Robots are now part of Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19 and will help minimize risk of infections among health care workers, authorities said on Tuesday. Five anti-epidemic robots named Akazuba, Ikirezi, Mwiza, Ngabo, and Urumuri, will be mainly used to administer temperature checks, monitor patient status, and keep medical records of COVID-19 patients, the Health Ministry announced in a series of tweets. “These high-tech robots have the capacity to screen 50…
Uganda is the least affected among the East African countries with only 160 confirmed cases as of today, most of them are imported cases coming from truck drivers that were allowed to continue with trade crossing the following borders; Elegu Point: bordering Uganda and South Sudan Mutukula Point: bordering Uganda and Tanzania Malaba Point: bordering Uganda and Kenya Mutukula and Malaba points so far have been with the most imported…
As the world is under lockdown and tourism industry under a hiatus, Uganda has welcomed two new baby gorillas at the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the southwest region of the country. The two babies were born in the Muyambi and Nshongi gorilla groups. The infant gorillas thought to have been born on April 25 and May 1, have caused excitement in both families and among conservationists. Mother Kabagyenyi…
Tim Macartney shared his unforgettable experience with Uganda’s friendly people and the beauty and diversity of Rwenzori National Park and mountains where he made his 64th birthday. He noted with high regard that Rwenzori is by far the most scenic mountain he had ever hiked and offered to refer fellow mountaineers to Uganda. Sharing his experience in mount Rwenzori park, the 64-year-old said the nature of Rwenzori as a block…
Meet Mr. Charles Njonjo, Kenya’s first Attorney General who was in Mgahinga national park to track gorillas as one of the activities leading to the celebration of his 100th birthday last month. The 99-year-old senior citizen of Kenya spent the better part of the cool morning of Sunday in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park tracking the gentle giants. He was flown in a chopper to Mgahinga a southwestern park in Uganda….
Rushegura gorilla group welcomes a newborn baby gorilla just after Karungi and Businza Mother gorillas from Mubare gorilla family also broke the news with newborn baby gorillas early in October and November 2019. The newborn baby gorilla adds onto the population of these endangered apes in the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park although the sex and name aren’t yet certain. The mother, Mitunu gave birth to newborn baby early…
Once on the brink of extinction, mountain gorillas continue to grow in number. A recent survey documented 459 mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei), the largest number of mountain gorillas ever recorded in the transboundary Bwindi – Sarambwe ecosystem, one of the two remaining areas where this Endangered great ape is still found. When combined with the published figure of 604 mountain gorillas from the Virunga Massif as detected as…
Uganda wild life Authority released Rothschild giraffes into Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve as part of the re-introduction exercise that will see a total of 15 giraffes (5male and 10 females) reintroduced into the reserve. The giraffes have been translocated from Murchison falls National Park. The three-week translocation exercise will enhance the long term survival of the species; restore natural biodiversity and long term economic benefits to the entire wildlife conservation…
Last month Mubare group the oldest gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest welcomed a new baby! The baby was born to mother Businza a female member of the group, about 2 weeks later another female member of the same gorilla family gave birth. The baby, whose sex and weight have not yet been made public because mums don’t expose newly born babies, was born by mother Karungi, the baby arrived…
The Uganda Airlines in August returned to skies restoring its status and pride as the national carrier. Last month the Airlines completed payment of $56 million for the purchase of another two Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. Now officials have confirmed that the revived national carrier will receive the remaining two Bombardier CRJ 900 on Monday 7th October whose arrival is expected to aid the expansion and will be deployed on its…