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Over 10 Suspected City Gang Leaders Arrested

Ten suspected leaders of different criminal gangs in Kampala have been arrested by the police in separate operations. According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, crime intelligence received information about new criminal gang groups including Kibadia operating in Lusaze and Lugala areas, and

July 21, 2021

Health

Nile Breweries Donates 300 Oxygen Cylinders to Save Covid-19 Patients

As a way of reducing the rising scarcity of oxygen in the health facilities, Nile Breweries Limited has boosted the health ministry with over 300 oxygen cylinders to save Covid-19 patients. The donations were handed over to the Prime Minister Rt Hon.

July 21, 2021

Politics

MPs Task Deputy Speaker Among to Officially Reveal Whereabouts of Speaker Oulanyah

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said that the absence of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has not created a vacuum Among was on Wednesday afternoon responding to inquiries by a section of Members of Parliament on the whereabouts of Speaker Oulanyah.

July 21, 2021

Health

13-Year-Old Girl Hangs Self Over PLE Results

A 13-year-old girl in Hoima has committed suicide by hanging herself after getting harsh comments from her parents for performing poorly in the recently released PLE Results. The deceased was identified as Daphine Nakimuli, a resident of Kinuubi East, Bwikya Ward in

July 21, 2021

Health

Uganda & Africa’s Way Out Of Covid-19 Gridlock Is In The Neighborhood

By Tusiime Apollo On global scale, there have been frantic attempts to avert the dangers of COVID-19 ever since the global pandemic broke out in Wuhan, China at the end of the year 2019. Being a highly infectious disease that can cause

July 20, 2021

News

Terrible! Man Collapses Dead On His Way to MP Zaake’s Relief Food Distribution Centre

Residents in Mityana Municipality were on Sunday left in shock after a 35-year-old man collapsed and died on his way to Mityana Gombolola Grounds where MP Francis Zaake was distributing Covid-19 relief food to vulnerable residents affected by the 42-day lockdown. The

July 19, 2021

Africa·Business·Uganda

Uganda Won’t Achieve Middle Income Status Until 2040 – World Bank Warns

Uganda gaining middle Income Status as a country is something President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been obsessed with for the past years. In his numerous addresses, Mr. Museveni promised Uganda will soon jump from the cluster of third world countries to the

July 19, 2021

Crime

14 Passengers Arrested Inside Box Body Truck in Nabbingo

Police in Nabbingo, a Kampala suburb has on Monday afternoon intercepted a motor vehicle (box body truck) registration number UBJ 803P and arrested 14 passengers for flouting both the Covid-19 SOPs and traffic regulations. According to police, the interception followed observation of

July 19, 2021

World News

Eid al-Adha 2021: Ugandan Gov’t Declares Tuesday July 20th a Public Holiday

The Ministry of Public Service has through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) announced that tomorrow July 20th will be a public holiday. The announcement is in respect to a second significant religious festival of Islam, Eid al-Adha, which will

July 19, 2021

Health

‘Ham’s act of kindness to support the Covid-19 vaccination exercise is in no way linked to the donation that he offered’ – Health Ministry Clarifies On Covid-19 Vaccines Given To Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu

Uganda’s Health Ministry has broken silence and clarified on claims that over 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were sold to city tycoon, Ham Kiggundu to vaccinate his workers and tenants. The Daily Monitor on Monday morning wrote an article titled, “Covid-19 vaccines ‘sold’

July 19, 2021