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Let’s Emulate The Philanthropist Gleeson – Oulanyah
Ugandans are urged to emulate Irene Gleeson, the late Australian philanthropist, who dedicated her life to supporting children in northern Uganda. According to the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, Irene Gleeson chose to carry out charity work in Kitgum district so as to give hope and a future to a society affected by war. “Sacrifice and…
Train More Pharmacists-Kadaga Implores Govt
Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for increased training programmes in pharmacy aimed at developing a good reputation for the profession. With the increase of pharmacists and the rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Kadaga said that it is important to ensure safety of drugs and value for human health. This she said can be…
Ex-IGP Kisembo To Be Buried On Sunday
The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kisembo, will be laid to rest on Sunday at his ancestral home in Kitema village in Kagadi District. According to medical documents from Mulago hospital,Mr.Kisembo, 64, succumbed to lung cancer, on Thursday. A requiem mass in honour of the deceased was held at Our Lady of…
Cranes To Face BurkinaFaso 2021 Afcon Qualifiers
Uganda Cranes has been drawn in Group B for the qualification stages of the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2021 to be hosted by Cameroon. Familiar foes Burkina Faso and Malawi are Uganda’s opponents, They will also be joined by either South Sudan or Seychelles who have to negotiate their way to the group…
Another Rubaga Bodaboda Killer Arrested
Police’s Flying Squad has arrested the second suspect in the brutal murder of Derrick Mulindwa a bodaboda cyclist who was murdered by two men who had hired him to take them to Kakyeka Mengo in Lubaga Division in Kampala on June 30. The man only known as Young Mulo (not the singer) was arrested from…
Algeria wins Africa Cup of Nations
In the words of a Missouri-born rapper, you only get one shot. In Algeria’s case in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, that was true and it was all the Desert Foxes needed to claim their first AFCON title since 1990 with a 1-0 defeat of Senegal on Friday at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo.…
US Commandos Train UPDF Soldiers Hard Civil Military Operations.
Twenty two UPDF officers from various Army units have completed a one week civil military operations seminar at Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre (URDCC) Jinja. The course was conducted and facilitated by the Joint special operations university- USA. While presiding over as Chief guest, the Deputy Chief of Staff URDCC Col Paul Eswapu congratulated…
Broke MP Akello Switches Constituencies
MP Rose Akello Lilly has chosen to represent a newly created district, Karenga which was curved out of Kaabong district. Akello Lilly who was the district Woman Representative for Kaabong under the NRM party will now automatically represent the new district creating a vacancy in Kaabong district. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah who…
MPs Grill Min.Azuba Over Delayed Uganda Airlines Operations
Uganda Airlines will start commercial operations in August according to the Minister of Works and Transport, Hon Monica Ntege Azuba. She said that the national carrier will start operations to Nairobi, Dar-salaam and Mogadishu. “These destinations will be operated first to orient staff and service providers on Uganda Airlines procedures and standards. Immediately after…
European powers urge unity to save Iran nuclear deal
The Iran nuclear deal is not yet dead, but the United Kingdom has warned there remains just a small window to save it, as European foreign ministers gather in Brussels to find ways to convince Washington and Tehran to engage in dialogue. Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated since US President Donald Trump unilaterally…