UGANDA: Mukula: I paid Gavi money to Janet team
Former State minister for Health Mike Mukula yesterday told the Anti-Corruption Court that First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni asked for and her office was given Shs54 million of the funds meant for the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (Gavi) programme in Uganda.
He said: “First, I deny. I did not steal Shs210 million from the Gavi account. My clear recollection is that on 14th January 2005, at Imperial Resort Hotel in Entebbe, in a meeting with the First Lady of the Republic of Uganda, Mama Janet Museveni, a verbal request was made to me in person to help her source funding for her activities in mobilisation in the country for the good health of children, mothers and others.”
UGANDA: Police declare war on cattle rustlers
Police on Wednesday declared war on cattle rustlers following the weekend killings of security personnel in Baragoi, Samburu County.
Deputy Police Spokesman Charles Owino told reporters in Nairobi that security officers would not spare bandits raiding communities.
“I am sending a very strong warning to the rustlers. It is not going to be business as usual and must be prepared to die because we are not going to allow any police officer to die,” he said.
RWANDA: HIV Infection At 51 Percent Among Sex Workers
At least 51 percent of sex workers in Rwanda are infected with HIV, according to the latest report by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).
 The research was carried out in all provinces of the country at the different sex workers' hot spots, according to Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, the coordinator of HIV and STIs Care and Treatment department.
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