Three nurses of Kawempe Hospital have been arrested for allegedly stealing drugs. They were arrested on Thursday by a team of detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the Police. The head of the Statehouse Anti-Corruption Unit, Col Edith Nakalema identified the suspects as Resty Namulindwa, an assistant nursing
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The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Central Executive Committee has named a section of Members of Parliament to sit on the Parliamentary Commission and others to chair Standing and Sectoral Committees of the 11th Parliament. The development is confirmed by the party Secretary General, Richard Todwong who in a
Read MorePresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Health and Education Ministries to use the Army Construction Brigade to undertake government construction projects. In his July 1st, 2021 letter addressed to the Minister of Education and Sports and Minister of Health, Museveni notes with concern that many government projects are taking
Read MoreUganda has received a combined US$5.6 million (about Ushs20 billion) from Sweden and Germany, as contribution towards the emergency needs of the refugee community in Uganda. The government of Sweden provided US$1.2 million (4.3 billion shillings), while US$4.4 million (Ushs15.7 billion) to support the World Food Program (WFP) in Uganda’s
Read MoreFinance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) has said the most immediate priority of Government is to lift the country out of the health and economic crisis, restore household incomes and protect the vulnerable. Kasaija made the remarks during a virtual public-private dialogue on COVID19 implications on life,businesses and jobs-Reflections on the FY 2021/22 budget.
Read MoreParliament is set to test all the 529 Members of Parliament and staff for covid-19 ahead of its opening next week. This is according to a letter by the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige to all MPs and Staff of the Parliamentary Service. "As you may be aware, Parliament is
Read MoreCoronavirus infections in the country are on the rise A hospital in Tanzania's Mwanza city has reported a oxygen shortage as the country records new coronavirus cases. The officer in charge of Bugando hospital, Fabian Masaga, said there had been an increase in the usage of oxygen. He said the
Read MorePostBank Uganda, a financial institution that is committed to transforming the lives and livelihoods of Ugandans, has been appointed to disburse the government COVID-19 relief funds to the select Ugandans impacted by the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown. As opposed to distributing food as was in the first lockdown, the
Read MoreThe Mobile Money industry on the whole has continued to thrive over the past 15 months compared to most other sectors of the economy, taking advantage of the opportunities created by the measures to contain COVID-19. The evolution of mobile money services in the year 2019/2020 was phenomenal partly driven
Read MoreThe Senior Superintendent of Police –SSP Norman Musinga, who is the Kampala metropolitan traffic police commander, has ordered police officers to pull-off number plates of vehicles without travel permits. The mostly targeted vehicles are those parked on City streets, shopping centres and private parking. Musinga’s directive is in response to
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