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Two Departed Asian Property Custodian Board Bosses Arrested Over Fraud
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in liaison with Police have arrested two top members of the Departed Asian Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over fraud-related charges. George William Bizibu, the executive secretary of the board together with his accountant were on Wednesday evening arrested for allegedly obtaining money from various persons purporting to allocate…
Woman Jailed 15 Years For killing 2-year-old Child Over Food
The High Court in Apac has sentenced a woman in Kwania district to 15 years in jail after she pleaded guilty of killing 2-year-old baby over food. Winny Alwedo,24, a resident of Acambu Village in Kwania District told court that she killed Daniel Okot, a neighbour’s child, and asked the court to give her a…
Another Ugandan Legislator Rushed To Hospital After Fainting In Public
Another member of the Ugandan 11th Parliament is currently being treated at a top hospital in Kampala after reportedly collapsing in a meeting. Bugiri District Woman MP Agnes Taaka is said to have fainted during a meeting at Makerere on Wednesday. She would then be rushed to Nakasero Hospital in Kampala for treatment. On June…
Police In Gulu Under Fire Over Extortion
The police in Gulu district is on the spot over extortion and protecting criminals. The allegations were on Wednesday raised by aggrieved residents and local leaders of Gulu district during a community policing meeting held in Patiko sub county. Patrick Komakech, the Patiko sub county LCIII chairperson accused police officers at Patiko outpost of aiding…
COVID-19 Vaccination of Minors Without Parental Consent Not Right – Kabuleta Exposes Health Ministry
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kizza Kabuleta has warned Ugandans about Ministry of Health’s plot to vaccinate all school going children without their consent. The journalist turned politician made remarks while addressing the media at the political movement’s headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday, June 07, 2022 where he said they got information…
Panic As Covid-19 Cases Surge Again In Uganda
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that Uganda is currently experiencing another horrible surge in the daily cases of COVID-19 infections. “We have started experiencing an increase in the daily number of COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends we observed since January 2022,” says Aceng. She says the increase is…
Kigo Land Saga: Lands Ministry Calls For Joint Boundary Opening Survey To Draw Line Between Public & Mailo Land
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has called for a joint boundary opening survey between Kiham Limited and Buganda Land Board to draw line between public and mailo land. This was resolved in a meeting held at the Ministry of Lands on June, 2nd 2022 which resolved that a final symposium be convened…
Pilgrims At Namugongo Feel Pinch Of Rising Commodity Prices
Pilgrims are feeling the pinch of the rising commodity prices, with many missing several meals. Fred Muhereza arrived on Tuesday from Isingiro district. He sought to buy drinking water and food when he arrived because he was hungry, but was turned away by the hiked prices. Muhereza says that during the previous celebrations, they used…
ROAD ACCIDENTS: More Ugandans Are Yet To Die
It is now close to a month since over 21 people died in a bus accident that took place a few kilometers on Fort Portal Mubende Road. While there have been variations on the possible cause of this 4th May 2022 accident, it is undisputed that in just that week alone over 118 people died in accidents…
Kawempe Hospital Management In Hot Soup Over Unlawful Diversion Of Funds
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee-PAC have faulted Kawempe National Referral Hospital management for unlawfully reallocating 36.870 million Shillings. The anomaly was confirmed by Dr. Nehemiah Katusiime Arwanire, the Executive Director of the hospital while appearing on Wednesday before the MPs who are scrutinizing queries raised in the Auditor General’s report for the…