At least one trillion Shillings is needed to compensate for the losses that caused by suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers in the past five years. In May, President Yoweri Museveni, while meeting Acholi and Lango leaders to assess and find solutions to the Karamojong raids in Baralegi State Lodge in Otuke
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The High Court in Kampala has ordered for DNA tests on a baby who was retained by Roswell Hospital over medical bills. On Wednesday, the four months old baby was brought to court as earlier ordered by Justice Esta Nambayo. When the child was brought in court, the parents Saloome
Read MoreThe Britam Asset Managers Uganda has introduced an investment solution that gives its clients access to competitive, short term interests on their fixed tenor investments for a pre-determined time. This follows the launch of the Fixed Income Money Market Fund (FIMMF) dubbed, Britam Easy Earner, today by the Britam Assets
Read MoreRemanded: Elijjah Martin Rusoke commonly known as Kamugisha Albert A businessman who allegedly defrauded a Kenyan investor 1.3 billion Shillings has been remanded. Elijah Martin Rusoke commonly known as Albert Kamugisha was on Wednesday arraigned before City Hall Court and charged with two counts of obtaining money by false pretense
Read MoreGovernment has been asked to revise the guidelines of the microscale irrigation program. The Government with support from the World Bank is rolling out the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program-UgiFT, in which farmers in particular districts are supported to obtain irrigation equipment, as an intervention to help them transition from subsistence
Read MoreParliament has asked the Government to present efforts to combat the rising prices of fuel that have rocked the country in the past week. Speaker, Anita Among, said whereas inflation had been contained, there are worrying signs with the escalation of fuel prices, which she said has the effect of
Read MoreMobile phone-based payments for goods and services in Uganda remain low relative to subscriber numbers, a situation service providers say must be tackled to drive the cashless economy. While the country boasts more than 30 million mobile phone subscriptions, just about 20 million subscribe to mobile money platforms, and a
Read MoreA demonstration of a resuscitation procedure in an emergency room at the Centre Makerere University College of Health Sciences has received the largest high-fidelity simulation centre for training in Sub-Saharan Africa, positioning itself as a major medical centre on the continent. According to experts, only South Africa has a larger
Read MoreNutritionists have asked farmers to revive cassava growing to alleviate poverty and fight food insecurity in Napak district. Although cassava remains the staple food for many communities in Northern Uganda, Karimojong has not yet adopted cassava growing as a food crop and the majority perceive it as a wild plant.
Read MoreGeoffrey Turyamusiima together with Saloome Aturinde the mother of the newborn baby at High Court The High Court Civil Division has ordered Rosewell Women and Children Hospital to bring to court a four-month-old baby who was retained over unpaid bills. Last month Bridgers Alinda Mugenyi and Saloome Aturinde dragged Rosewell
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