Mayiga adds that the Kabaka is expected back in the country in a few days.
The Katikkiro’s remarks come amid speculation among Buganda loyalists about the Kabaka’s health since he never showed up at the Masaza football tournament finals that were held at St Mary stadium Kitende at the beginning of this month.
According to the health minister Doctor Jane Ruth Acheng, public health workers at district and city levels will be vaccinated beginning at 8.00am followed by Private Not for Profit and and with the health workers in the Private facilities.
The Vaccination service points in each district will be established at the National and Regional Referral Hospitals, District Hospitals, HC III and IVs and each district has five vaccination service points .
All eligible persons are required to sign a consent form before vaccination is given.
The exercise targets more than 21.9 million people who face the highest risk of the infection like the health workers, teachers, social workers and security personnel, elderly and those with underlying medical conditions.
Launching activities ahead of Kabaka’s birthday on April 13
th, Mayiga says the youth have a big role to play in the fight against HIV adding that it is for this reason they have made it the theme for this year’s Kabaka 66
th birthday celebrations.
He says some of the highlights to celebrate Kabaka’s birthday shall include Kabaka’s birthday, which he has not cleared on how it will be carried out due to covid19 pandemic among others.
A five member committee consisted of Owek.Prosperous Nankindu Kavuma as the chairperson, Owek. Hamis Kakomo as the deputy, Josephine Nantege as the secretary, Richard Kabanda and Baker ssejjengo will help organise all activities prior to the D-day.
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Thursday January 14 2021
Opposition supporters remained optimistic that their candidates are poised to win major position in 2021 polls. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA.
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NRM supporters hailed Election Day as successful, a fit they attribute to party flagbearer and incumbent president – Museveni.
Opposition differed calling the day a mockery of Ugandans.
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Failures by the biometric voter verification kits also added to their miseries.
However, by evening, security forces had started harassing opposition supporters who started celebrating some of their candidates that were enjoying an early lead.
NRM supporters hailed Election Day as successful, a fit they attribute to party flagbearer and incumbent president – Museveni.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 14 2021
Agents of various candidates are briefed before voting starts at Nsasa polling station in Kira, Wakiso District.
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However, many polling stations in Kampala and metropolitan areas experienced glitches as polling material arrived late.
Our reporter at Kyengombe park yard polling station in Rubaga South said by 7.30am, no polling agent had arrived but the voters were still waiting.
At Lugala Namungona Kigobe polling station, voters had already come in big numbers by 7am but polling material had not arrived yet.
Fatuma Nakawunga, a polling assistant at the polling station, said that the Electoral Commission (EC) had assured them that polling material would be available as early as 6am but they were also not sure what was happening.