State Minister for Health, Robinah Nabbanja Parliament has unanimously rejected a move by government to withdraw the National Health Insurance Bill, 2019.Robinah Nabbanja, the State Minister for Health announced that the government was withdrawing the bill, moments after the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga called for its second reading this
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National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has signed a Shs5bn contact with Updeal Uganda Limited to construct a water project in Hoima City ahead of the anticipated oil production. The project is aimed at solving water crisis in the new city commonly referred to as the oil city. While signing the contract
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The main gate that enters Gen. Andrew Gut's ancestral home in Iriiri/URN photo A combined force of the army and police in Napak district are hunting for the group of unknown thugs who broke into the ancestral home of the General Court Martial Chairperson, Lt. General Andrew Gutti and made
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Some of the Ambulances at Arua Referral hospital during the first corona positive case in Arua Case management center. An Ambulance belonging to Arua Regional referral hospital has gone missing from the hospital parking yard. The hospital authorities realized that the Toyota Land Cruiser ambulance registration number UG 6812M was missing
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Mitsuhiro Furusawa, IMF Deputy Managing Director The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of SDR 123 million (50 percent of quota or about US$174.2 million or Shs638.3bn) to South Sudan under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). This is the second IMF financial assistance to South Sudan
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Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) Director-General Deusdedit Kakoko (pictured) has been arrested over alleged embezzlement of 3.6bn Tanzanian shillings ($1.5m; £1m). The newly-elected President Samia Suluhu recently read the auditor's latest report, saw that the money was unaccounted for and ordered country's anti-corruption bureau to start an investigation. Mr Kakoko was
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ULC Chairperson, Beatrice Nyakaisiki Byenkya Uganda Land Commission (ULC) has admitted that part of the disputed Land where Kyambogo University is sitting belongs to Kabaka of Buganda. ULC says the land was erroneously given out by the former leadership when Baguma Isoke was ULC Chairperson. Kyambogo University and Buganda Kingdom are claiming
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UGLA members are in Kasese District this week for their annual general meeting Local government LCV chairpersons are asking government to give them pension. They claim that their counter parts in parliament are already enjoying several benefits. The leaders argue that they serve more responsibilities and electoral areas compared to members of
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UCDA officials led by Managing Director, Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira (R) appearing before Agriculture Committee Members of Parliament sitting on Agriculture Committee protested Cabinet decision to implement last minute budget cuts to a tune of Shs490bn to mainly to Agriculture agencies. The MPs are scrutunising ministerial policy statements for 2021/2022 budget. They argue that Agriculture sector has been
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Uganda’s cumulative outstanding amount of deemed energy (unconsumed electricity) stands at Shs110.79bn as at 30th June, 2020, the Auditor General has revealed. In his February 2021 report to Parliament, the Auditor General, John Muwanga warns that the debt is unsustainable and may cause a significant strain on government resources if not passed through the
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