Butabika hospital say that mentally ill persons escape from the hospital after beating security attention because they do not believe that are sick. Appearing before the Public Accounts committee chaired by the member of Parliament for Terego county Kassiano Wadri Ezat, the Acting Executive Director of Butabika hospital who is also a senior psychiatrist Dr. […]
The electricity regulatory authority (ERA) has today put a smile to the faces of all Ugandan power consumers as it announced a reduction in power prices that will be effected starting 16th January 2014. At a news conference to announce the new reduced power tariffs today in Kampala, the chairman ERA, Richard Santo Atwire states […]
MPS backs UPDF deployment in south sudan for an agreed specific time to rescue Ugandans. Mps who include Merdad segona,Theodro sekikubo, Richard sebuliba, Gefrey Ekanya ,Regan Okumu among others were opposed to UPDF deployment in a manner which looks permanent in south sudan. Mp wadri said that is against updf in south sudan to take […]
13 members of parliament are in danger of losing their seats due to the delay to declare their wealth to the Inspector General of Government. This came after the inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Irine Mulyagonjo written to parliament warning Mps of bleach of the leadership code Act . The IGG told parliament in […]
Local leaders in Amuru district accuse the police of asking for a facilitation of 80,000 shillings cash to transfer suspected criminal to the district for prosecution. Amuru district one of the new districts caved of Gulu district, the courts of judicature are far at the district headquarters requiring long hours of travel on a bad […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement party is sitting this afternoon to discuss the controversial UPDF deployment in neighboringSouth Sudan before its deployment motion is tabled in parliament on Tuesday. The deputy party caucus chairman of NRM, David Bahati also member of parliament for Ndorwa West confirmed that members of the party are going to sit […]
The Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has vowed to move back to his city hall office next week with the High court order as his only weapon and shield. After being frustrated by the authorities twice this week to convene a consultative meeting over the administration of Kampala City, Lukwago has decided to mobilize the […]
The commissioner general of Uganda prisons service Johnson Byabashaija is making an on spot assessment on the conditions of prisons in the Busoga, Bugishu and karamoja regions starting on 9th to 18th of this month. Uganda prison service spokes person Frank Baine has told our reporter that the assessment is done to guide the department […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the international community to stop harassing Uganda’s ambassadors abroad over the Anti –homosexual bill recently passed by parliament of Uganda. Kadaga made the remarks while meeting ambassadors at parliament who had come to raise the challenges they face before the committee of foreign affairs. She named other […]
Govt through the investment ministry and UIA has set up new tough measures o be followed by any investor be it local or foreign before acquiring land to set up any investment in the country, with the new tough conditions coming as a result of many investors acquiring land from govt and fail to develop […]