By Denis Jjuuko Last weekend, a new team of executives was proposed by the President to lead the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) after the resignation of Jennifer Musisi Ssemakula two years ago. The letter nominating the new team, which widely circulated on social media, indicated that they should go
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The Government should consider paying salaries of medical personnel working in private owned hospitals, the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) has advised. UMDPC says the Coronavirus pandemic has hit private hospitals hard, prompting them to lay off some of their staff. The call was made by Joel Okullo,
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By Sam Evidence Orikunda On Tuesday, I saw a journalist interviewing the NRM Secretariat spokesperson, Rogers Mulindwa and asking him whether the forthcoming digital elections will be cheaper compared to the previous conventional ones. Yes it's true, the electoral bodies which are going to conduct the coming elections will not
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By Grace Bwogi Livestock farming and trading have become one of the most risky activities in Uganda due to a group of individuals who use big shots in government to foil any financial transactions happening. They hide under the pretext of quarantine, arguing that your animals are coming from Tanzania
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By Dr. Kirunji Arthur To state a fact is not to prove it. Courts rely on evidence and the standard is that whoever alleges must prove. She says that the Ministry of Health contracted her and promised 500m for the advert: the onus is one her to prove it. She
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Parliament has today passed and adopted a motion asking Government to Provide a Waiver on Payment of Water and Electricity for a period of six months as the COVID-19 Lockdown continues to bite. The motion was tabled by Masaka Municipality MP, Mathias Mpuuga, who noted that aid that government has
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The Chairperson of Parliament’s Budget Committee, Amos Lugolobi questioned the inconsistencies in the budget speech delivered Finance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) last Thursday. Raising a matter of national importance on the floor of Parliament today, the Ntenjeru North lawmaker said the speech was different from what Parliament passed, a thing
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President Yoweri Museveni has repeatedly highlighted the importance of railway transport. And heeding to his message, the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is seeking for Shs93.5bn to revamp railway services in the country. Appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee today, Geoffrey Obala, Chief Civil Engineer at Uganda Railways Corporation, revealed that the
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Patrick Tumusiime Kamulegeya graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Ndejje University. He is now at Makerere University pursuing Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology He is generally well off financially compared to many Ugandans especially his contemporaries. He has a good house admired by many, he has
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Government has been urged to pays salaries of teachers in private schools for at least a year. The proposal was tabled today morning before Parliament’s Committee on National Economy by leaders of National Private Educational Institutions Association. They were presenting a situation report on their sector in the wake of
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