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Museveni Gives DGF Five Months
President Yoweri Museveni has given a small, five-month window to the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), a major funder of civil society organisations in Uganda, to operate. But does that mean the end of DGF, whose activities were suspended last year, or is another strategy by the President to beat the NGOs into line? Museveni announced…
Lacor Hospital Protests Primary Health Care Budget Cut
St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu is protesting the more than 50 percent reduction of its primary health care budget. The hospital director, Dr. Martin Ogwang, says that they have been receiving Shillings 600million under primary health care, which accounts for 5 percent of the annual budget of the hospital but the health ministry reduced…
Distrust: Bobi Wine Secretly Fronts MP Flavia Kalule Nabagabe As Leader Of Opposition
Information from opposition corridors of power indicates that National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ party president Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine is secretly fronting Hon.Flavia Kalule Nabagabe for the post of Leader of Opposition (LOP) in parliament in a bid to replace Hon. Mathias Mpuuga. Insiders say Kalule has secretly been nursing ambitions to unseat the…
Disarmament: Security Recovers More 148 Firearms From Karamojong Warriors
Joint security forces have recovered 148 firearms from Karamojong warriors since they launched the cordon and search operations across the nine districts in Karamoja. The cordon and search operations started on May 16, 2022, after registering resistance from the armed rustlers. Michael Longole, the Karamoja regional police spokesperson said that cordon and search operations were…
Hospitals Urged To Reserve 10 Beds For Critical Covid-19 Patients As Cases Rise
The Ministry of Health has directed hospitals across the country to reserve ten beds to be able to isolate and admit people who present with COVID-19. The decision was made as new cases were averaging 120 per day creating fear that the country could see a new surge in infections following a decline that started…
Bury Excuses-Go Work Now: Resourceful Premier Recruitment Announces 100 Job Slots For Ugandan Youths
Premier Recruitment Limited a local outsourcing firm has announced 100 jobs for Ugandan youths that will see them earn Shs2 million per month. According to the poster, 100 bike riders are needed in Dubai. The requirements for applying for the job include; CV, registration fee, passport, driving license, age (24-40 years), medical fitness, and fluency in…
I Don’t Own Victoria Hospital & Stop Dragging My Name Into It’s Affairs – Sudhir Ruparelia Breaks Silence
City businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has distanced himself from any dealing with UMC Victoria hospital saying his Victoria University does not operate the hospital. In May, Internal Affairs minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, directed all labour export firms to take their clients to UMC Victoria hospital for body organ testing before going abroad for greener…
This Sunday, Come With Your Crew & Enjoy Whole Luscious Roasted Chicken At Kabira Country Club
Kampala’s leading boutique hotel – Kabira Country Club has unveiled a special weekend package titled “Sunday Roast Package” to allow its clients to relieve off the week’s stress. The management of Kabira revealed through its socials that the Sunday Roast Package includes a whole roasted chicken which will cost you only UGX 49,000 while a…
Tagore Apartments Unveils Special Offers On Accommodation At Newly Discounted Rates
Tagore Apartments, known for its unraveled luxury living in Kampala with fully furnished and serviced apartments has unveiled crazy accommodation rates in its special giveaway offers for its corporate travelers and guests on holiday in the city. Unveiling the new special offer rates via its socials, Tagore Apartments says the discounts on their luxury rooms…
OP-ED: Is Businessman Eriya Mubiru Above The Law Or He’s Just Having An Invisible Hand
By Ojok Samson Gulu: Of late, self proclaimed businessman Eria Mubiru alias Kabenge Eriya Mubiru has been at the centre of controversy following his numerous involvement in dubious deals that have left a number of ordinary Ugandans blubbering due to the financial losses and emotional pains he has inflicted on them. On Tuesday 22nd June,…