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Saccos created to benefit from the Parish Development Model-PDM funds in Kitgum are struggling to operate following the alleged misappropriation of funds. Last week, 15 staff of Kitgum District were arrested over alleged misappropriation of Parish Development Model funds. They were arrested on the orders of the Deputy National Coordinator

Several unoccupied stalls at the newly constructed Arua main market in Central division are now being used to answer nature's calls despite the existence of thirteen public toilets at the facility. The vendors in the market suspect that the despicable practice is being perpetrated by intruders, especially at night. They

Chinese multinational appliance and electronics Manufacturer, Hisense has donated a hi-tech Ultrasound scan machine to the Ministry of Health (MOH). Sam Zhang Hao, the Executive Director of Hisense Uganda, says that the machine uses artificial intelligence in diagnosis. He explained that the Ultrasound scan machine, which is valued at about

Livestock owners in Orom Sub-county in Kitgum District have agreed to keep their animals in communal kraals to protect them from cattle rustlers. The farmers in Orom, Orom East, and Kiteny sub-counties in Kitgum district have since December 2021 suffered increased cattle raids following the disarmament exercise in Karamoja which

The government is proposing a new law on labour migration and the protection of migrant workers. Charles Engola, Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and Industrial Relations said that there is an urgent need for a law with a regulatory and monitoring mechanism to ensure that external laborers from Uganda

Jaro Hospital limited is in trouble for allegedly detaining Robert Sentogo, a 15-year-old boy because of the failure of his family to clear a medical bill of Shillings 4.8 million. The teenager's family has dragged Jaro Hospital, which is found in Kyaliwajjala, Namugongo in Wakiso district to the High Court

The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has said that about seven trillion shillings is locked up in undissolved disputes before the Commercial Division of the High Court. Owiny-Dollo revealed this while delivering the Annual Performance Report of the Judiciary at the High Court in Kampala on Wednesday. He said the monies

Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija The Banking industry has defended its changing mode of operation which sections of the public describe as less friendly, saying they have learnt from the effects of global shocks on the businesses and economies generally. In recent times, Bank of Uganda has compelled commercial banks to

The International Monetary Fund-IMF has suspended lending to Ugandans until the government settles the Shillings 8 trillion debt owed to the Bank of Uganda. State Minister for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Amos Lugoloobi told the Finance Committee of parliament that this credit was taken during the peak of the

The leaders of Zombo District performing artists and Zombo district gospel music association are bickering over the alleged illegal withdrawal of Emyooga cash. Zombo district performing artist association is accusing the District Commercial Officer Lamet Olum of reportedly conniving with the gospel music association members to change the signatories of