Two Guns Recovered from Suspected Mental Patient

By Our Reporter Residents of kalengero village in malongo subcounty Lwengo district have been thrown into panic after a suspected mental health man moved around the village with two AK47 riffles and two magazines. Mark Kyalisiima a pastor in Lwengo approached the man whom he suspected of having a mental health challenge and asked him…

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NSSF Saga: Parliament Directs Gender Minister To Give Status Report:

By Brenda Namugenyi. The Speaker of parliament Anita Among, has directed the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi to present to the House a statement on the current status of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). NSSF, whose portfolio stands at Shs17.9 trillion has recently been marred with allegations of corruption and…

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Kasese Catholic Diocese, Kithende Hostels In Bitter Land Wrangle

By Our Reporter Kasese catholic diocese and Kithende Hostels Project are involved in a bitter wrangle over land at Rwentutu village, Lake Katwe Sub County in Busongora County South, Kasese district. The land in question is about 200 acres along the Kabirizi – Kyarumba road. The conflict between the two institutions started in 2005/2006 with…

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Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste

Japan’s planned release of wastewater from the Fukushima power plant raises concerns in Pacific Island nations that are still grappling with the legacy of nuclear testing decades ago. Pacific Island nations have urged Japan to delay the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears it could contaminate fishing grounds. The appeal…

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Kisaka Explains Cost of AFDB Funded City Roads

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka has come out to clarify on the alleged inflated cost of its ongoing Roads Rehabilitation Project (KCRRP) road works. Funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the project costing $288m will see a total of at least 30 roads across the city rehabilitated. As we…

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FULL LIST: Govt orders 30 universities to acquire charter status

The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has asked all universities across the country who are still operating on provisional charters to present their roadmaps for acquiring full ones by March. Currently, the country has 11 private chartered and 32 private provisionally licensed universities.Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, the executive director of NCHE, Prof Mary…

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Kenya seeks to address challenges facing migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is one of the key destinations for Kenya’s domestic workers. Data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection shows that in 2022 alone nearly 80,000 domestic workers secured jobs in the Arab country. These migrant workers have also formed part of the largest pool of diaspora remittances. In 2021, the East African…

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