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Over 15 Reportedly Dead In Lake Albert Boat Accident
Sixteen people are feared dead after a boat capsized on Lake Albert on Monday morning. The boat carrying over 20 people, residents of Mbegu landing site in Buseruka sub country in Hoima district reportedly capsized at around 3 am. The occupants of the boat allegedly sneaked and crossed to Mukambu in DR Congo for burial…
Over 10 Suspected City Gang Leaders Arrested
Ten suspected leaders of different criminal gangs in Kampala have been arrested by the police in separate operations. According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, crime intelligence received information about new criminal gang groups including Kibadia operating in Lusaze and Lugala areas, and another group identified as Kisangani aka Kigali that has been terrorizing Katwe and…
Over 10 Injured In Bududa Nasty Road Accident
Over 10 people have been critically injured following an accident in Bududa district. The accident involving a Fuso truck, registration number UAW 329Y occurred at around Women’s Corner Stage, along Bududa-Mbale highway in Bududa district. According to police preliminary investigations, the driver of the Fuso which was carrying onions and bananas to Kiryandongo lost control…
Over 1,600 New Voters Registered Ahead Of Soroti East By-election
The Electoral Commission has registered an additional 1,679 voters for the Soroti East by-election. In the 2021 general elections, Soroti City East Division had 34,784 registered voters, but the number has now increased to 36,481 voters. During the update of the National Voters’ Register that was conducted between June 10-14, 2022, the commission recorded other…
Over 1,000 Displaced By Floods In Bukedea District
More than 1,000 people have been displaced by floods in Kamutur sub county, Bukedea district. The floods have also washed away 344 pit latrines and more than 12,000 gardens after River Atari burst its banks on Monday. Joyce Chemeri, a resident in Amutur village says she had to seek shelter with her family in the…
Outdated Medical School Curriculum Worries Experts
The content of the curriculum used to teach students in Uganda’s medical schools is out of touch with the current needs of the country, and experts are worried. Prof. Joel Okullo, the Chairman of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council that regulates medical practice told scientists attending a symposium organized as part of the…
Out To Lunch: Decent Housing Necessary For Better Health Outcomes
Photo caption:Hoima couple’s current homeBy Denis Jjuuko In April this year, doctors at the National Specialist Referral Hospital in Mulago were ready to discharged twin girls that had been successfully separated having been born conjoined. But they recalled similar other twins, born conjoined, from Kole District in northern Uganda they had worked on earlier. Upon…
Our DP Members Cant Work For People Power-Mao
DP DISMISS APPOINTMENTS OF ITS MEMBERS TO PEOPLE POWER – MAO In his interview aired in 12th June, 2019 by France24 TV, Hon. Kyagulanyi said the following regarding the selection of a joint Opposition Presidential Flag-bearer: “We are yet to arrive at the final decision. We are trying to build synergies. We are bringing together…
Oulanyah’s Death:Govt Tasked To Work On 1.3Trillion Stalled Lubowa Specialized Hospital
The Speaker of parliament, Anita Among has directed the Ministers for Health and finance to up the construction of Lubowa specialized hospital and procurement of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner and report to house in two months. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or…
Oulanyah, Rwandan Speaker Mukabalisa Call On M7,Kagame To End Border Conflict
The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah and the Speaker of the Rwandan Parliament, Donatile Mukabalisa have called on legislators of the two countries to intervene in the border conflict. While meeting with Oulanyah on 20 November 2019 on the sidelines of the African Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Parliamentary Assembly in Kigali, Mukabalisa expressed disappointment with the…