Kitgum Municipal officials say that they have replaced 294 names of unknown persons whose names appeared on the list of beneficiaries of government’s COVID-19 emergency relief cash. The government planned to give out 100,000 Shillings as support to selected vulnerable persons during the pandemic. Two weeks ago, the government deferred
Read More
More than 200 settlers in Maruzi Ranch in Apac district are homeless after their houses were torched by the army over the weekend. The affected people have been residents of Corner Mulema Trading Center in the heart of Maruzi Ranch. They claim that soldiers deployed to guard the ranch stormed
Read More
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are divorcing Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have officially finalized their divorce, according to court records filed Monday in King County, Washington. Neither will receive spousal support and French Gates will not legally change her name. The court approved Bill and Melinda’s separation contract,
Read More
Bwalya Katongo/BBC A university graduate in Zambia has found work in the air force, after he spent years selling charcoal because jobs were so scarce. Bwalya Katongo graduated from the University of Zambia with a degree in Library and Information Studies in 2015 then tried in vain to get a
Read More15 police officers have been charged for engaging in acts of corruption, extortion and misconduct during the Covid19 lockdown. More than 30 others are reportedly under investigation. Those charged the police’s disciplinary unit and pending trial are at the ranks of Assistant Superintendents of Police, Inspectors of Police, Assistant Inspectors
Read More
A fish collection center built in Majanji Sub-County in Busia district has remained idle for the last 7 years. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries set up the Shillings 1. 5billion fish collection center with funding from the African Development Bank. The ministry commissioned the center in 2013
Read More
Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng receiving oxygen cylinders and their accessories from UNICEF Uganda to support the COVID-19 pandemic fight The government's biggest pre-occupation now is ensuring that as many people as possible get vaccinated, after the suspension of lockdown restrictions that were instituted in June. This is according to Dr Immaculate Ampaire
Read More
The High Court has issued a temporary injunction restraining the ongoing investigations into the judicial work and duties of Cissy Kawuma Mudhasi by the Uganda Police Force and State House Anti-Corruption Unit pending hearing and final determination of the main cause or until further orders of the same court. The
Read More
Mbale city council authorities have condemned the Shillings 3.5billion World Bank-funded classroom block at Nkoma Secondary School. According to the school management, the city authorities condemned the building after developing huge cracks exposing the learners to danger. The Ministry of Education and Sports Constructed the block in 2013 to decongest
Read More
By using the right infrastructure, dfcu Banks has embarked on a journey that will positively bring its brand promise; ‘Making More Possible’ to life for its customers across the country. With its latest campaign, ‘Banking at the Speed of U’, dfcu Bank hopes to fulfil two key objectives; the first is
Read More
