The state has lined up at least 92 witnesses to testify against 10 Bugiri District officials including CAO, Deputy CAO, DEO, senior accountant among others. The accused are charged with causing a financial loss of over Shs1.2 billion.
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.
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.
Some of the Local Government officials arrested. Courtesy photo
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…
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…
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,…
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….
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 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…
