The blaze, which erupted in the children's bedroom around 7:00 am, quickly engulfed the entire house. Despite desperate efforts by residents and neighbors to contain the fire, they were overwhelmed by its intensity.
In his resignation letter, dated October 8th, 2024, addressed to DP Secretary General Dr. Siranda Blacks, Nalukoola stated, "The refusal and/or failure by the Party’s Secretary General to convene a National Council Meeting, as demanded by party members, has undermined the party’s democratic processes and the voices of our constitution."
In total, 22.6 Shillings trillion was lent out last financial year, compared to Shillings 21 trillion for the previous year. It also shows a 6.8 percent growth between the two years, which is higher than the 5 percent previous increase.
The strike, spearheaded by the Joint Staff Associations—which includes the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA), the Makerere Administrative Staff Association (MASA), and the National Union of Education Institutions (NUEI)—was formally declared in a letter dated October 7, 2024.
The Deputy Governor says that their activities as well as other changes that have the economy safer going forward, they have decided to reduce the rate, though cautiously.
“So far we have three suspects, among them there is one who was arrested and was found sleeping under the bridge of the flyover, near the crime scene. He has led us to other two of his colleagues over the weekend,” Owoyesigyire said.
While attending the meeting held at Kibuli Senior Secondary School, Dr. Hellen Aanyu, a Pediatrician at Mulago National Referral Hospital said many undiagnosed children miss school unnecessarily because of failure to diagnose them early so that they are enrolled in treatment.
Minister for Internal Affairs, Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, issued a statutory instrument dissolving the NGO Bureau barely two weeks ago. This was followed by public service interviews to recruit staff for the now-turned department.
Talking to our reporter, Atukwase said that her mother, a single parent, struggling to provide for her family, simply could not afford the school fees, let alone enough food to eat.
Available data indicates that the validation process has identified nearly half a million over-reported learners in several schools across the country.
Nyambe and UNODC team donated items that will facilitate and enhance coordination, spearheaded by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre and ensure the dissemination of information, training, and building capacity in having a basic understanding of key drivers and pull factors associated with violent extremism.
In a statement shared on their website, the company reveals that the companies can sale cheaper copies of the drug also known as generics, subject to required regulatory approvals, in 120 high-incidence, resource-limited countries, which are primarily low- and lower-middle income countries.
According to a press statement released on Friday, the decision was based on new data on the product that fulfilled the criteria set out in the WHO’s 2022 recommendations for alternative, off-label use of HPV vaccines in single-dose schedules.
The report, based on a study conducted in 48 schools across Yumbe, Namayingo, and Sheema districts, shows that despite considerable efforts by the government and education stakeholders to improve funding and address teacher issues, the lack of governance and accountability is hindering progress in these areas.
Mercury is widely used in small-scale gold mining to separate gold from other minerals due to its ability to form an amalgam with gold. However, this process releases substantial amounts of mercury into the environment, contributing to 37% of global mercury emissions.
The campaign“Safer Campuses Campaign” is piloted by three universities Makerere Main and Jinja Campus, Ndejje University, and Kampala International University, in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Prof Pontiano Kaleebu the Executive Director of UVRI said the virus strain currently circulating in Uganda and the neighbouring DR Congo is Clade 1b and yet no studies have been done to establish how the vaccine behaves with it.
The protestors from Kyambogo, Makerere and Kampala International Universities, had gathered outside the European Union offices at Nile Avenue in Kampala.
