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Shock As 85% Health Facilities Lack Toilets,Kadaga Orders For Closure
All government run health centers operating without latrines should close, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has intimated. During the opening of the inaugural parliamentary symposium on water and sanitation at Parliament on Friday, 15 November 2019, Kadaga said she was disgusted to learn that a big number of government health centers in Uganda do…
Teary Eddy Kenzo Skips Rema’s Intro,Rushes To Dubai For A Fiesta With Manu Ster Bisaka
Singer Edirisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo was in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates while his former lover Rema Namakula introduced Dr Hamza Sebunya in Uganda. While many said he was grieving the loss, Kenzo managed to send a congratulatory message to the couple. “My friend Rema, I dearly congratulate you upon reaching this special…
Winnie Byanyima sworn in, Chairs 1st UNAIDS Meeting
Winnie Byanyima was Thursday sworn in as UNAIDS Executive Director by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during an oath ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York. On Friday, Byanyima attended her first meeting of the Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations and spoke about the next UNAIDS strategy and the need to work together across the…
M7 Passes Out Russia Trained Tank Crews
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-In-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has passed out UPDF troops who successfully completed Armoured Basic Crew Course at Armoured Warfare Training School (AWTS) in Mubende District. The President expressed satisfaction with the skills displayed by the trainees on target identification,…
Uganda MPs Worried Over EAC’s Silence On The Ongoing Uganda-Rwanda Crisis
Parliament: A team of Legislators from Uganda have questioned the viability of the East African Community many of whom said Uganda is getting the short end of the stick in the integration process. From the unending wrangling with neighbor Rwanda, to now the subtle rivalry between Uganda and Kenya, MPs say partner states must either…
Women Human Rights Defenders Petition Kadaga Over Harassment
By Our Reporter Parliament: Women rights activists under the “Uganda Women Human Rights Defenders” have decried the increasing harassment by law enforcement officers saying some of their members have been forced to abandon their work. The activists are concerned that Police disbands their gatherings on noble causes. The Network’s Executive Director Brenda Kugonza narrated a…
Finally Gone! US Ambassador Malac’s Reign In Uganda Comes To An End
By Aaron Asiimwe Kampala: The United States Envoy to Uganda Mrs Deborah Ruth Malac term came to an end and we can truly confirm that unless further instructions from Washington DC, the US Ambassador is soon waving goodbye from the pearl of Africa. We learnt about Malac’s last days in Uganda when she visited the…
Steady Progress! Min. Tumwebaze Inspects A Shs5B Work Progress At ICT Innovation Hub
By Aaron Asiimwe Kampala: The minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, conducted an inspection survey to the national ICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa Division, a Kampala suburb. The hub – according to the ICT and National Guidance Minister, Frank Tumwebaze, will serve as…
Statehouse,UPDF Seek 40Bn To Repair Cargo planes-Min.Mwesige
Ministry of defense through UPDF seriously hunting for funds to finance the nearly 20-year-old Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), whose services benefit mainly State House and Uganda People’s Defence Forces. UACC, Parliament was told, has been surviving on revenue generated from charter services for both passengers and cargo it renders, right from purchase of the…
Passengers Suffocate As UNRA Closes Damaged Katunguru Cross Over Bridge
By Aaron Asiimwe Kasese: Following a heavy downpour that damaged the Katunguru Bridge which connects Kasese and Rubirizi Districts, the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) has closed Katunguru Bridge to avoid accidents and loss of lives. In a statement issued yesterday, Unra said traffic, especially of buses and trucks, would be diverted to allow repairs…