEO ALERT

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February 4, 2020

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Last month, January on 25th, the Big Talent boss released his first song of the year 2020 in which he calls up people to love each other and leave alone the hatred as this world belongs to no human.

The self-styled ‘Love Niga President’ aka ‘Semyekozo’ has today released the video of this song and the visuals [as the typical Eddy Kenzo’s] are of course entertaining. The dances in the video are really corresponding to the song itself, making it superb and eye catching. Beyond question this is another hit song from the man himself – Eddy Kenzo.

Ugandan buzz already released Tweyagale song’s lyrics, you can read through them as you’re listening to the song. Also look for the beautiful visuals on Eddy Kenzo’s youtube channel.

Eddy Kenzo Delighted to meet Speaker of Parliament Kadaga, Addresses Issues Lagging behind the Music Industry

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February 4, 2020

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‘Semyekozo’ hit maker Edrisah Musuuza a.k.a Eddy Kenzo yesterday Monday 3rd February 2020 had a meeting with the speaker of Parliament, Hon Rebecca Kadaga from which he addressed a number of issues that he thinks are lagging behind the music industry.

From the meeting, the only Ugandan to win the BET Award urged Kadaga to hold talks with the Executive to ensure that artists who hold Uganda’s flag high at international scenes are rewarded for improving Uganda’s image abroad as he was briefing the Parliament about his achievements in the entertainment industry.

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It’s been apleasure meeting the speaker of Ugandan parliament Hon Rebecca kadaga ,as an artist ,I addressed issues affecting the entertainment industry and requested for support from the Parliament especially when it comes to branding our own artists for international market,
I also requested to have a ministry in charge of entertainment to help in supporting and developing talents

Music being one of the largest departments employing youth, through her powers she promised to provide all avenues to see us getting to the higher level.For God And My Country#one love. Eddy kenzo#big talent –

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Hea defended his use of luganda language noting that his consistency in use of Luganda is one of the ways of promoting Uganda worldwide.

Kadaga then applauded the music Superstar for empowering ghetto kids in Uganda and taking them onto national and international markets musically as a way of improving their welfare.