According to Kananura, road accidents killed more than 80 people last week with majority being bodaboda riders and pedestrians. Of the more than 80 deaths, 28 were bodaboda riders, 27 were pedestrians, 23 were passengers in vehicles, and four were passengers on bodabodas.
The Court has heard that Aziz and others still at large during the months of September and October 2024 within the areas of Kampala in Kampala district with intent to defraud, obtained USD650.000 (about 2.3 billion shillings) from Osman Hassan by falsely pretending that they were selling to him gold whereas not.
The market was plunged into darkness six months ago and many vendors are not happy. The most affected are those dealing in beverages, ground nuts and simsim paste.
“Very few citizens (5 percent) are aware of the toll-free number to call in case of a medical emergency. Slightly more than half of those aware (3%) know such a number exists but cannot recall the actual number. The vast majority totaling 95 percent are not at all aware of the number,” the report noted.
The group is accused of waylaying businessman Peter Bigirwa and his wife on Saturday evening in Karuguza Cell, Kibaale Town Council. The couple was reportedly attacked as they were returning home from Karuguza Town.
Three hotels were issued 48-hour closure ultimatums due to serious non-compliance. The Imperial Royale Hotel was found operating without a valid tourist accommodation license, and its kitchen was discovered to have unfit-to-eat food, including leftovers over four days old being kept for staff consumption.
Amlan Tumusiime, the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC says, several residents have approached his office accusing the surveyors undertaking the land registration for gross extortion.
Leaders commended the good work during the celebration of 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization at Katoogo Health Centre III located at Nama Sub County on Monday evening under the theme ‘Reinventing the wheel to improve immunization services’.
Through their collaboration with Opportunity International, one of the bank’s key shareholders, the bank launched a service called Refugee Innovation, Self-Reliance, and Empowerment. This initiative addresses the challenges refugees face in accessing financial services. Over the years, it has trained 445,000 customers in financial management and provided over 3,000 loans to refugees.
According to Muganga only the most vulnerable groups of people in the country including front-line Health Workers and other public servants, school children, districts bordering DR Congo and South Sudan, commercial sex workers, Boda Bodas will benefit from the vaccines.
Moses Mubiru, a coffee farmer from Nakateete parish in Kisseka sub-county, Lwengo district, observes that one of their major frustrations is investment capital, which makes them susceptible to brokers and informal moneylenders.
The deceased has been identified as Baker Magoma, a casual worker at Evergrand Resource Mining Company Limited male casual worker. Magoma was killed on Monday by the conveyor machine while on duty.
Tuhaise Byaruhanga, a resident of Mutunguru village, in Burora sub-county is alleged to have killed his brother Byaruhanga Tugume, on Sunday after picking a quarrel over a piece of family land.
In March 2019, the Moneylenders Association of Uganda Ltd, MK Creditors Ltd and the Moneylenders Union Ltd secured a court order against the Attorney General and UMRA against capping interest rates, and they say it still stands.
It is reported that the armed warriors believed to have come from Kotido district raided cows from the grazing area in Kobebe village before shooting and injuring the shepherd only identified as Apa Lochogor a Turkana by a tribe.
Dr Nishtar came to Uganda to pay a courtesy call to the President and also join the country in celebrating 50 years of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) and to re-invent the will for access to immunisation.
The case was scheduled for hearing on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi. However, in his absence, Grade One Magistrate Jalia Basajjabalaba presided over the session and adjourned the matter to December 9, 2024, citing the Chief Magistrate’s indisposition.
Moses Byaruhanga, Senior Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs directed the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) to work closely with local leaders and security officials to assess the utilisation of funds and verify the existence of SACCOs.
Clarence Bwambale, the Senior Hospital Administrator at Bwera hospital said that as of October 2024, the facility had received 7,177out patients, 1,390 admissions, 1,950 total antenatal attendances, 455 normal deliveries, 195 caesarians, 303 surgeries, 98 neonatal intensive care admissions, and 89 cases of neonatal intensive care unit from maternity.
