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Parliament spends Shs2b on new iPads


Daily Monitor
Friday July 30 2021
A member of Parliament plays cards on an iPad. Parliament has procured new iPads estimated at Shs2.3b to be distributed to 529 Members of Parliament. PHOTO/NET.
Summary
Mr Chris Obore, the director of communications at Parliament, says the gadgets will be available in about two weeks from now.
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Parliament has procured new iPads estimated at Shs2.3b to be distributed to 529 Members of Parliament and the 26 ex-officio members of the 11th Parliament.
Sources in Parliament who spoke to Daily Monitor said the high-tech gadgets, which cost about  Shs4.2m($1,200) each, arrived in the country on Wednesday evening. 

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How closure of Parliament has affected govt business

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Difficult time for Museveni as lethal strain of Covid takes toll on Ugandans


Difficult time for Museveni as lethal Covid strain takes toll on Ugandans
Monday June 28 2021
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared June 25 a public holiday, designating the day as a national prayer day over a raging pandemic. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
While some media say the infection rate could have hit a triple-digit mark, the president last week pegged it at 17 percent.
What is worrying health officials and the president, however, is the deadly Delta strain, initially from India, which cuts across generations and social strata.
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The past one week has been tough for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni even after putting the country on lockdown in the face of an unprecedented increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths.

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Difficult time for Museveni as lethal Covid strain takes toll on Ugandans

Difficult time for Museveni as lethal Covid strain takes toll on Ugandans
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Agnes Nandutu's miraculous journey to Parliament, cabinet

Agnes Nandutu's miraculous journey to Parliament, cabinet
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