State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs ,Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, has said there is no need to rush a proposal by Youths MPs to start a youth development bank. Youths Mps led by the chairperson of the parliamentary forum on youths affairs Mpaka Mwine said they are preparing a paper which when complete would bring a private members’ […]
Mob in Lira killed four suspected thieves who broke into a saloon and stole property last Friday at around 0300hrs. The four thugs are yet to be identified, one survived and was identified as Odongo Bonny and is currently admitted at Lira Regional Referral Hospital Emergency Ward. This happened at Kichope, in Ojwina Division, Lira […]
Maracha woman MP Rose Ayaka Atima wants the government to fulfill its pledge of constructing a health center 4 in the district to improve access to essential healthcare services. Ayaka says though every constituency in a district is entitled a health facility at the level of a health centre 4, Maracha does not have health center […]
The MPs opposed to the age limit amendment sitting on the legal and parliamentary Affairs committee have accused parliament for denying them funds to carry out consultations on the presidential age limit bill. A report read by the Kumi district MP Monica Amoding stated that failure for parliament to give the committee funds to get […]
Parliament proceedings on day two of the Second Reading of the presidential age limit bill was suspended to 2 pm on Tuesday to ascertain whether there were alleged soldiers in the parliamentary chapel. The woman Member of Parliament for Amuru district Lucy Akello said she had found soldiers occupying both the Catholic and Anglican Chaplaincy prayer places […]
KCCA has inked an agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands for a 100% grant to the tune of EURO 420,000 (Approximate UGX 1.8Bn) towards a feasibility study to expand the capacity of Kyanja Agriculture Resource Centre through Develop2Build programme. The the Dutch programme is a Government-to-Government initiative that provides funding for preliminary studies needed […]
The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura on sunday opened Ttuba Police Post constructed by the community in Kulambiro- Kisasi Nakawa Division. 24000 residents will benefit from this newly constructed Police post.It should be remembered that it’s in the same area where the late AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi was shot dead in March this […]
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has suspended six opposition MPs for seven sittings over delay tactics and causing chaos in parliament as the legal and parliamentary Affairs committee tries to table the presidential age limit bill before parliament. The suspended MPs include Hon.Mubrak Munyagwa,Hon. Ibrahim ssemujju Nganda , Hon. Johnasan Odur, Hon. Gerald Karuhanga, Hon. Sewanyana and Hon. […]
Mengo hospital has refuted media allegations that the hospital used unqualified doctors to carry out neural surgical operations and led many people to lose their life. Dr Rose Mutumba Director medical services while addressing journalists on Friday at Mengo hospital said that the media has continued reporting that patients who were operated during the […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured immediate salary increase of science teachers,head teachers and their deputies while the arts counterpart would be increased gradually in the coming years. The President was last evening speaking at the closing of a two-day Secondary Schools’ Head Teachers’ Retreat at State House, Entebbe. Where 3,000 Head Teachers from both private […]