Before setting off, the pilgrims underwent health screening on Wednesday, conducted by the Red Cross and diocesan health officials, to confirm their fitness for the more than 510-kilometre journey from Arua to Namugongo.
Steven Garasi Kiwanuka, Chairperson of Kamwenge Central Market, confirmed the vendors’ refusal to occupy the facility. “They constructed only 24 lockups, yet the old market had 80 lockups and 48 open stalls, including butcheries. The majority of vendors sell from open stalls, and they were left out,” he noted.
The officers had taken refuge inside a United Nations base following the fall of Goma city in North Kivu province. They are among those who were defeated and surrounded by the March 23 Movement (M23) fighters during the fall of Goma in January.
Aloikin Praise Opoloje was chosen as the winner in recognition of her courageous activism for civil liberties, accountability, social justice and anti-corruption in Uganda.
Researchers from Makerere University School of Public Health found that 48% of the prisoners tested positive of Latent TB. They found that TB cases in Uganda's prisons are eight times higher than the general population.
In late 2023, the Ministry of Health rolled out the Digitization and Health Information System to streamline patient management, prescriptions, reporting, and drug accountability.
David Kamugisha, the NRM Registrar for Luwero District, said the elections commenced by 10:00 a.m. across all designated areas. By the afternoon, voting had ended without any reported incidents.
In a letter written to the EC chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, Lumu, who is also the deputy Legal Advisor of DP, said he was the mover of the amendments when the party held its National Delegates Conference in September 2020 at Sir Samuel Baker School in Gulu District.
The aggrieved members accuse district party officials of shielding a few selected individuals expected to back their interests, at the expense of the majority's will.
During his visit, the President commissioned the Mubuku and Kibuku industrial hubs in Kasese and Ntoroko districts, respectively. He also launched USMID-funded civil works projects in Kasese Municipality.
According to Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson Mike Longole, the joint forces swiftly responded to the scene and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle.
Moses Awas (Gwills) said Karamoja artists are often underrated and exploited by politicians for political mileage. “I’m really disappointed. You can’t expect a serious artist to perform for Shs 200,000,” Awas said.
Community members allege that Tororo Cement contracted RAM Excavation Limited to mine sand from their river without consultation or consent. They claim RAM is transporting the sand for free and selling it to Tororo Cement at UGX 2 million per truckload.
