Okwi says other than offering loans to individuals, they are giving money to groups of people who have graduated from their mental therapy programme and have built bonds that enable them work together to improve their livelihoods.
Uganda has experienced terrorism activities in the recent past. Over 70 people were killed last year in terrorism activities linked to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). At least 40 of the more than 70 people liked in terror acts last year were students of Lhubiriha secondary school at Mpondwe town at the Uganda-DRC border.
In a 171-page report, the MPs want the Ministry of Finance's permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury Ramathan Ggoobi to reprimand NMS for failure to do their work.
The authorities say that most of the illegal settlers are fishermen who later set up makeshift houses for settlements. They also allege that the settlers connived with past leaders to forge permits.
David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa West Police Spokesperson said Friday that Detective Sergeant Ociti released the suspect under lawful detention without notifying senior police officers at Awach Police Station.
Cheptegei is positive about his participation in the Saturday race and is determined to deliver a robust performance in Dam to Damloop after a month of focused training.
The report further shows that this year alone, East and Southern Africa will need to mobilize almost US$ 12 billion to fully fund the HIV response. This amount will climb to around US$ 17 billion by 2030 unless new HIV infections are reduced.
It is reported that Abindu, a resident of Ayiniva Village took advantage of the absence of the victim's mother to lure the juvenile to his room and defiled her.
Lumu who is also the president of the Diabetes Association of Uganda says they are seeing an increase in the number of children presenting with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and yet when they turn up to hospital they are wrongly treated for malaria and diarrheal diseases. Worse, he says for some who fail to respond to treatment, parents resort to using witchcraft.
In July 2021, the government of Uganda launched Usalama Kwa Yote Operations to disarm all the Karamojong who had illegal firearms. The operations have seen considerable success since its inception.
The report shows that 1170 guns and 9217 rounds of ammunition were seized while 53,253 livestock were recovered, 29,321 suspected cattle rustlers were arrested and 2091 have been prosecuted.
Besides directly funding the operation of boarding sections, Ssemwogere also wants the government to distribute both primary and secondary schools in hard-to-reach districts, basing on the distance and convenience of the targeted population.
Gerald Muhumuza, the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) Chairperson of the school says, some teachers at the school learnt of the headteacher's actions long ago but feared to report him to higher authorities.
“Antimicrobial resistance threatens a century of medical progress and could return us to the pre-antibiotic era, where infections that are treatable today could become a death sentence,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, who will address the high-level meeting on AMR. “This is a threat for all countries at all income levels, which is why a strong, accelerated and well-coordinated global response is needed urgently.”
