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Utilizing The Lockdown Period to Generate Tuition
By Isaac Akugizibwe Emmanuel attending to a customer Whereas other students left for their respective homes following the 30-day suspension of institutions against COVID-19, Emmanuel Kahwa, a student of Public Administration at KIU,…
Uganda’s COVID-19 Cases Rise to 33
As of Sunday, 29th March 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda had risen to 33. This was after the Ministry of Health, on Sunday evening, confirmed three more patients infected with the virus. This came barely a day after…
UGANDA CORFIRMS 7 NEW CASES OF COVID 19
By Kisekka Umar Out of the 225 tests that were run on 28th/03/2020, 218 samples have tested negative for covid- 19 which brings it to accumulative total of 30 confirmed cases within the country, this was confirmed in a tweet from the…
Besigye Appeals to Ugandans to Work Together to Fight Coronavirus
By Agnes Kiconco The former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has asked Ugandans to work together and support each other during this crisis. Besigye’s appeal comes shortly after Uganda confirmed five new…
Fighting Coronavirus Together: Respiratory Etiquette is Key
By Susan Muhindo KIU, Main Campus - The COVID-19 pandemic that is globally affecting countries and economies, and claiming lives, is not an airborne disease but rather, is transmitted through droplets, i.e. the small little particles…
Uganda’s Coronavirus Cases Rise to 18 as 4 new Cases are Confirmed
By Agnes Kiconco KIU, Main Campus - As of 27th March 2020, four people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda, rising the total number to 18. On 26th March 2020, another 197 people who recently travelled to the UAE were tested.…
Fighting Coronavirus Together: KIU Students Join Effort to Tackle COVID-19 Misinformation
By Kisekka Umar Students recording at Media Challenge Initiative studio. To create awareness on the novel COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, students of Kampala International University (KIU) have joined the Media Challenge Initiative…
8-Month-Old Baby Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Sharon Ibenu As of 25th March 2020, Uganda, through the Ministry of Health, recorded five more cases of the deadly Coronavirus, of which one of the cases was an 8-month-old baby. According to the Primary Health Care Minister,…
Pastor Kayanja to Feed Over 500 Families During This COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Period
By Sharon Ibenu Courtesy photo More than 500 families are set to benefit from the Robert Kayanja Ministries through the "Bucket Project", where they will be given food and home essentials to aid them throughout this lockdown period of…
LIFE AFTER CAMPUS – LETTER TO MY ALMA MATER
I congratulate those who have just being admitted, finished their final examinations and those graduating from the university. I must tell you that, you are not the first set of people and you won’t be the last. Being a graduate of Kampala…