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14:08
14:08

Only Half of Primary School Learners in Lira Registered Under EMIS 2

Jane Frances Ofungi, the Lira District Education Officer (DEO), says that in her district only half of the learners have been registered from both government and private schools because parents are reluctant to pay the registration fees under the belief that the government program is free of charge.
11:40
11:40

Gulu City Starts Skilling Street Children on Entrepreneurship 2 1

The drive is being done jointly with support from development partners and civil society organizations including Favour of God Ministries and HashTag Gulu.
09:53
09:53

IGG Orders Investigations of Extortion at Mukono General Hospital IGG Betty Kamya 1 3

According to the complaints, the doctors ask for between 100,000 to 300,000 for all major surgeries and between 400,000 to 1 Million Shillings for a Caesarian section. Last year, the facility registered 8, 000 deliveries out of which 1, 600 were C-sections.
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07:34

Parliament Finally Passes Bill To Criminalize LGBTQ Asuman Basalirwa 1 3 Top story

The Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Asuman Basalirwa, who moved the private member's bill first tabled the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 for its first reading on March 9 2023 before Speaker Anita Among referred it to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee for scrutiny.

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19:53

Pictorial: Justice Kenneth Kakuru's Burial Judiciary

The late Kakuru, 65 died on Tuesday at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

Business and finance

14:20
14:20

Leaders Demand Expansion of Mukono General Hospital Private Wing 2 1

Geoffrey Lwanga, the LCI Chairperson of Mulago Cell where the facility is located says that the hospital management should construct a separate private wing due to congestion.
07:42
07:42

Temporary Driving Licensing Centre Opens in Lira 2 4 Top story

Brian Matsiko, the ICT Officer in charge of the Uganda Driver Licensing System at the Ministry explained that the mobile centre will only operate for a short while as the ministry organizes to set up a permanent centre in Lira.
16:58
16:58

Scientists Fight to Protect Nubian Turtle Once Believed Extinct 1

Dr Behangana says the Nubian flapshell turtle which was once presumed extinct everywhere and was believed to have existed in countries like Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan, made an unexpected return in River Nile in some parts of Uganda and South Sudan.
12:59
12:59

Uganda's First Satellite Developer Urges Youth to Embrace Technology 4 2

Omara says that technologies present job opportunities which would alleviate the challenges of unemployment that the country is facing.