Patients at Kawolo hospital and residents of Buikwe district have threatened to demonstrate over the lack of an X-Ray facility at the hospital. They have given the ministry of health upto the end of this month to repair the x-ray unit that was closed two months ago due to a mechanical breakdown. Kawolo hospital that […]
Kampala Capital City Authority has refuted reports of plans to introduce new taxes. This comes amid reports of a looming financial crisis at the authority requiring the introduction new taxes to fill the gap. KCCA spokesperson Peter Kawuju says much as they have to hit the 75 billion annual revenue target, introducing new taxes is […]
Uganda Cares has constructed a Medical Centre in Lukaya along Masaka high way worth 2.3 million dollars to help carry out voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counseling in the nearby districts. According to the director advocacy East and West African region Dr Mina Nakawuka , the centre will help tackle the high HIV prevalence rate in the region. […]
The Uganda Red Cross Society has distributed essential household items to 312 households displaced by floods in Ntoroko District, Western Uganda. The distribution through URCS Bundibugyo branch followed a vulnerability capacity assessment in the affected sub counties of Butungama and Bweramule. The items included tarpaulins, cups, plates, blankets, saucepans, and soap and water purification tablets […]
The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has struck off the charge of supplying restricted drugs off the charge sheet in the case against Adam Suleiman Kalungi. This is after lawyers representing Kalungi, the key suspect in the death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda raised queries over the charge sheet. Led by Mcdusman Kabega and Yunus Kasirivu, […]
Mulago police is stranded with the body of a man suspected to be in his late 30s. According to the OC in charge of Mulago police station Richard Okello, the deceased was brought in by another man who did not reveal his identity but claimed to be a brother to the dead man. He further […]
The ministry of health has today officially declared Luwero district Ebola free. This means that the whole district currently does not have any Ebola case. The end of the Ebola outbreak followed the completion of 42 days of the post Ebola surveillance countdown period. Announcing the declaration In Luwero district the health minister Dr. Christine Ondoa […]
Hearing of the case in which a UPDF officer is accused of shooting dead three people and injuring another has been adjourned to tomorrow morning. This is after the defence lawyer Martin Muhumuza rejected evidence presented by the sixth prosecution witness. Lt Ishaka Twaha Lutanaziba attached to the military police presented quoting Arms Ammunition Returns report […]
The judiciary says it is stuck with a total of 4000 pending land cases in Kampala recorded in the last one month. This growing number of cases is attributed to the limited number of judges in the land division. The judiciary public relations officer Elias Kisawuzi says the whole land division in Kampala has only […]
The governor Bank of Uganda Mutebile is calling for the documentation of ate James Mulwana’s life This was contained in his condolence message to the bereaved family and the entire business community. In a statement, Mutebile who’s also the Chairman Board of Trustees Makerere University private Sector Forum says Professor James Mulwana was one of […]