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The Retired Justice of the Supreme Court Professor George Kanyeihamba has said if Parliament pushes throw President Yoweri Kaguta Musveni’s proposal of scrapping bail for capital offenders, it would be an affront on the constitution that must be resisted by all Ugandans. Speaking to the media today at his home

Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Anne Juuko (left) together with Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health signing the partnership agreements at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala on Oct.18. Stanbic Bank has signed a partnership with the Ministry of Health which will see the bank offer a range of low interest loans to government health workers across the country. The loans range from personal unsecured salary loans to secured loans, mortgages, vehicle and asset financing loans (VAF), said Anne Juuko, Stanbic Bank Chief Executive at the launch of the partnership event held at the Ministry

Teenage mothers that lined up for free Medical services and essential supplies by Rotarians at Bunjako landing site A free medical camp organised at Bunjako landing site in Buwama sub-county, Mpigi district attracted hundreds of teenage mothers bringing to fore, the problem of teenage pregnancies that has spread across the

As the country continues battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the environment has equally been hit hard by the pandemic. In Bunyoro sub-region, most of the people who lost their jobs resulting from the closure of certain companies and offices turned to Mother Nature for survival. Most of these people have invaded

Rural communities in Lamwo and Pader districts are living in fear of experiencing new cases of nodding syndrome due to an upsurge of blackflies. People living along the belt of the fast-flowing river Aswa, says that since November last year the population of black flies has been growing significantly. Although

Impounded fish Fish traders whose trucks are being held by Uganda government authorities have sued the head of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Lake George and Edward, the Director of Fisheries Resources in Entebbe and the Attorney General for illegally confiscating their fish. On October 3, 2021, Uganda Revenue Authority

Adjumani district authorities have expressed concern over hesitancy among South Sudan refugees to embrace Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Authorities think that the low uptake of the vaccines by the refugees may affect the opening of schools next year. The district chairman Mr Ben Anyama disclosed that he is dismayed to learn

Owino market The week ended with a dubious situation featuring the chairperson of St Balikudembe market commonly known as Owino who was evicted on THursday by the Resident city commissioner for Kampala central division Hajjati Hawa Namugenyi Ndege, reoccupying her office under heavy security. Ms Suzan Kushaba, has held this

The Cultural leader of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR institution in Kasese District Charles Wesley Mumbere has halted his 12th coronation anniversary celebrations that were due to take place on Tuesday. OBR had looked set to celebrate its first coronation anniversary in 5 years since the arrest of Mumbere when the