The King (Kabaka) of Buganda kingdom, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has sent a message of condolence to the government of Uganda, National Resistance Movement organisation (NRM) and the family of Eriya Kategaya following his death at Nairobi Hospital on Sunday. Kategaya, 70, was Uganda’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs. […]
Today we bring to you how you may handle nose bleeding in babies (first aid). As soon as a nose bleed begins, have the child sit up while firmly exerting pressure on the nose by pinching the lower, soft part of the nose between the thumb and forefinger for about 10 minutes. Alternatively wet a […]
The Electoral Commission is about to hold country wide elections for Local Council I chairpersons using cost cutting measures that would soon be approved by the Parliament of Uganda. The measures to be considered for approval are contained in the Local Government (Amendment) bill of 2012. According to the bill, one of the cost […]
The Parliament of Uganda this week abolished all county councils across the country. The move followed a proposal tabled by the government under the Local Governments (Amendment) bill of 2012. Also the Minister for Local Governments, Adolf Mwesige says LC4 councils had become malfunctioned since their duties were being performed by the districts leaderships […]
While speaking at the burial of Lt Col Sserwanga Lwanga in Bumanje, Ssese islands in Kalangala district sometime back, president Museveni said he was shocked that Buganda region did not love him yet he had played an instrumental role in restoring the kingdom. Museveni said “there are leaders here who don’t like other […]
Uganda, United Kingdom (UK), South Africa and Ghana are scheduled to make joint five-day evaluation week which will opens on March 4th, 2013 in Kampala. The review will draw experts from Benin, Colombia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Fiji, and Mexico according to Uganda’s assistant commissioner for monitoring and evaluation, Timothy Lubanga. He says the joint review […]
President Museveni has grilled his ministers over the declining support of the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Museveni sounded bitterness before his ministers over the lost support of NRM to an extent that winning a single election is almost a tag of war. Museveni met his ministers on Thursday at a retreat […]
Do you have a child who stammers? Seek help from a qualified speech and language therapist. Counsel the family members, care takers and schools to accept the child and not to draw attention to his/her speech problem. Offer the child a favourable environment to speak and always slow down when talking to the child. This […]
Police has discovered secret bank accounts owned by former socialite Bad Black’ in centenary bank and stanbic bank respectively. The police investigators have also discovered another bank account owned by Bad Black’s lover, Meddie Sentongo in Equity bank. David Greenhalgh, another Bad Black’s lover is seeking court permission to withdraw all the money police […]
A few years back people in Teso sub district and Kayunga were feeding on mangoes and jack fruits to survive, but as you read this, people in Luwero, Nakasongola and adjacent districts are living on jackfruit (ffene) to be able to survive. A couple of years back I witnessed a very sorry scene near […]