Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1828 EAT on Thursday 30th June 2022. A casual labourer has died after sliding into a boiler at Kakira Sweets manufacturing plant. 30-year-old Samuel Dhatemwa met his death at around 3 am on Wednesday while filling gas in the heating system of the boiler. According to the information obtained…
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MPs turn away Lira hospital officials over lack of accountability documents.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1631 EAT on 30th June 2022. The parliamentary public accounts committee – central government on Wednesday turned away officials from Lira Regional Referral hospital for failure to provide accountability documents. The officials led by the hospital director, Dr. J.S.O Obbo appeared before the committee for the second time to…
Kikuube Councillor arrested for attempting to assault minister.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1622 EAT on Thursday 30th June 2022. Nestroy Tumwesigye, the Kyangwali sub-county LC V councillor in Kikuube district spent the night in police cells over allegedly attempting to assault the state minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama. The incident occurred Wednesday during a sensitization meeting for the implementers…
Witness contradictions shock MPs in Namuli’s Shs 2bn land probe.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0908 EAT on Wednesday 29th June 2022. Legislators probing the contentious Shs 2.039 billion compensation to Natalia Namuli by the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) were treated to more shocking revelations Tuesday when witnesses gave even more contradicting accounts. Namuli, 79, is considered a ‘ghost’ among the six claimants who…
High fuel prices drive cars off roads.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0835 EAT on Wednesday 29th June 2022. Sky-high fuel prices are biting the country hard and have pushed higher the already high commodity prices. This undeniable reality of the high cost of urban living has forced many people in the capital to cut back on consumption. Many have parked…
Anti-Atwine protest case dismissed over lack of evidence.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2108 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. The Law Development Center (LDC) court has dismissed a case in which two activists were accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine. Augustine Ojobile and Sharif Kawooya were…
Government threats worsen teachers strike crisis.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0855 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. Classes have remained under lock and key despite the government threats and pressure on teachers to return to class or risk losing their jobs. Last week, teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) laid down their tools to compel the government…
4-year-old girl enrolled on HIV treatment after being defiled by 56-year-old man
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0833 EAT on 28th November 2022. A four-year-old girl in Luwero district has been enrolled on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to protect her from contracting HIV/Aids after being defiled by a 56-year-old man. The minor, a pupil in ‘baby class’ at Katuum Asubira primary school is alleged to have been…
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