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Mar 2022 30 results
19:24
19:24

NRM Caucus Confirms Anita Among, Tayebwa for Speaker, Deputy Speaker Position 1 1

Thomas Tayebwa, the NRM party Chief Whip was also endorsed by CEC and later confirmed by the parliamentary caucus.
19:03
19:03

Court of Appeal Reduces Kazinda’s Jail Term to Seven Years 1

In their ruling on Thursday, apart from reducing the jail term of each of the three counts, the Court of Appeal has found that Kazinda’s conviction was properly arrived at and accordingly ordered that he should serve seven years and seven months effective November 2020.
18:38
18:38

Opposition MPs Endorse Asuman Basalirwa for Speaker Speaker Race 1 4

Basalirwa got 49 votes against Erute South MP, Odur Jonathan’s 20 votes. Bitek was unanimously fronted by the Opposition MPs after Kampala Woman MP, Shamim Malende stepped down.
18:17
18:17

Court Dismisses Case Against Man Who Circulated Fake News About Museveni’s Death 1

Luwero Chief Magistrate Samuel Munobe said that the facts by State do not reveal the major elements of the offense such as repetitive communication or willfulness in such communication and right of privacy of the person in hearing that have been interfered with.
18:14
18:14

60-Year-Old Man Stabs Wife to Death then Commits Suicide 3

The man is Yolamu Mudu, 60, a traditional healer and resident of Dalatau village in Nabugalo Parish, Kameruka sub county in Budaka district allegedly attacked his wife, Gimbo Rose, 38 and cut her severally who later succumbed to the injuries. Police says thereafter, Mudu hanged himself in his shrine.
17:51
17:51

UCI Starts Cancer Awareness Campaigns in Schools Ministry of Health 4

Moses Echwodu, the Team Leader at Uganda Child Cancer Foundation says that they have so far reached out to 155 secondary schools across the country.
17:07
17:07

Chief Justice Should be Uniting, Not Fanning Tribal Divisions –Kyagulanyi 1 5

Now Kyagulanyi who on Thursday together with the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga, signed Oulanyah’s condolence book says that the people who demonstrated were not exclusively Baganda, and in any case before Oulanya, they demonstrated against the treatment overseas of Judith Babirye and Ronald Kibuule, as leaders of the party controlling resources when the health system is crumbling.
16:59
16:59

Gov't Mooting to Scrap Tuition Fees in TVET Institutions 1 3

Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, notes that although they have been trying to popularize TVET with an aspiration of having at least one institute in each district, the facilities are grossly underutilized.
16:45
16:45

Small Enterprise Revenues Fell by Half Due to COVID-19 -Study 4

The study by Microsave Consulting, a global socio-economic and financial research firm, and M-Cril Ltd a financial rating company for microfinance institutions was commissioned by Financial Sector Deepening Uganda and ABI Finance.
16:29
16:29

EC Wants Budaka County Election Appeal Dismissed

The Electoral Commission -EC lawyer Eric Sabiiti says that Omayende didn’t file a valid appeal, failed to take an essential step in the proceedings, and also didn't file a Memorandum of Appeal within the prescribed time.
16:19
16:19

Leaders Demand Transfer of "Wealth Creating" Commanders from Karamoja 1 5

The accusation comes at the time joint security forces, with mostly the UPDF being in the lead, are being blamed for aiding the cattle raids and doing little to counter the escalating insecurity in the region.
15:45
15:45

Kitgum Municipality Prioritizes Opening of Roads 5 1

The funds for the reopening were allocated to the municipality by the Central Government, under the Discretionary Development Equalization Grant (DDEG).
15:36
15:36

Gov't Releases UGX 11bn for Land Compensation in Amuru Lakang Sub County 1

Michael Lakony, the Amuru LCV Chairperson says that the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development wired eleven billion shillings to the bank accounts of 55 landowners.
15:29
15:29

Poor Investment, COVID-19 Hindering Efforts to End TB by 2030

According to the UN health agency, inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis (TB) control in Africa is jeopardizing the efforts to meet the global target of ending the disease by 2030, while the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back progress made so far in the continent.
15:07
15:07

Katakwi LCIII Chairperson, Councilor Appointed RDC State House 1

In Katakwi, the LCIII Chairperson of Palam Sub County Chairperson Emmy Ojirot and the District Male Councilor representing Ngariam Sub County, Francis Okwameri, were appointed as Deputy RDCs for Kapelebyong and Kalaki Districts respectively.
14:43
14:43

40-year-Old Fisherman Drowns in River Nguse drowning

The deceased has been identified as Edward Basaija a resident of Wabinyama village Rubirizi parish in Mpeefu sub county in Kagadi district.
14:22
14:22

Ankole Local Leaders Form Association, Petition President Over Welfare 4

Patrick Tumuhimibse Bigambwansi the Chairperson Rutooma Bwizibwera Town Council says they are never sensitized on the numerous government programs much as they are tasked with overseeing and supervising their implementation.
14:18
14:18

Hoima City Authorities Want Metal Scrap Business Halted over Vandalism Scrap business. 1 2

According to the city authorities, several solar panels, batteries on major streets within the city center have been stolen by scrap dealers.
13:28
13:28

Urban Council Speakers Want Monument Constructed in Memory of Oulanyah 3 1

The Speakers under their umbrella body Uganda Urban Council Speakers Association (UUCSA), where Oulanyah was a patron, say the fallen Speaker was a principled man who served the country with the utmost respect.
12:51
12:51

MP Ssekikubo Protests Among's Endorsement by CEC Speaker Race 4 1

Ssekikubo questions why they were told to express interest, yet the party would fall the precedent of having a Deputy Speaker automatically elevated.
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