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23:33
23:33

Naggenda Appointed Kampala City Traders Association Acting New Chairperson 1 1

Following the death of Everest Kayondo who led the association close to 16 years in in June this year who succumbed to Covid 19, today the Kampala City Traders Association [K.A.C.I.T.A] has announced their new chairperson.
23:09
23:09

UPDF Warns Public Against Conmen as it Announces Recruitment of 10,000 LDUs

UPDF has reminded Ugandans that the force does not ask people to pay any money to join because the recruitment process is always public and not done in the back door. People have been asked to report whoever will call or send messages asking for money for their relatives to be recruited.
22:42
22:42

Millions of Dollars in Trade at Stake if South Sudan Conflicts Continue - Traders 1

Ugandan exports rise to 357.34 Million dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, with foods and beverages accounting for more than half, followed by vehicles and steel and iron. "Most of the roads that connect Uganda to Juba have been infested by ambushes. But the common death traps for Ugandans are along the Kaya-Yei-Juba road because that where many Ugandans go, yet there are hardly any provisions of escorts by government soldiers,” says Kinene.
20:50
20:50

Elections Petitions: Lady Justice Rwakakooko Asks Electoral Commission to Hire External Lawyers 1 1

On Monday, the EC representative, lawyer Samuel Kiriaghe prayed to court to re-schedule some of the petitions on grounds that the commission had limited human resource.
20:24
20:24

Health, Education Ministry Clash Over Vaccination of Learners Above 18 Years 2 1

In a press release this afternoon, the minister of education and sports Janet Kataha Museveni called for mobilization of learners above 18 years of age in addition to teaching and critical non-teaching staff so that they are vaccinated. However, authorities in the health ministry say that the minister's call to mobilise all learners above 18 years is not in line with what the two ministries agreed upon during their Friday meeting.
20:02
20:02

UWEC to Establish UGX44Bn Regional Centers 1

The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) has revealed plans to establish four regional model satellite wildlife centers across the country at a tune of 44 billion Shillings in the next financial year.
19:21
19:21

UPDF Deserter Arrested Over Missing Emyooga Funds in Soroti Gweri County 1 1

Okiring is accused of stealing more than 58 million shillings meant for three groups in Gweri County under Emyooga program was withdrawn from the bank.
18:01
18:01

WHO Releases New Manual to Guide Health Workers to Safely Administer Donated NTDs Medication

The manual, “Safety in administering medicines for neglected tropical diseases”, provides practical tools including training modules and job aids to further improve the planning, preparation and monitoring of safe administration of medicines mainly to treat the 5 NTDs amenable to preventive chemotherapy and diseases that require individual case management. The diseases include River blindness, leprosy, sleeping sickness, scabies, rabies, trachoma and snakebite envenoming.
17:43
17:43

MPs Question UWEC Officials Over UGX 1.2Bn 3

Last year, UWEC launched a fundraising drive to maintain the welfare of the animals after President Yoweri Museveni announced a national lock down to control the spread of Corona virus.
17:13
17:13

EC Dispatches Team of 20 Lawyers to Tackle Electoral Petitions Eric Sabiiti 2 1

In an interview with URN, the head of Litigation at the Electoral Commission Eric Sabiiti said that they received 182 complaints which include 155 cases filed formally before various High Court circuits in the Country, from both Parliament and Local Government elections.
17:09
17:09

Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Election of Masaka City Mayor Masaka High Court 1

Namayanja, who ran on the National Unity Platform-NUP party ticket, won the polls with 28,824 votes against the petitioner who emerged third with 2,421 votes. Dissatisfied with the poll results, Bamwesigye ran to Masaka High Court seeking among other things the nullification of the election on grounds that the Electoral Commission contravened the laws governing elections.
17:01
17:01

New COVID-19 Infections Projected to Average 179 Cases Per Day this Week Ministry of Health

Attributing this to the easing of the lockdown especially on public transport which has now made it possible for people to move across district borders, the report signed by NPA Executive Director Joseph Muvawala predicts the weekly total to be around 1,382 by the 21st of August.
16:44
16:44

Police Arrest Leader of Gang Behind Magistrate Kamasanyu’s Attack 1 1

“We were able to track down this gang leader who was elusive for this while, using our advanced surveillance technology, who was found hiding from Mbale district,” said Enanga.
16:31
16:31

Private Healthcare Providers Discredit UDB Credit access to loans 4

But, Grace Kiwanuka, the Executive Director of Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF) says the president was only given half the information since their earlier meetings with UDB had shown that they are not an alternative to their problems considering the uniqueness of the health business.
16:16
16:16

Over 2000 Illegal Fishing Boats Burnt on Lake Albert Monofilament nets 1

The illegal fishing gear was impounded during various operations in Buliisa, Hoima, Kikuube, Kagadi and Ntoroko districts under the Command of Lt. Colonel Dick Kaija, the Commandant of the Fisheries Protection Unit.
15:57
15:57

Hearing of Soroti Election Petitions Pushed to Wednesday Soroti High Court 1

The petitions are from Dodoth East Constituency in Kaabong District, Toroma County in Katakwi district, Soroti East and Soroti West Divisions in Soroti City, Ngora County in Ngora district and Matheniko County in Moroto district. The others are Labwor County in Abim district and the local government elections in Bukedea.
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