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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to plan for his retirement so that he can have enough time to rest as he lets the new generation to steer the country into another stage of development. He applauded M7’s contribution towards the development of Uganda in the last 35 years…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LDUs with serious machines man roads in Yumbe On Sunday, FDC and People’s Government officials visited the home of Late Salim Angoliga at Awupi village, Yumbe district, to pay their respects to the departed former Secretary for Defence and Internal Affairs amid heavy police presence. The police was reinforced by newly deployed Local Defence Unit…
IGP Ochola The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has instructed all unit commanders of Uganda police force around the country to ensure that observation of human rights is adhered to in all areas of operations with out fail. Ochola Warned all undisciplined police officers that they will always cough money from their…
Convicted: Mr.Ntaganda A warlord responsible for mass murder, rape and abduction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been convicted of war crimes by the international criminal court. Bosco Ntaganda, 45, was a key militia leader who ordered the massacre of civilians in DRC’s restive Ituri province in 2002 and 2003, judges in…
Ms.Kadaga with other MPs in Kabarole Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has instructed Parliament’s Committee on Health to process and present elderly medical insurance for consideration during this current session, a Bill on national medical insurance. Government, said Kadaga, has been asked by Parliament to present such legislation for now fifteen years, to no avail, prompting the…
