Unknown thieves have gained access to the premises of SAFINA Saving and credit cooperation in Bukwo district and made off with member's savings worth Shillings 40million. The incident happened around 11 pm on Tuesday night. Samson Lubega, the Bukwo District Police Commander has confirmed the incident, saying that they have
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UNBS says fuel adulteration has dropped The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) together with the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) have resumed the annual countrywide sensitizations of Ugandans on fuel quality and quantity at different fuel stations in the country, following the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Construction of Lubowa Hospital has stalled for now four years The Deputy Speaker Anita Among has asked Government to update Parliament on the construction of the controversial USD379.71m (Shs1.393Trn) specialized international hospital in Lubowa. “What happened to Lubowa, what is happening, the house is demanding to know what is happening. Can
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Budo fire that left many children dead Only about 35 percent of the boarding schools in the country have complied with fire safety guidelines. Dr. Denis Mugimba, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education and Sport disclosed this to our reporter in an interview about the latest fire incidents in
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The Minister of State for Finance- General Duties, Henry Musasizi. The Minister of State of Finance- General Duties, Henry Musasizi has asked Parliament for more time to allow his ministry to study the current inflation in commodity prices. This was during the Tuesday plenary sitting where MPs queried the increasing
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Green Circle Ltd has benefited from previous cohorts The European Union (EU)-funded Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) programme, which provides sustainable Ugandan enterprises with support to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy, has today announced that it is accepting applications for its fourth and final cohort to join
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Floods in Kampala The office of the Prime Minister through the Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Refugees Ministry is seeking Shillings 20 billion to prepare for the destructive rains expected to start this month and run to May this year. According to the Uganda meteorological authority, the first major rain season
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Deputy Speaker Anita Among Parliament is set to conduct another investigation into the controversial Naguru-Nakawa land after conducting a similar investigation into the same subject in the 10th Parliament. The latest investigation was pronounced by Deputy Speaker, Anita Among during the plenary sitting where she announced a nine member ad hoc
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Umeme workers in the field disconnecting power thieves Energy Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda have asked Parliament to approve the proposal by Government to fine people who indulge in illegal power connections Shs400M or have culprits jailed for 10years in order to curb rampant illegal electricity connections. The Association
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The Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Dr. Baterana Byarugaba The Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Dr. Baterana Byaruhanga has been arrested. The State House Health Monitoring Unit led by its Director Warren Namara picked up Dr. Byaruhanga on Tuesday afternoon for alleged mismanagement of the national
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