Month: September 2024

Members of Parliament have slammed the management of Kampala International University (Ishaka Campus) in Bushenyi District over a memo issued to female students pursuing Nursing and Midwifery courses to undertake a mandatory pregnancy test. The memo dated November 8, 2022 authored by the Dean of Students of the School of Nursing and Midwifery

Kiira Motors Corporation Executive Chairman Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa has explained that he chose to work with students when developing Uganda's electric vehicles because he wanted fresh minds. Professor Tickodri, was a lecturer at Makerere University when he reportedly got the idea of a Ugandan-made electric car as early as 2007.

The number of confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Kassanda District has increased to 48. Kassanda Resident District Commissioner, Phoebe Namulindwa said that majority of the confirmed Ebola cases and suspected cases are from Kikandwa Village in Kalwana Sub County.  She attributed the rising cases to the contact persons

The East African Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association –EAMJA draws membership from the organizational bodies representing Magistrates And Judges in the three East African countries, namely; Kenya Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, KMJA, Uganda Judicial Officers’ Association- UJOA, and the Judges’ and Magistrates’ Association of Tanzania –JMAT and the recent addition of

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee –PAC Central Government has grilled Gulu University management over irregularities in staff recruitment. The University management led by Vice Chancellor Prof. George Openjuru on Thursday appeared before the committee to respond to a forensic investigation report into the mismanagement of the institution for the financial years

Pader Resident District Commissioner, Milton Odongo has written to the Chief Administrative Officer accusing the Acting District Education Officer, Margret Alanyo of negligence and sabotaging government programs. He accuses the education department of the non-distribution of learning materials delivered by the Ministry of Education and Sports to the district in

Police in Luwero district have intercepted a saloon car loaded with a Cow and five goats suspected to have been stolen. The interception was done in Luweero town council late in the night. The vehicle in question is a Toyota Corona Reg. No. UAE.929V. It was coming from the Gulu

A government official identified as Frank Bangirana, a senior treasurer at Kitagwenda town council in Kitagwenda district has been arrested by a team from the office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) over forged academic documents. Forgery usually refers to making a false document with intent to defraud or

Efforts by the State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang to stop Moses Magogo (pictured), the Budiope East MP to table a private member’s bill the National Sports Bill, were thwarted by Speaker and lawmakers who accused the Minister of trying to curtail Parliament from carrying out its legislative duties. This followed a ruling