Donors urge Uganda to finance its Malaria fight
According to Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Development partners have requested that Uganda and other nations with high malaria rates take the lead in the fight by increasing domestic funding.
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Nawangwe: 1000 Makerere Students Drop out Each Year due to Sports Betting
The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University Professor Barnabas Nawangwe revealed that research was done in response to reports that students leave school early for nonpayment of tuition; he went on to say that these students receive financial aid from their parents and wish to bet in order to generate interest.
Bugiri officials apprehended for misappropriating UGX 1.2 billion
Some of the Local Government officials arrested. Courtesy photo
Legislators pursue discussion on the implementation of fisheries regulations
In order to discuss and approve regulations allowing the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act to be implemented, members of parliament who represent fishing communities have requested a meeting with the state minister of fisheries. According to them, it is unlawful to implement a number of rules on the lakes without consulting the public. Hellen Adoa, the…
Government’s reversal on Kampala Meat ban brings relief to meat sellers.
The government has lifted the ban on the sale of meat and the transportation of livestock within Kampala city, following last month’s foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. An FMD case was found in a grazing unit in Kampala’s Rubaga division in February. In an effort to stop the disease from spreading further throughout Kampala…
Trump argues that a TikTok ban would only benefit ‘enemy of the people’ Facebook.
A congressional bill that requires TikTok’s parent company to sell the app or face having it banned in the US has drawn criticism from former US President Donald Trump. During his time in the White House in 2020, Mr. Trump tried to outlaw TikTok, however he now says that the proposal to ban TikTok would give Facebook’s owner, Meta,…
Investigation Launched into Staff Recruitment at the Ministry of Energy
The inspector general of government (IGG) has begun looking into the circumstances surrounding the hiring of certain employees in the ministry of energy. This comes after a whistleblower filed a petition with the IGG on January 8th, alleging that Rose Nanono was hired for a ministry project in 2018 without following the proper procedures. Ms….
Policeman stakes suspect’s money in a bet, commits suicide
Police have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which one of their own committed suicide after allegedly blowing shs800, 000 belonging to a suspect in betting. Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire said Constable Sadiq Hussein Baguma who was working at Kisoga Police Station in Mukono was found hanging in his house in Namanve…
Pader officials fight over ‘missing’ sh365m from land rent fees
Pader districts officials are up in arms of sh365 million land rent fees that they say should be shared with the sub-counties. Sub-county officials have accused the Pader District Executive Committee (DEC) and former Pader district chief administrative officer, Robert Adebuason of diverting the money to yet unknown causes. Adebuason has however said the said monies…
Police condemn jesa juice advert featuring traffic bribery
A storm of controversy has erupted over a commercial advertisement for Jesa Juice, with the police leadership strongly condemning its content, which portrays a deceptive narrative involving traffic officers. According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, the advertisement in question depicts a scenario where a traffic officer is allegedly bribed with Jesa Juice by a driver…