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‘Parliament Has Not Increased MPs’ Salaries- Speaker Among

The Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased.

November 2, 2022

Business·National News·Uganda

Public Debt Soars As Gov’t Seeks to Borrow Shs3.5 Trillion To Finance Budget

The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. The first loan request which is up to US$464 million translating to about Shs1.7 trillion, is to be sourced

November 2, 2022

Crime

LUWERO: Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Policemen, Set Station On Fire

A joint security team in Luwero district has launched a manhunt for assailants who raided a police station 33km outside Kampala and shot two Policemen dead. The incident occured at Busiika Police Station in Busiika town council in Luwero district at around

November 2, 2022

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News·Trending

ERA Announces Standardized Complaints Handling Guidelines for Electricity Distributors

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has issued a set of Standardized Complaints Handling Guidelines for licensed electricity distributors, as one of the measures to effectively handle complaints from consumers. According to officials at ERA, the Complaints Handling Guidelines are designed to set

October 29, 2022

Health

KAMPALA: Medics Urge Lockdown To Curb Ebola Spread

Lack of vigilance towards halting the spread of Ebola has persisted in the central business district of Kampala, despite the 15 confirmed cases, and this has prompted medical personnel to propose a lockdown of the city. On Tuesday, doctors under the Uganda

October 28, 2022

Crime·National News·Uganda

Errant Spenah Beach Tenant ‘Asiimwe’ Finally Evicted Amid Heavy Police Deployment

Spenah Beach in Entebbe is finally no more after the police, together with local authorities in Entebbe municipality finally evicted John Asiimwe, an errant tenant who had refused to vacate the place, even after defaulting to pay rent for two years. Spenah

October 28, 2022

Crime

Hunter Hunted As Police Officer Is Arrested, Caged Over Murder

In a classical tale of the hunter being hunted, the Uganda Police Force have arrested and caged one of their own, over allegations of causing the death of innocent Ugandans by recklessly opening fire. According to police spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga, two

October 25, 2022

Business

WhatsApp Down: App Not Working As Users Unable To Send or Receive Messages

WhatsApp has broken, with users unable to send or receive messages. The world’s most popular messaging app appears to have stopped working, potentially affecting billions of users. The app would allow people to type messages to friends and then press send. But they

October 25, 2022

Lifestyle

Exposed: Single & Lonely Slay Queens Invade Twitter Hunting For Love

Although Twitter was initially meant to be a platform for serious businessmen, politicians and corporate figures, social media analysts contend that of recent thousands of slay queens have invaded the platform. What’s even most interesting is that these slays queens are very

October 24, 2022

Crime·National News

Disgruntled Man Arrested For Pouring Hot Water In Wife’s Genitals

Police in Buikwe district has arrested one Mugerwa Muhammad on charges of aggravated torture after he poured hot water into his wife’s genitals she suspected her of making out with another man. Mugerwa, 29, a boda boda rider, of Bulenga village, Kikwayi

October 24, 2022

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