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Soldiers cordon off the bomb explosion site A bomb explosion has killed one person on the spot and injured four others critically in Kapeeka trading center in Nakaseke district. The incident occurred around 9:00 am in Kapeeka central ward in Kapeeka town council. Moses Ssenfuma, the LC 3 Chairperson of

No new countries have achieved measles elimination, just a month to the end of the year. This is according to the World Health Organization-WHO. By the end of 2020, 81 countries had succeeded in sustaining their measles elimination status despite the pandemic. WHO reports in its latest statement that fifteen

Rebecca Kadaga, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, launching EACCR3 Scientists from Eastern Africa have pledged to conduct at least two research studies and groom several females and junior scientists in the next three years. They have pledged to attend fewer capacity-building workshops so as

Henry Okello Oryem addresses the German Business Delegation The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Cooperation, henry Okello Oryem, has said Uganda has an open, diversified and robust economy.  “It has well-developed financial and banking sector. The economy is well regulated and highly liberalized, all sectors

Deputy Speaker Anita Among has called for calm among MPs A section of Workers Representatives have expressed displeasure by the decision of Parliament administration to postpone for the second time a debate on the controversial National Social Security Amendment Bill 2021. Last week, Flavia Kabahenda (DWR Kyegegwa) who also doubles

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with Dr Monica Musenero President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned a section of people currently ‘shaking and attacking’ his minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero to back off lest they face his wrath. The audibly furiously president spent 10 minutes of his speech

 Minister of state for transport Fred Byamukama inspects the newly bought locomotive Members of Parliament have faulted Uganda Railway Corporation for purchasing old locomotives at a cost that was much higher than that of new locomotives. The Parliament Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise (COSASE) was today meeting

Minister Monica Musenero Parliament has  instituted an adhoc Committee that will look into allegations that Monica Musenero, Minister of Science and Technology mismanaged billions of funds released for the research leading to the manufacture of covid-19 vaccines. While announcing the Committee composition during the plenary sitting today, Deputy Speaker Anita Among