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Seventy-seven percent of the teachers in private schools didn’t return after the shutdown. This is according to a new survey by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC). Rehema Kahunde, a researcher at the Makerere University-Based centre says that they did a survey in 22 districts, a month after the school reopening. During the study, they [...]
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The Catholic Church is soliciting for more than 1 billion shillings to Facilitate preparations for the June 2022 Uganda Martyrs Day. Addressing a press conference at Nsambya Catholic Secretariat, the Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic diocese, Robert Muhiirwa says this year, they are in need of at least Shillings 1billion to help them organise the [...]
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Government has been urged to fast track implementation of the climate change and disaster management legislations to mitigate disasters arising from climate change. The call has been made during a workshop on Climate Smart Legislation and Disaster Preparedness in Uganda organized by Uganda Red Cross in conjunction with the Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction. [...]
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A key suspect in the murders that occurred in the Masaka sub-region has gone missing. About 15 suspects including two MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Makindye West and Kawempe North respectively, were arrested in relation to the killing of 26 people in the districts of Lwengo and Masaka. The suspects are waiting to [...]
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The Constitutional Court in Kampala has ruled that Parliament and the Electoral Commission violated the constitution in creating new constituencies. The Parliament of Uganda together with the Electoral Commission has since the seventh Parliament in 2001 demarcated new constituencies and thereby increasing the size of Parliament. A panel of five Constitutional Court Justices have ruled [...]
Court of Appeal has just confirmed the election of MP Nansana Municipality Wakayima Musoke Hannington Nsereko after dismissing the election petition appeal filed by loser Musoke Hamis Walusimbi with costs. The Court ruling read by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire; found that Walusimbi filed the election appeal out of time, he didn't carry out due diligence on [...]
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The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health, Samalie Namukose has asked Members of Parliament to strengthen laws and policies related to food and nutrition. Namukose made the appeal at the start of a four-day Parliamentary Nutrition week. Namukose said that the Food and Drug Act has not been amended since [...]
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The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is about to start conducting bone marrow transplant treatment for children who present with blood cancers. The Executive Director, Dr. Jackson Orem made the revelation during a pre-conference meeting ahead of an upcoming International Society of Paediatric Oncology Conference. The conference will attract experts from fifty African countries in Uganda [...]
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The chairperson of the Health Committee of Parliament Francis Ayume has called for opening up the treatment of mental health patients to the private sector. Ayume was speaking during a meeting held with officials from Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital and Uganda Psychiatric Association on the Public Health Amendment Bill 2022. Ayume remarked that the [...]
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MPs have highlighted high commodity prices as one of the issues they want President Yoweri Museveni to explain during an NRM parliamentary caucus meeting tomorrow. Government chief whip Thomas Tayebwa has summoned the NRM caucus for a meeting at Kololo. The caucus will meet on Wednesday at 2pm and it is expected to interact with [...]
