Updated at 2109 FEB 20th 2022. The orthodox church in Uganda has got a new Archbishop to replace the late Jonah Lwanga who died in September 2021. Archbishop Jonah Lwanga died at the age of 76 in Athens Greece and was buried at the orthodox headquarters of St. Nicholas Namungoona in Rubaga division. The replacement…
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High Court In Jinja Maintains Nadiope As Kyabazinga Of Busoga.
Updated at 1639 EAT on FEB 18 2022. Jinja high Court today ruled on the alleged illegality of the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom, William Gabula Nadiope IV, in a case filed by the chief of Bulamogi, Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, shortly after the former’s election in September 2014. In the judgement read by the deputy…
Uganda Railways Corporation owes NSSF Shs2.8 billion
Updated at 1915 EAT on FEB 17th 2022 Members of Parliament are concerned how Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) accumulated a debt of over Shs2.8billion in unpaid remittances to National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The MPs sitting on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) made the observation while meeting officials from URC…
Heavy penalties in proposed cyber law
Updated at 1525 EAT on FEB 16th 2022. Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Hon Muhammad Nsereko (has been granted leave by Parliament to introduce a law on cyber-harassment which prescribes hefty fines, lengthy jail terms, a ban from holding public office and loss of office for convicted offenders. Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to…
Minister denies conflict of interest in Terego and Madi-Okollo border dispute
Updated at 1511 EAT on FEB 16 2022 The State Minister for Urban Development, Hon Mario Obiga Kania, has rejected allegations that he is conflicted in the reaffirmation of boundaries between Terego and Madi-Okollo districts. Obiga Kania, who is the Terego East County Member of Parliament, told a sitting of the House on Tuesday, 15…
Health Minister: Uganda’s COVID-19 third wave over
Updated at 1436 EAT on FEB 16th 2022 Uganda is past the third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has announced. She revealed this during a press briefing at the health ministry headquarters in Kampala, Tuesday. “While the country is out of the 3rd COVID-19 wave, registering a low positivity rate and…
LOP Mpuuga:NUP in no Hurry to choose EALA Candidate
Updated at 2006 EAT FEB 12th 2022 The National Unity Platform-NUP is not in a hurry to choose a candidate for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA due to the absence of the required guidelines, the Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has revealed. The East African Legislative Assembly-EALA is an organ of the East African Community-EAC…
HIV prevalence drops: Ministry of Health-Uganda
By Adam Bukenya | Friday, February 11th, 2022 The Ministry of Health has reported a general decline in the prevalence of HIV among the population as the fight against the scourge intensifies. Released yesterday in Kampala by the Ministry, the 2020 Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) report, indicates that the prevalence of HIV among…
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