By HICGI News Agency updated at 1312 on Saturday 30th April 22 The parliament of Uganda is concerned by the increasing number of visa denials to Ugandans including government officials. This on Thursday prompted the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Okello Olyem to issue a statement. Olyem who had no kind words for the…
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Corruption: Kampala insists on lifestyle audit despite Museveni.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1259 EAT on Saturday 30 April 2022. The inspector general of government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has announced that she will still conduct a lifestyle audit on government officials whose wealth does not match their known income. Kamya’s declaration comes four months after President Yoweri Museveni cautioned her…
UNICEF, WHO warn of larger measles outbreaks across the globe.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0849 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger further larger outbreaks, particularly measles among children in 2022, according to the World Health Organisation…
The electrocution of Lions raises many questions.
Updated by Kafeero Twaha at 1319 EAT on Thursday 28th April 2022: What you need to know. The Issue. Wildlife. The essence of coexistence is what authorities can turn to in the face of shrinking spaces for both wildlife and human economic activity. At least three Lionesses were on Tuesday found dead in the environs…
Property tax: KCCA approves Valuation court.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 13:00 EAT on Saturday 23 April 2022 Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) council has approved the city’s new Valuation court. The City Valuation court has powers similar to those of a Magistrate’s court. It is responsible for receiving complaints from those aggrieved by the property tax valuations from the…
Uganda Virus Research Institute investigates low Covid-19 cases
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1203 EAT on Friday 22 April 2022. The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has started a study to investigate why the country and some of its neighbours are reporting low COVID-19 cases. The study is expected to last four years and will look at what contribution the different COVID-19…
POISON: General buys antidote tablets.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0941 EAT on Wednesday 20th April 2022. For many high-profile politicians, the threat or fear of ingesting poison in public spaces remains an ever-present threat to their lives and livelihoods. And in the immediate aftermath of the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the government has struggled to calm the chaotic…
South Africa flood toll rises to 443 as delege eases.
By Kafeero Twaha at 1030 EAT on 17th April 2022 What you need to know. The loss of hundreds of lives and thousands of homes as well as the economic impact and the destruction of infrastructure calls for all hands on deck” said Ramaphosa. The death toll from the flood that has battered South Africa’s…
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