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Who To Blame? Namboole Covid-19 Treatment Facility Lacks Enough Beds
Mandela National Stadium isn’t ready to receive COVID-19 patients due to lack of beds and mattresses. According to the Ministry of Health ministry, the sports facility that has the capacity to host 1,200 beds is not ready for use as a treatment site as had been communicated by government on Tuesday. While the stadium has…
Who Represents Us In Parliament? Furious Elderly Petitions Kadaga
The elderly have petitioned the Speaker Rt Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, seeking representation in Parliament of Uganda. In their petition presented on 05 March by the National Council for Older Persons and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), the senior citizens said that they have been marginalised for long. The Chairperson of the EOC, Sylvia Muwebwa said…
Who Killed Late Gen.Rwigema’s Sister Joy Agaba
No news media has mentioned her death in Rwanda & until her passing is satisfactorily explained with empirical evidence, to counter what has already been gathered, this was nothing less than an assassination, either through an attack at her home & strangulation or poisoning. The former being more likely from what is trickling in .…
WHO IS JYOTSNA RUPARELIA: The Lady At The Centre Of Ruparelia Group’s Growth And Expansion
Jyotsna Ruparelia a Board director at Ruparelia Group of Companies is also also the co-founder of the Ruparelia Foundation a philanthropy arm of the Ruparelias aimed at transforming society through creating a positive and conducive environment to live in. Jyotsna is also an active board member of several group companies of the Ruparelia Group. She…
Who Is John Musinguzi Rujoki The New @URA_CG?
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta announced the appointment of John Musinguzi Rujoki as the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General, replacing Doris Akol who has been in Office for five years and five months. “By virtue of powers granted to me by the Constitution, I have appointed John Musinguzi Rujoki as the new Commissioner General…
Who Is Frank Rusa Nyakana ‘The Acting’ KCCA Executive Director
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Frank Nyakaana Rusa as the new acting Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), replacing Dorothy Kisaka who was dismissed alongside her deputy Eng. David Luyimbazi and Dr. Daniel Okello, Director of Public Health, following the tragic Kiteezi landfill incident that claimed over 30 lives. Frank Rusa, a seasoned…
WHO Includes False Teeth on List of Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the inclusion of noma disease in its official list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The decision was recommended by the 17th meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The decision has been welcomed because it is likely to expand health services to…
Who Has The Right Of Way On Ugandan Roads
Every day motorists in Kampala city and nearby suburbs wake up early morning to yet another nightmare; traffic jams. The traffic jams have become such a pain in the neck to most motorists that on average, motorists lose up to two hours during peak traffic time while leaving or getting into the city. And while…
WHO Applauds Uganda For All Round Immunization Programme
The World Health Organisation-WHO has applauded Uganda for maintaining the numbers in the routine vaccination exercise despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected vaccination in many countries. This follows the findings of a new report that shows that while 25 million children globally missed out on Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DPT) shots due to COVID-19 lockdowns, in…
Whistleblower: PS Bigirimana Unearths Shs1.6bn Payment Scam in Judiciary
The Secretary to the Judiciary Mr Pius Bigirimana has exposed a possible fraud of shs. 1.6 billion security deposit refund which was orchestrated by three top officials arising from Commercial Court in an application OO-C- No-08 of 2006. The officials in Judiciary behind this dubious deal used Heed Debt Recovery Services Limited to claim the…