Francis Otucu

The EU Delegation in Uganda will continue engaging the government and the joint venture companies involved in Uganda’s oil and gas industry, despite a resolution against the Construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The Pipeline that will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to Tanzania runs

Pinned: Former Mulago ED, Dr. Baterana Byarugaba. Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee- PAC, Central Government has recommended that Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the former Mulago National Referral Hospital Executive Director be investigated and prosecuted for loss of funds meant for payment of interns and Senior House Officers. The

President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has observed a need to amend the prerequisite for the independence of the judiciary. He says the concept is being abused by some judicial officers. Museveni argues that the Judiciary cannot be entirely independent of the other arms of the government and proposes that there should

Employers who mistreat their employees will be jailed for seven years once the Employment Act 2006 is amended. Agnes Kunihira (Workers Representative) has moved a private member’s bill seeking to amend the Employment Act 2006. The lawmaker has proposed an insertion of new section to the principal Act to prohibit mistreatment, harassment and violence against

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has recommended for a forensic audit into the payment of electricity bills by Mulago Hospital to UMEME after it emerged that over Shs1.2bn was gifted to the electricity company without power being consumed. The recommendation was made by Medard Sseggona (Busiro East) while tabling the Committee

The Ministry of Education and Sports has extended the deadline for submitting the learner profile data to the Education Management Information System-EMIS. In a letter to all head teachers, principals, and university vice-chancellors, Dr. Jane Egua, the acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education notes that the deadline had

Thirteen people are hospitalized at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital because of Ebola. According to officials, the 13 were picked up from Madudu Sub County in Mubende District and Rujuburi Refugee Camp in Kyegegwa district on Wednesday evening. Rosemary Byabashaija, the Mubende Resident District Commissioner– RDC, says that 10 people were