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Relief As Govt Moves To Start Regulating School Fees
The Minister of State for Education, Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory instrument to regulate school fees and other school related matters. She was responding to a matter of national importance raised by Samuel Opio, Kole North County MP during plenary sitting on 16 August 2022. The MP…
Relief As Gov’t Re-opens Casinos, Gyms, Extends Public Gatherings To 200 People
Minister for Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has reopened casinos,gyms, massage parlors and gaming centers starting from Saturday 14 November 2020. She also announced that the number of people attending political rallies, processions, weddings, meetings had been increased from 70 to 200 . Dr Aceng insisted that social distancing of 2 meters, hand hygiene and…
Relief As Four Isolated Foreigners At Entebbe Test Negative For Coronavirus
The Ministry Health has said that all the four foreign nationals under isolation at Entebbe International Airport have tested negative for coronavirus. “Test results for samples obtained from the four foreign nationals (One French and three Chinese) are Negative of COVID-19,” the ministry’s Senior Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ainebyoona said on Monday hours after they were picked…
Relief As Entebbe Hospital Discharges Almost All Covid-19 Patients, Remains With One
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has only one patient with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital said it is currently managing only one patient, a male Ugandan who was admitted over the weekend. The patient was a case picked from the community in Masaka district. The patient was admitted two days after the hospital discharged the last…
Relief As Court Nullifies Narcotic Drugs,Psychotropic Substances Control Act
The Constitutional Court in Kampala has nullified the entire Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act of 2016 on grounds that it was passed without the required quorum in Parliament. Today morning, the five Justices comprising of the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Stephen Musota who has since been elevated to the Supreme Court, Muzamiru…
Relief As All 150 Samples Test Negative For COVID-19 – Min. Acheng
The ministry of health has confirmed that out 150 samples tested negative for coronavirus today Tuesday April 07, none was positive. Uganda’s confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 52. “A total of 150 samples have tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19, today,” the ministry said adding that the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases stands at 52 in…
Released: City Lawyer Mabirizi Freed From Luzira Prison
City lawyer Male Mabirizi has been released by Luzira Prisons Authority after serving his 18 months jail sentence. Mabirizi who has just walked out into freedom today, 25th February, 2023 was on February 15, 2022 sentenced by Justice Ssekaana for 18 months after finding him guilty of contempt of court. After the sentencing however, Mabirizi…
Regional Recognition: Bidco Wins East African Awards
Fresh from scooping the overall 2021 Best Visionary Agro-Processing and Manufacturing Company award in Uganda,Jinja based Bidco Uganda Limited (BUL), a Fast Moving Consumer Goods company with a modern edible oil processing complex in Jinja City has again received other two regional awards. Thetwo awards are Quality Excellence Award for Best Class Manufacturing in East…
Refugee Hosting Communities To Get Internet Connections
Refugee hosting districts around the country will soon be connected to high speed internet under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP-GOVNET). According to Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, the Executive Director of the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-Uganda), the move aims at promoting digital inclusion in the 12 districts hosting refugees. “We shall deploy 80 mobile broadband…
Reducing Strain on Parents: Victoria University To Facilitate Students With Data For 5 Months To Aid E-learning
In a bid to create a safe learning environment, Uganda’s fastest growing private Victoria University Kampala, has unveiled a “FREE DATA PROGRAM” that will see its students get free education data to continue with their learning online amid the covid-19 lockdown. Victoria University’s aggregated vice chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga said, all Victoria University students shall get…