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Motherly Heart! Hon. Jacklet Adds Shs 1Million Towards Installation Of Kitagata Theatre Operation Table
After returning the Controversial Shs 20M to Bank Of Uganda, hearty Sheema District Woman Member Of Parliament Jacklet Atuhaire Rwabukurukuru has donated one million shillings to Kitagata Hospital to help on the ongoing installation of the new theatre operation table. The legislator made a donation after an outcry from the hospital medical supretendant officer Dr…
Opinion: Kadaga Defaced Parliament, Gov’t By Shutting Down Ag. Byaruhanga In Ugly Fashion
By Matua Job Richard Dear Ugandans, without any element of fear Madam Rebecca Kadaga failed miserably in my own opinion. Her mischief has led to embarrassment for our good Government in a manner which unhealthy and untimely just like the confusion of corona virus. The Genesis of the clash. – Ministry of Finance presented supplementary…
Covid-19 Crisis: NRM Moves To Postpone Primary Elections
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party plans to postpone its internal elections, with officials suggesting August and September of this year. According to its current roadmap, the NRM was to conduct primary elections in May and June, but this may not be possible due to the coronavirus lockdown. In a letter to the Speaker…
Budget Committee Strikes! Rejects Shs15.8 Billion Supplementary Expenditure Request
Members of the Budget Committee of Parliament have rejected a fresh government supplementary request of 15.8 billion Shillings. The Committee received the request on Thursday from Gabriel Ajedra, the Minister of State of Finance in charge of General Duties. According to Ajedra, part of the money about 10 billion Shillings is to facilitate the Uganda…
Covid-19 Crisis: ICT Ministry Transfers Shs 500m To Education Docket For Radio, Tv Programs
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has transferred a total of 500 million Shillings to the Ministry of Education for the delivery of television and radio teaching and learning content during the ongoing lockdown. Sources from the Ministry of Education indicate that there has been a crisis of identifying funds for the proposed…
Police Kills Notorious Kasangati Robber In Covid-19 Lockdown Operations
Police has shot and killed a notorious robber in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso district. SP Patrick Onyango, Kampala metropolitan Police spokesperson identified the suspected robber as Jamil Muwonge aka South Pole was part of a criminal gang that has been robbing people in and around Kasaganti areas. “The operation which was intelligence led happened today…
ISO Refutes Whistleblower’s Report Over Alleged Misuse Of Funds
Last week a petition written by an Unnamed disgruntled individual(s) was making rounds in several Whatsapp groups claiming the alleged misuse of funds by the leadership of the Internal Security Organization. According to the document written on 01/04/2020, the writer accuses the Director General ISO of usurping the finance committee and allegedly diverting some finances…
Blogger In Police Custody For Allegedly Sharing Min. Bahati’s Multi-Billion Secret Mansion
Uganda Police Force together with sister security agencies have arrested and detained Ronald Bagyenda a social media blogger from Kabale Town over allegations of breaching the Computer Misuse Act. Bagyenda was arrested in the wee hours of Wednesday April 29, 2020 and transferred to Criminal Investigations department headquarters Kibuli for interrogation. According to an Insider…
Covid-19 Cases Rise To 81 In Uganda As Two More Test Positive
The ministry of health confirmed two cases of coronavirus infections on Wednesday evening. According to Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the director-general of health services, the cases are of a 24-year-old Ugandan national and a 21-year-old Burundian refugee. Both are males. Both had been in contact with a Burundian refugee who had tested positive earlier. This brings…
Covid-19 Crisis: EU Roars, Petitions Justice Minister Over Human Rights Violations In Uganda
The European Union (EU) has petitioned the justice and Constitutional affairs Minister Ephraim Kamuntu over the way the government has handled efforts to fight coronavirus where some people had urged that rights of citizens are being violated especially those in prisons. In a petition dated April 24, 2020 we’ve landed on, EU requested Government to…