Seventy five patients succumbed to covid-19 between May 21 and July 11 at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, a, average of three deaths every two days. In the first wave, that is between March 21, 2020 to end of April, 1,393 patients were handled at Entebbe Hospital. Ten lost the battle,
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The High Court Civil Division in Kampala has awarded a senior police officer 10 million Shillings for violations of his right to personal liberty. The officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Steven Mugarura in 2012 sued the then head of flying squad CP Herman Owomugisha and the Attorney General accusing police
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The government has signed a contract with a Russian Company to provide digital trackers to all vehicles in the country. At a ceremony held on Friday at the Office of the President in Kampala, Waiswa Bageya the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Transport and Yunus Kakande his
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Speaker Jacob Oulanyah The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Friday quietly returned to the country. Oulanyah has been out of the country for one and half months. He last presided over Parliament at the reading of the 2021/2022 financial year Budget at Kololo Independence Grounds.His absence from the public has
Read MoreFrom left, Wilbert Ayebazibwe from Directorate of Quality Assurance KIU, Fouziya Sooma Public Relations Manager Huawei Uganda, Jean Gao Deputy Managing Director Huawei Uganda, Assoc. Prof. Janice Busingye, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Finance and Administration KIU, Dr. Margaret Kareyo, Dean School of Mathematics and Computing (SOMAC) and Obinna Osigwe from Directorate of
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Uganda’s Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja (pictured) has received threatening messages, warning her to back off on the fight against corruption. Nabbanja made the revelation Friday during the Bunyoro Parliamentary Caucus elections at Parliament. Nabbanja says that she was surprised to learn from her brother that someone had driven from Kampala to Kakumiro
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The African Development Bank has scored the highest ever rating of Triple A, as a result of the success of a historic capital increment and improved shareholder confidence on the Bank’s lending activities. The Fitch Ratings Agency, an American-British company, said the AAA rating, which is the highest level for
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Abel Kagumire, URA Commissioner for Customs The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to make Uganda’s export competitive. Dissecting the topic ‘Understanding Customs In Uganda’s Economic Development’ Friday morning, URA Commissioner for Customs, Abel Kagumire said a number of strategies have been put in place to the country’s exports competitive. Figures
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Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has been absent at Parliament for a long time Members of Parliament under the Acholi Parliamentary Group are worried about the whereabouts of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. They have promised to look for him wherever he is and update the country about his health status. Addressing journalists on the
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Most airlines have restricted travel during the Eidh al-Adha holiday A Covid-positive Indonesian man who disguised himself as his wife to board a domestic flight was caught mid-air. The man, who has only been identified by his initials, DW, wore a full-face veil known as a niqab to board. He
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