Stories :: Accepted date: May 2022

Updated: 29 Jun, 21:0521:05

• DPP All Set to Prosecute Rwenzururu King Mumbere on Terrorism Charges

  31 May 2022, 16:54 Comments 543 Views Kampala, Uganda Court Updates

  But Speaking to Uganda Radio Network on Tuesday, DPP Abodo says that they are ready to try Mumbere but there are just a few issues such as limited numbers of judicial officers in the judiciary, shortage of funding and the jitters in prisons since they follow the order of first come first out (as there are other unprosecuted prisoners who were charged before King Mumbere was, nearly six years ago).

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• NITA-U to Prosecute Media, Data Users for Violating Privacy Laws

  31 May 2022, 16:50 Comments 393 Views Kampala, Uganda Human rights Business and finance Security Updates

  Data Protection Officer Director, Alibateese says media houses are also supposed to register and comply with the laws, giving the example of publication of personal data which can be an offence. Violation of laws and regulations may attract a jail sentence of up to 10 years.

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• Entebbe Hospital Defends Undeclared UGX 736m Donor Funds

  31 May 2022, 16:28 Comments 418 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Business and finance Report

  The audit report highlights 734.6 million Shillings undeclared donor funds, failure to collect 1 billion in Local revenue and others queries. “I noted that Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital received off-budget financing to a tune of 734.66 million directly from donors for undertaking activities which was never declared to the Secretary to Treasury, and as such, no supplementary appropriation was issued,” says Auditor General John Muwanga.

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• FUFA To Test Players Ahead of CECAFA Senior Women's Challenge

  31 May 2022, 16:16 Comments 298 Views Jinja, Uganda Sport Report

  According to Nakiwala, football spectators will be allowed into the facility and will seat in designated zones away from the players and match officials to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

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• Hoima Farmers Count Losses as Hailstorm Devastates Villages

  31 May 2022, 15:50 Comments 211 Views Hoima, Uganda Crime Updates

  The most affected farmers are from the villages of Ngobye, Burara,Kibingo and Busanga in Buraru.

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• Speeding Car Knocks Foot Pilgrim Dead

  31 May 2022, 15:30 Comments 589 Views Lyantonde, Uganda Religion Updates

  The late Tukahiirwa was part of 44 catholic foot pilgrims that set off from Kitwe Catholic Parish in Ntugamo district and met her death at Akagate trading center between Kiruhura and Lyantonde districts, 135 kilometers into her journey of faith to Namugongo shrines for the June 3rd annual Uganda Martyrs day celebrations.

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• Omudhingiya Kamya Launches Campaign to Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

  31 May 2022, 15:13 Comments 509 Views Kasese, Uganda Tourism Health Updates

  In his brief address during his coronation anniversary celebrations held at Bughanikire Royal Palace grounds in Bughanikire Town Council, Kamya said the sickle cell prevalence remains higher in Bundibugyo and Uganda as a whole mainly because many people especially those intending to get into intimate relationships lack quick access to testing services.

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• PAC Ejects Entebbe Hospital Officials Over Missing Accounting Documents Top story

  31 May 2022, 15:00 Comments 633 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Business and finance Report

  Silas Aogon, the Kumi Municipality MP also raised concern that the hospital officials needed to provide the required financial documents to ensure that they meet the committee checklist.

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• Lukwago Asks Gov't to Repeal KCCA Act Top story

  31 May 2022, 14:42 Comments 506 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Report

  Lukwago said that KCCA is faced with a governance challenge caused by the disorganization of its management and partly because of the inadequacy of the current law.

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• Moroto Starts Sensitizing Local Leaders on PDM

  31 May 2022, 13:31 Comments 500 Views Moroto, Uganda Local government Business and finance Report

  Pauline Prisca Angolore, the economic planner of Moroto Municipality, says that the training is aimed at empowering the stakeholders on their roles in the implementation of the program.

