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PS Maj.Gen David Kasura Receives MAAIF Office
Maj Gen. David Kasura Kyomukama is the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. He joins the ministry with over 30 years of leadership experience. Before joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Maj. Gen. Kasura-Kyomukama was the Director of the National Leadership Institute at Kyankwanzi, and before this he was the…
PS Dr.Diana Atwine Inspects Construction Of Mulago Cancer Bunker
Ministry of Health permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine today led a Project Steering Committee to inspect the ongoing construction works of six bunkers for cancer machines. Also under construction is office space and wards for the Uganda Cancer Institute all expected to be completed by the end of this year. Workaholic Dr Atwine said that…
PS Bigirimana Floors Daily Monitor Again In Appellate Court,Newspaper To Cough shs450M In Damages
Two Justices of the Appellate Court have directed Daily Monitor newspaper to compensate Pius Bigirimana, a total sum of shs 450 million as damages for defaming him in a series of articles published on several dates between 2012 and 2015. Bigirimana by that time served as Permanent Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister…
PS Bigirimana Defeats Daily Monitor For Third Time As Appellate Court Dismisses Newspaper’s Interim Order
Daily Monitor, a local newspaper has yet again lost another application in the Court of Appeal in which its attorneys sought an interim order seeking to stay execution of the decree and all orders of the Appeal no 170 of 2022 pending disposal of the of the substantive application. In the Appeal (number 170) two…
PS Bigirimana Concedes! Backs Off Supreme Court Justice Kisaakye
The Secretary to the Judiciary, who also doubles as the Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana has backed off Supreme Court Justice, Dr. Esther Kisaakye Mayambala. Last month, the International Commission of Jurists accused Bigirimana of being discriminatory and biased against Justice Kisaakye and trying to block her from receiving her monthly salary and other benefits. Bigirimana…
Provide More Funding For Refugees -LOP Ochan Tells Govt
The Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Hon. Aol Betty Ocan, has asked government to provide more funding to cater for the needs of refugees hosted in Uganda together with Nationals in the host communities. Ocan, who together with selected Opposition MPs toured refugee settlements and hosting communities, said that increased government funding coupled with…
Prosperity Cant Be Achieved Through Lawlessness,Insecurity-M7 Tells Karamajong
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri K Museveni vowed to end gun violence in Karamoja Sub-region. “Am here to ensure that we get peace. My aim is to have no raid at all,” said Gen Museveni. The President made these remarks on 13th June…
Prosecutors Plead With Judge to Complete Unending Kanyamunyu Trial
The trial judge of the High Court Steven Mubiru has called for the trial within a trial in Kanyamunyu’s case following the discovery of uncoordinated request forms which the defence side called forgeries. Matthew Kanyamunyu the businessman and his fiancée Cynthia Munwangari are accused of shooting a child rights activist Kenneth Akena in November 2016.…
Property Worth Millions Stolen As Thugs Break Into Late Archbishop Kizito Lwanga’s Home
Uganda Police are investigating circumstances where a number of yet to be known thugs broke into the ancestral home of the Late Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan deputy spokesperson, the incident took place on Friday, April 16, 2020, around at 1 am. “The territorial Police of…
Property Worth Millions Lost As Fire Sweeps Through 45 Kiosks In Jinja’s Amber Court Market
Several traders within Amber Court Market located in the Southern division of Jinja are counting losses after their kiosks were destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Reports indicate that 45 kiosks were razed in the early morning fire. Despite efforts to contain its’ spread by both police firefighters and well-wishers, the traders were unable to rescue…