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07:30
07:30

Mulago Free Surgical Camp Draws Over 772 Patients on Day One 2 1

Dr. Orwotho expects that every day, all specialists will see an average of five patients, totaling 60 to 70 patients daily. He revealed that they have received a high number of patients in orthopedic surgery, Ear, Nose, and Throat surgery, mainly in children who have difficulty breathing and airway blockages, and Gastrointestinal tract surgery.
10:28
10:28

Deputy Attorney General Explains Delay in Compensating War Debt Claimants 4

Speaking during a meeting to release the recommendations on the implementation of Executive Order Number 3 on Saturday, Tino noted that the claimants, especially in Omoro are tired of waiting for the compensation money, and worried that many might die before receiving the compensation
09:03
09:03

Acholi Elders Seek Meeting With Museveni After Owning Up To Mistakes President Museveni 1 3

While addressing mourners at the reburial of Brig. Gen Pierino Okoya in Gulu District on Friday, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo commended the president for owning up to the mistakes made during his regime.
11:58
11:58

Right-to-Information Activists Ask Gov’t To Restore Facebook Twaweza East Africa 1 3

It follows a ban on Facebook imposed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in January 2021, after the social media giant deleted accounts operated by government officials on grounds of seeking to manipulate public debate prior to general polls.

Business and finance

10:38
10:38

Farmers to Access Quick Digital Transactions Through Equity Bank, MasterCard, and Innovation Village Partnership 1

According to Onyango, the collaboration outlines initiatives like the Financial Inclusion cards, which will be issued by Equity Bank using MasterCard's Community Pass solution. These cards will function both online and offline, enabling individuals to securely and digitally manage their money.
09:57
09:57

Maracha Youth Livelihood Beneficiaries in Exile Over Funds 2 1

Stephen Obitre, the Maracha district LC 5 chairperson, explained that during the 2022-2023 financial year, Shillings 171 million was distributed among 22 youth groups, but none of them were able to return the money.
07:22
07:22

Ugandans Use of Internet to Chat, Not Business Worrying - ucc 5

Speaking at the TechnoServe’s Inaugural Entrepreneurship Stakeholder’s Forum in Kampala, Nyombi Thembo, the Director of Universal Access Fund at the Uganda Communications Commission said, the challenges of connectivity in Uganda will soon be history, but that limitations to IT will remain illiteracy and high costs of gadgets.
15:28
15:28

Traders Using Boda Bodas to Transport Charcoal in Northern Uganda 6

David Pulkol, who is in charge of giving technical advisory support to the team, says the boda boda riders carry bags of charcoal from northern Uganda across Karuma, where they are loaded on trucks and transported to central Uganda.