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• Uganda Airlines’ Scenic Flights Targeting First Time Travelers, Boosting Revenues

  31 May 2022, 12:51 Comments 535 Views Entebbe, Uganda Business and finance Lifestyle Tourism Updates

  Vilakazi Safaris' Oketa says the company is organizing these flights purposely for first time flyers and those who love sightseeing, and to boost revenues. Uganda Airlines itself made a whopping 7 billion shillings from 10 charters in the first quarter of this year.

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• URA Adopts New Warehousing Policy for Used Vehicles

  31 May 2022, 12:43 Comments 357 Views Business and finance Updates

  The Commissioner-General of John Musinguzi, says the decision arises from their meetings with second-hand car dealers held on May 27th, 2022. According to Musinguzi, URA is cognizant of the effects of global inflation on businesses, which calls for a review of the changes in the warehousing regime.

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• Soroti City Approves Rates for Solid Waste Management

  31 May 2022, 12:22 Comments 203 Views Soroti, Uganda Local government Updates

  In the new rates expected to commence in July, each household in the city is expected to pay from 5,000 to 10,000 Shillings to the private garbage collectors every month. Those living in senior quarters will be paying between 20,000 to 30,000 Shillings to the firm that will be contracted to manage waste next month.

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• WHO Raises Alarm on Impact of Tobacco industry on Environment

  31 May 2022, 12:15 Comments 458 Views Kampala, Uganda Environment Updates

  Dubbed “Tobacco: Poisoning our planet”, the WHO report notes that the industry’s carbon footprint from production, processing, and transporting tobacco is equivalent to one-fifth of the CO2 produced by the commercial airline industry each year further contributing to global warming.

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• Mbarara City Signs UGX 20b Contract For USMID Road Project

  31 May 2022, 12:15 Comments 315 Views Mbarara City, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda Business and finance Updates

  The 12-month contract is valued at 20 Billion Shillings.

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• Angry Councilors Refuse to Approve Budaka's UGX30.2bn Budget

  31 May 2022, 12:08 Comments 236 Views Local government Updates

  The councilors allege that some of the items in the budget were smuggled to fulfill the interest of the chairperson. But Chairperson Emmanuel Pajje scoffed at the councilors' apparent failure to grasp the budget contents saying, “I could not be so stupid to meet councilors who failed to understand their own budget document!"

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• Councilors Resolve to Petition Museveni Over Banana Project

  31 May 2022, 12:05 Comments 314 Views Bushenyi, Uganda Business and finance Updates

  Tumwijukye says that since April 2010 when Bushenyi District Local Government entered an agreement with PIBID outlining a number of objectives and responsibilities for both Parties, the district has not benefited from the project. He notes that many articles in the Memorandum of Understanding have been breached to the disadvantage of the Bushenyi District Local Government.

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• Kayunga LCV By-election: Andrew Muwonge Asks Court to Dismiss Petition

  31 May 2022, 11:48 Comments 547 Views Mukono, Uganda Court Politics Election Editorial

  On Monday, Muwonge’s lawyers headed by Oscar Kihika and that of the Electoral Commission Eric Sabiiti asked the court to dismiss the application before considering the scheduling to hear the petition.

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• Education Takes Largest Share of Soroti District Budget

  31 May 2022, 10:59 Comments 271 Views Soroti, Uganda Local government Updates

  The money will be used to construct classrooms, teachers’ houses, and the procurement of furniture. The money is also planned for the recruitment of teachers in 69 government-aided schools in the district.

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• Two-Year-Old Child Dies at Arua Hospital After Nurse Demands Bribe

  31 May 2022, 10:39 Comments 595 Views Arua City, Arua, Uganda Health Human rights Crime Breaking news

  According to the relatives of the child, Wamala allegedly asked them to initially give him 30,000 Shillings to buy medicines to commence the procedure. He however returned shortly to the relatives of asking for additional 180,000 Shillings from the relatives.

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