Last month, officials of Alikua Sub County rounded up more than 20 children aged between 6 and 14 years for not going to school due to a lack of scholastic materials. They were released after their parents and guardians presented the requirements to the authorities.
Professor Moses Galukande, the President of the association, while speaking at the Annual Surgical Scientific Conference and Surgical Landscape Exhibition at Speke Resort Munyonyo, said that in Uganda, access to surgical services is extremely limited, increasing the gap of unmet needs.
Rashid Mwesigye, a medical entomologist consultant at Sightsavers Uganda, a non-governmental organization fighting neglected tropical diseases says most people still believe elephantiasis and hydrocele diseases are caused by witchcraft or stepping on charms.
In December, the Agago District Commission advertised for 62 positions in different departments, but the Public Service Commission considered only positions in the education and health departments.
Leading a team from the Labour Ministry, Anyakun stated that available reports indicate that two casual labourers and a supervisor lost their lives near the boiler area in the past three months.
Tophius Chali, the Settlement Commandant at the Kyangwali refugee settlement area explains that those selected to benefit from the plots have been thoroughly screened and allocated refugees’ attestation cards.
The heavy rain that started on Monday evening characterized by strong winds hit hard Ngenge and Kapkwot parishes leaving several families stranded, while in Chepsukunya town council, it affected Kapkwich and Chepsukunya wards.
The asylum seekers are fleeing to Kisoro from Rutshuru, Nyiragongo territories and Goma city in North Kivu province and other areas under occupation of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
At their Second EAC-SADC joint Summit held on Monday, the leaders unanimously named Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Catherine Samba Panza of the Central African Republic and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia) on the Panel of Facilitators.
According to contract documents, the road project, initially planned to cover 0.9 kilometers at a cost of Shillings 419 million, was reduced to 0.4 kilometers. It was alleged that this change would have resulted in a loss of over Shillings 180 million, which the engineers should have saved from the omitted section.
Ocaya, who allegedly attempted to poison himself after committing the crime, was admitted to Kitgum General Hospital for treatment. After receiving medical attention and being deemed fit for discharge, he was transferred to police custody.
This group, primarily women, children, and the elderly crossed into Uganda via Lake Albert last week, joining over 8,000 refugees who have fled into Kikuube.
According to Titus Komakech, the Surveillance focal person, the children, ranging from 3-9 years, are from two schools St Kizito and St Paul Nursery and Primary schools in Namokora Town Council.
The Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda, H.E. Maria Håkansson, alongside the Swedish Minister for International Development and Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa, visited Arua District to evaluate the progress of projects funded by the Swedish government through various NGOs.
Doctor Phiona Nakalinda Kalinda, the Deputy County Chief for Kyaddondo has urged the assembly to endorse the idea of discriminating offenders of sexual offenses as deterrence to other would be culprits.
In 2016, the former Masaka High Court Judge Flavian Zeija, sentenced Byakaye to 32 years prison sentence after he was convicted of sodomizing the 9-year-old boy, whom he intercepted at the Golf Course in Masaka city. On his sentencing, the trial High Court ruled that the convict committed a beastly act on the victim who is also minor, which qualified him to get a severe sentence to send a warning signal to other would-be offenders.
