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There is a disagreement between Tea nursery bed farmers and government officials in 10 districts of western Uganda over the criteria to pay 10 billion shillings balance in compensation for spoilt seedlings that arose from poor guidance by public officials. The balance is to pay tea that dried up in

Private pharmacies that have been operating within Mulago National referral hospital have been kicked out following a directive by Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng on Friday. The minister instructed the National Drug Authority (NDA) to enforce closure of all private facilities operating within public health facilities. According to Abiaz

ICU Cabinet members led by Augustine Omare- Okurut holding a mic. The Iteso Cultural Union- ICU cabinet appointed by the former Emorimor has yielded to the rival group that appointed an interim leadership on Wednesday. The cabinet headed by the Prime Minister, Augustine Omare- Okurut made the declaration on Friday

Brian Wetaka, a former student of Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering in Kyambogo University who graduated in 2019, has jumped from the North Hall building at his alma mater and died. Wetaka was a resident of Ntinda and upon his death he left a note reading “I have decided

Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have praised the Health Monitoring Unit -HMU for handling the arrest of the Mulago Hospital Director professionally. The doctors who held a press conference this morning said while they have for long pushed for the disbandment of this state house formed medical supplies

Karimojong Warriors have vowed to attack security Security personnel deployed to end the lawlessness in Karamoja region are wondering who could be behind the cattle rustlers who have reached to the level of sending letters to the security in advance about their planed attack on its detaches.   Security sources

President Yoweri Museveni last month launched the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Shs490 billion programme is meant to eradicate poverty through execution of development activities at the parish level.   However, according to Joseph Kabuleta, the Leader of National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), PDM is doomed to fail.   Addressing the people

Prices of food commodities in Karamoja sub region has gone up after traders suspended supplying food to the drought-stricken region. The suspension of food supplies to Karamoja by traders follows continuous attacks by so-called Karimojong cattle rustlers on traders. Karamoja region gets 97% of its food commodities from the neighboring

Uganda Investment Authority-UIA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises-FSME to improve competence of domestic investors in the country. The MoU offers room to small local investors to improve working competence to the level of foreign investors in the country by securing for