The general ward at Lokole Health Center III. The State House Health Monitoring Unit- has temporarily closed Lokole Health Center III in Agago district after finding untrained personnel attending to patients. The team visited the health facility on Tuesday as part of the routine and target monitoring and found a
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Government-sponsored students in public universities are struggling to survive amidst the increasing prices of commodities. This has forced students from Kyambogo, Gulu, and Makerere Universities to demand an increase in the living-out allowance.At Makerere University, government-sponsored students who reside outside the university receive at least 760,000 Shillings every semester as
Read MoreThe Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has blamed the deadly famine in Karamoja sub region on the conflict between humans and wildlife, revealing that between July and August 2022, animals have destroyed crop gardens ranging between 200-300acres. The revelation was made by Sam Mwandha, Executive Director UWA while appearing before
Read MorePresident Uhuru Kenyatta casts his ballot at Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu, Kiambu County. He is flanked by his wife, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, and some family members/John Muchucha/ Nation Media Group Deputy President William Ruto garnered more than double the votes that were cast in favour of
Read MoreQ&A: Dfcu Bank Reveals How It Intends To Support SMEs In New ‘Sukuma Business Ne Dfcu’ Campaign
William Kayongo, Senior Manager Enterprise Banking at dfcu bank dfcu Bank recently launched a campaign ‘Sukuma Business ne dfcu’ to give Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda an opportunity to enjoy banking while operating an account that speaks to their business needs at their convenience. Through this campaign, SMEs
Read MoreState House Health Monitoring Unit Closes Health Facility After Finding Guard Running Lab
Lokole Health Center III OPD. Photo by Frank Openytho The State House Health Monitoring Unit- has temporarily closed Lokole Health Center III in Agago district after finding untrained personnel attending to patients. The team visited the health facility on Tuesday as part of the routine and target monitoring
Read MoreThe National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) will start a new round of the national identity card registration exercise in June next year as the current IDs are due for expiry in 2024. The Internal Affairs Ministry, General Kahinda Otafiire (pictured above) disclosed this while speaking to journalists at the government-owned Media
Read MoreWorry As Medical Consultants Increasingly Decline Jobs In Public Hospitals Over Meagre Pay
Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health acknowledged that a number of consultants don’t want to go upcountry A section of lawmakers on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have raised concerned over the increasing refusal of medical consultants declining to take up positions in regional referral hospitals over meager
Read MoreOnline Journalists Appear Before Parliament, Punch Holes In Proposed Computer Misuse Amendment Bill
Journalists before ICT Committee of Parliament Top online websites under their umbrella body, the Independent Online Journalists Association – Uganda (INDOJA-U) Tuesday morning appeared before Parliament’s ICT Committee to give their views on the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022. On 18 July 2022, Kampala Central Member of Parliament,
Read MoreBukoto South MP, Twaha Kagabo with money allegedly picked from Speaker Anita Among's residence. The Inspectorate of Government (IG) is holding the Bukoto South member of parliament, Twaha Kagabo on bribery allegations. The legislator was picked up shortly after he tried to return the Shillings 40million he reportedly received from the residence
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