Dr Paska Apiyo, the Head of the COVID -19 Treatment Centre at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital told URN in an interview that one of the COVID -19 positive mothers was forced to carry her child along because her husband-a police officer- declined to take care of the child claiming he has a busy schedule.
Read more ...According to Dominic Aojan, the District Councilor representing Akoromit Sub County, Rev. Okodu looked very healthy when he arrived for the burial service and had just delivered a powerful sermon on repentance and good governance shortly before blessing the tomb for the burial.
Read more ...Hillary Onek, the Minister for Refugees and Disaster Preparedness in the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday said that the funds will be channelled through Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre, a missionary owned Centre in Palabek Sub County established last year.
Read more ...The reusable masks were on Wednesday distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees- UNHCR.
Read more ...According to Ssegona, they will meet and decide on a joint opposition candidate in line with their party constitution.
Read more ...The declaration comes shortly after Gen. Muntu's endorsement as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming presidential race. The two legislators are part of the group that disagreed with a camp that supported Patrick Amuriat Oboi against Muntu during the 2017 FDC party elections.
Read more ...The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Area Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the suspect as Hassan Kiwanuka. According to Owoyesigyire, Kiwanuka has been on the run for hacking Matia Gimmony in June 30, 2020.
Read more ...Michael Lakony, the Amuru district Chairperson says that the 165 million Shillings that was given to each of the districts was inadequate. He argues that the district receives high numbers of COVID-19 cases from truck drivers who enter and exit South Sudan through Elegu Border point.
Read more ...But many of the farmers are now struggling as the cost of a bunch of Matooke hit the lowest mark going for as low as 2,000 Shillings from 15,000 to 25,000 before the lockdown. The farmers say that although the price drops are expected during the peak harvest season running from June to August, the drop this year is unprecedented.
Read more ...The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the deceased as 71-year-old Joyce Akiiki Kagusuru, a resident of Nabweru Parish in Nansana Municipality.
Read more ...A short statement by the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says the joint security team deployed to witness the takeover of Muslim Property in Kampala Central Division by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC.
Read more ...According to Sylvia Kirabo the spokesperson of UNBS, the move is aimed at taking services closer to their clients, many of whom have been facing challenges to get their products certified.
Read more ...Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owesigyire says that security personnel responded to an alert and found the group in action at around 9 p.m. The men who were armed with clubs, hammers and machetes raided a residence in the area and started demolishing houses that were occupied by nine residents.
Read more ...The Constitutional Court Judges have upheld the resolution by the top organ of the National Resistance Movement Party to front President Yoweri Museveni as their sole party candidate for the 2021 elections and beyond.
Read more ...David Ocira, the Amuru Sub County LC3 Chairperson, says that his area on Tuesday received 40,000 face masks from the district health department.
Read more ...According to preliminary information, Walugembe had gone to the police station to follow up on his motorcycle registration number UEF 145L that was impounded on Monday this week during the night time curfew.
Read more ...Brigadier Twesigye passed away at his home in Nyarushanje in Rukungiri district on Thursday morning, according to the UPDF Spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire.
Read more ...Engineer Francis Bbaale from NWSC says the pipe bursts are mainly caused by too much water pressure which increases especially in the night when people are not using water
Read more ...Pedestrians and motorists scampered to find alternative routes as water gushed massively from the damaged pipe.
Read more ...David Ocira, the Amuru Sub County LC 3 Chairperson told URN that they suspect that the thugs used master keys to open the padlocks on the 17 shops. He disclosed traders in Tedi and Okungedi trading centers also suffered a similar fate sometime back and the suspects are yet to be apprehended.
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