The female legislators were intercepted at the gate of Parliament as they walked with placards to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to protest against the brutality of the security personnel who interrupted the belated Women’s Day Celebrations in their constituencies.
Dr. Cyprian Opira, the Executive Director of St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City acknowledges that the cost of quality post-care treatment for road crash victims is high, adding that the majority of the vulnerable in the region can’t afford it.
During his first-ever pastoral visit to Kigezi diocese, Kazimba expressed concern about the increasing cases of grabbers targeting church land, citing the recent case in Buhara church of Uganda parish in Muyebe archdeaconry, Diocese of Kigezi.
Edith Namugga, the CEO of the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), blames the SACCOs' problems on their deliberate avoidance of regulation by exploiting loopholes in the current regulatory framework.
According to Protazio Sande, the Director of Research, Planning, and Market Development, the value of detected and prevented fraud has grown to 7 billion Shillings, up from 5 billion Shillings in 2019.
“Members of the public also have the right to seek the intervention of the elected leaders through lawful and peaceful means. The recent events are therefore not only very unfortunate but also illegal, unconstitutional and must stop,” she said.
Dr Esther Babirekere a Consultant Pediatrician who heads the children’s unit at the hospital said at any one time, they have in admission seventy to eighty children battling complications related to severe malnutrition.
The report reveals that the number of people living in extreme poverty is higher than it was four years ago. Hunger has also increased and is now back at 2005 levels, and gender equality is some 300 years away. With current trends, only 30 percent of all countries will achieve SDG 1 on poverty by 2030.
The discovery was made by residents who were chasing after their pig. It is unclear how long the body had been there before it was found. According to some residents, the deceased was last seen at a drinking spot in good spirits.
According to Friday Exevia, one of the stranded residents, the bridge needed serious attention because it connects the biggest population in the mountain to the municipality. He added that the bridge had been weakened after suspected scrap dealers stole some metals from it.
The Principal Researcher Dr. Zahara Nampewo presented the findings of the study before the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayeebwa at a dissemination workshop at Imperial Royal Hotel in Kampala Wednesday.
While speaking at the meeting held at Cephas Inn Kabale yesterday, Douglas Mwagale, the UMEME Kabale Branch Operations Manager and Network Engineer Jonathan Kawooya revealed that the persistent power outages were a result of tree cutting in which locals damage transmission lines, cutting off supply in the different parts of the District.
According to the Ugandan ambassador to Sudan, Rashid Yahay Ssemuddu, the embassy ensured that they reached out to all Ugandans in Khartoum, where most of the fighting occurred. They issued warning messages, directing citizens on where to go, where not to go, and to stay indoors.
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the Makerere University Vice Chancellor, says they have consistently received about Shillings 30 billion without default and that they are satisfied with what they have been able to achieve so far.
Musenero says they still have to increase production of the electric buses as demand is rising, conduct clinic trials for vaccines, and many others, unfortunately, the budget has been cut b almost 90 percent.
Bugiri District Criminal Investigations Officer, Emmanuel Kayayana, suspects that the computers were stolen during the heavy rains that occurred on the night of the incident, while most members of the neighboring communities were asleep.
