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19:50
19:50

Major Barriers Persist in Addressing Maternal Health Challenges – UN Report 1 3

The report titled, the unfinished business, the pursuits of rights and choices for all, indicates that maternal death fell from 438 women per 100,000 live births in 2011 to 336 women per 100,000 live births in 2016 while infant mortality dropped from 81 children per 100,000 live births in 1995 to 43 children per 100,000 live births in 2016.
19:43
19:43

Tour Company Cons Tourists

The tourists who paid between 350,000 shillings to 1 million shillings were driven to the park by Mabare Tours and Travel and CEO Sam K. Mugabe. The trip to Murchison falls included offers of a boat cruise, game drive, and sightseeing.
19:03
19:03

Committee Set Up to Draft POMA Implementation Guidelines 1 4

The committee set up today is comprised of iPod council members—secretary generals of political party—represented in umbrella and Attorney General.
19:01
19:01

Three Karimojong Parents Arrested in Soroti Over Human Trafficking

Michael Odongo, the East Kyoga Region Police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of Anna Nakiria, Awasi Among and Tereza Ilukol, all residents of Lorunget village in Lopei Sub County in Napak district.
18:31
18:31

MP Zaake’s Case Starts in Arua MP Francis Zake. 3 2

MP Zake who was present in Court throughout the six hours of the hearing said he will keep fighting on until he achieves freedom from the State.
18:03
18:03

Ministry of Education Launches Online Student Loan Application

The system will manage the process of lending student’s money starting from the application stage, to the allocation of the funds, disbursement and recovery of funds. It will also give students the chance to keep up to date with their loan payments
17:46
17:46

Defence Classified Budget Hits UGX 1.9 Trillion 2 1

The classified budget of the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs has hit 1.9 trillion shillings for next financial year from 800 billion last year.
17:22
17:22

Scientists Urged to Work Closely with Media 1 4

Dandaura says that the media and Science share different values like curiosity, objectivity, truth and innovation among others. He also said that both media and Science serve the community and therefore they should work together to publicise research and innovations that arise from science.
16:38
16:38

Parliament Approves UGX 380BN Loan for CCTV Expansion Project 6

The Internal Affairs State Minister, Obiga Kania told the house during plenary all the 3,233 cameras will be installed by August this year. He however, observed 446 of the 1756 cameras are nonfunctional because of power issues.
16:30
16:30

MPs Approve Additional UGX 135bn for Water and Environment Sector

Parliament has approved a recommendation that an extra 135. 6 billion shillings is allocated to the Water and Environment sector in the financial year 2019/2020.
15:07
15:07

MPs Ask Gov't for Detailed Phase Out Plan of Ordinary Passports budgetting process 1 1

During the 17th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State held in March 2016, the Presidents launched the new EAC e-Passport and directed that issuance of the passports should take effective 1st January 2017 followed by a phased suspension of the readable East African and National Passports in a period of two years.
14:27
14:27

UYD Leaders Arrested democratic party 1 2

The statement also condemns the illegal confinement of Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine in his home.
14:25
14:25

Experts Ask Gov't to Change Approach to Malaria Prevention Malaria Consortium 1 3

According to the experts, some of current interventions that government is currently implementing are not effective in some parts of the country and have instead become a money-making venture for different parties involved in the fight against malaria.
13:09
13:09

Karimojong Parents Face Arrest for Abandoning Children human trafficking

The children of aged between 5 and 15 were allegedly picked last week in Arapai cattle market in Soroti district. They are currently being kept at Amecet child Development Centre in Soroti.
12:32
12:32

NEMA Approves Environment Assessment Report For Tilenga Oil Project

The ten years’ validity certificate will allow construction of six oil fields, an industrial area, buried infield pipes and supporting infrastructures such as camps.
12:24
12:24

Gov't Worried about Global HPV Vaccine Shortage Ministry of Health 1 3 Top story

Dr. Alfred Driwale, the program manager Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization, attributes the shortage to increased demand for vaccine globally.
12:18
12:18

Parliament Approves UGX 200Bn for UPDF Salaries 1

Parliament has approved Uganda shillings of over 200 billion for the enhancement of salaries for Uganda Peoples Defense Officers and scientists.
11:57
11:57

Parents Don’t Have Time for Us –Children Speak Out Jinja 8 4

Bruno Muwuluzi, a student from Uplands High School, said that some of their colleagues on streets come from poverty stricken families and distant areas where they are offered to buyers by their parents under the pretext of finding jobs for them.
11:32
11:32

Nutrition Project Boosts Pupils' Academic Performance 1 2

25 pupils from the school who were performing poorly in class were fed on the vegetables and foods during lunch to see whether or not their academic performance would improve.
11:13
11:13

Health Ministry Introduces School Immunization Registers hpv vaccine 1 3

Charles Bakkabulindi, the Sports State Minister, said that the Education ministry is dedicated to this inter-ministerial partnership to make the plan a success.
Apr 2019 24 results