Dr. Innocent Nkonwa the Luwero District Health Officer says that some of the causes can prevented through simple practices like tooth brushing every day something that seems ignored by residents.
r. Innocent Nkonwa, the Luwero District Health Officer, attributed the rise in cases to poor hygiene practices in homes and the consumption of contaminated water. Nkonwa explained that, despite government interventions, many residents still engage in unhealthy practices such as open defecation due to a lack of latrines, and some fail to wash their hands after using the toilet.
According to Luwero district health report, atleast 4465 teenagers got pregnant within the financial year 2023/24. Atleast 37,303 people also suffered from sexually transmitted diseases of which the largest number were youths.
On the fateful day of June 28, 2019, Kimbowa, now aged 27 and a resident of Kiyenje Zone, was riding a motorcycle heading to Kampala, but the journey was cut short when an oncoming Toyota Corona vehicle knocked him near St. Mark Cathedral in Luwero Town Council.
Sam Twineamazima the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson explains that on the following morning, the Police introduced its sniffer dog and embarked on the search for the suspects before it led them to the home of Abdul Makanga.
Dr Bruno Oyik the Medical Superintendent of Luwero Hospital explains that C-sections have been conducted especially on women with abnormalities in the uterus and cervix, poor nutrition, delivering twins, and teenage pregnant girls at risk of complications during delivery among other medical grounds.
Richard Mukajanga, a coffee farmer, highlighted UCDA's positive impact on coffee growing and stable market prices, emphasizing that any disruptions to its operations could result in crises, such as price instability.
According to Betty Nayiga, the Wobulenzi West Parish Councilor in Wobulenzi town council, the deceased was found beheaded and lying in cold blood at around 8; 20 pm on Wednesday.
According to Global Forest Watch, Luwero lost 8.45 thousand hectares (kha) of tree cover in 2023, with all of this loss occurring within natural forests.
In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted Rohi Services Limited to construct facilities at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Butuntumula sub-county. The facilities included the construction of two classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, toilets, a sports field and a multipurpose hall among others.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect chased Tugume and another child while they were returning from fetching water at a nearby dam. The children fled in different directions, but "it’s reported that the suspect grabbed Tugume, assaulted him to death with a big stick, and hid the body in the bushes."
Sam Twineamazima the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson explains that according to the eyewitness, the taxi which was heading to Kampala city from Gulu collided with an unidentified truck before it lost control and overturned in the trench along the highway.
According to Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson Sam Twineamazima, Mubiru had been hired to prepare and serve rice at a funeral held in Namaliga Zone, Bombo on Saturday. The incident occurred when a youth, Wilber, requested a second serving of rice from Mubiru in vain.
President Yoweri Museveni said that he was impressed that the Mothers Union had awakened the Christians to work for prosperity and asked them to embrace government wealth initiatives which include the Parish Development Model and Emyooga.
The decomposing body of Rashid Ssebaggala aged 27 years was on Wednesday found dumped in an unfinished house belonging to a resident identified only as Nakamanya.
According to Dr Sam Nkuba Bainomugisha the Senior Inspector of Drugs at Kampala NDA Extra Office, 32 drug shops in Nakaseke and 19 drugs in Nakasongola were found operating illegally.
