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Taxi Operators Increase Transport Fares Over Rising Fuel Prices
Taxi and bus operators plying different routes countrywide have announced they will increase transport fares over rising fuel prices. Fuel prices remain high, three months after government assured Ugandans of stability. A litre of petrol now goes for between Shs5,000 and Shs5,500 while that of diesel is at Shs5000. Uganda Taxi Operators’ Federation (UTOF) officials…
MPs Propose Ban On Daytime Sports Betting
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have proposed that daytime sports betting activities be banned. The proposal was presented by Enos Asiimwe, the Kabula County MP in Lyantonde district during a meeting between the Committee, and the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board-NLGRB at Parliament on Tuesday. Asiimwe argued that daytime betting has encouraged…
Victoria University Kampala Unveils Scholarships For Muslims In Ramadan Giveaway Offer
Uganda’s leading academic institution has announced that it has scholarships for Muslims during this month of Ramadan. Ramadan, which kicked off earlier this month is in fulfillment of the third pillar of the Islamic faith. During this time, Muslims observe a period of fasting and refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. According…
Court summons Luzira Prison OC Over Mabirizi’s Demands
The Mengo Magistrates Court has summoned the officer in Charge of Luzira Maximum Security Upper Prison to come and assist in establishing whether jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi can be given internet, typing and printing services. According to the summons issued by Grade One Magistrate Joanita Muwanika, this is aimed at helping Mabirizi to make a…
Opposition Proposes Joint Candidate In Omoro By-election
The Opposition is mooting plans to nominate a joint candidate to contest with the National Resistance Movement party candidate in the Omoro county parliamentary by-election. This comes a day after President Museveni picked 32-year-old Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, the eldest son of the former legislator and Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah to hold the NRM…
Aviation Police Intercepts 15 Trafficked Victims
Security personnel attached to the Aviation Police at Entebbe International Airport have so far intercepted 15 victims of human trafficking destined for Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Oman in the last week. A report brief to police headquarters and the Ministry of Internal Affairs Anti-human trafficking department shows that the victims who include 14 young girls…
Re-allocate Shs319 Billion Lubowa Hospital Budget
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Keefa Kiwanuka has advised the Minister of Finance to re-allocate the Shs319 billion earmarked in the 2022/2023 budget for the International Specialised Hospital in Lubowa. This was during the meeting with the Ministers of Finance, led by Matia Kasaija while appearing before the committee on Wednesday, 20 April 2022…
Stuck With 24m Doses, Health Ministry Seeks More UGX 652Bn For Covid Jabs
The Ministry of Health is asking for an additional Shs652 billion to, among others, buy Covid-19 vaccines when it has failed to administer more than 24.8 million donated doses already in the country, has exposed it to a tighter scrutiny. Line minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, usually a level-headed bureaucrat, yesterday christened as “stupid” journalists…
Comedian Patrick Salvado Outlines Priceless Reasons As To Why He Is Quitting Juicy Sanyu FM
Comedian Patrick Idringi Salvado has announced that he will be quitting his job at Sanyu FM at the end of this month- April. Salvado who joined Sanyu FM in June 2020, has been hosting the radio station’s popular Breakfast show. “Well every beginning has an end, and however much it pains me to say, my…
Just In: Manchester United Appoint Erik Ten Hag As New Manager
Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year. John Murtough, Football Director, said: “During the past four years at Ajax, Erik has proved himself to be one of…