All posts tagged "National News"

70% of farmers in Adjumani are women – Self-Help Africa

Hon Korina Ondoa the secretary for production also pledged support by the district especially her office in supporting the organisation to carry...

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Police reinstates highway roadblocks ahead of Christmas season

The directive comes just two months after the President in October 2022 ordered the removal of all highway roadblocks citing complaints by...

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President Museveni departs for US-Africa Leaders’ Summit 2022

President Yoweri K Museveni, has today left for the United States of America (USA) to attend the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit set for...

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Health officials raise concern over UTIs among school girls

According to a report from city health officials, about 50 percent of young girls get UTIs almost every two months.

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16 arrested over vandalism of Electricity Infrastructure in Mukono

Enanga says an assortment of 46 pieces of electricity tower angle bars and pylons, bundles of electric cables and 3 cylinder heads...

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Four arrested after UPDF officer killed, dumped in swamp

Oyam DPC Mubangizi said the deceased's body was later taken to the UPDF Fourth Division headquarters in Gulu District for an autopsy...

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IGG: Uganda loses shs 9.1 trillion a year to corruption

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Ms Beti Olive Kamya has revealed that the government loses at least shs 9.1 trillion per...

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REVEALED: Museveni tells why roads are closed when he is moving

The President revealed this while addressing the country last Friday saying until they have dealt with ADF decisively, the inconvenience caused by...

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Tragedy as lightning strikes seven cows dead in Kasese

Kahita’s son, Bright Wamala, says that after milking he released the cows for grazing but a few minutes later, he received a...

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ADJUMANI: Female refugees shun alcohol brewing for vocational skills training

A section of refugee women in Ayilo 1 refugee settlement in Adjumani have defied the odds by joining the trade under the...

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IGANGA: Parents urged to keep children in schools as RDC launches Kirunda Foundation

RDC was concerned with the number of school-going children who are being impregnated by men and fellow minors saying that it's a...

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Marking 2022 PLE, UCE Exams underway – UNEB

According to UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule, the 41 centres are being hosted at schools of which UCE will be marked at 20...

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Two dead, scores injured in Kampala – Masaka highway accident

The accident involved a Toyota Noah and a Toyota Hiace commuter taxi, in an incident that happened near Jalia City's one-stop centre...

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Govt unveils five-year fiscal policy

The State minister for Planning, Mr Amos Lugoloobi, said it seeks to, among others, ensure that total public debt in nominal terms...

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Vine Academy Aircraft crashes at Kimaka Airstrip in Jinja

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Spokesperson, Mr Vianney Luggya confirmed the accident, saying the affected student escaped unhurt and the situation is...

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Archbishop Kazimba condemns polygamous marriages in Otuke

During his pastoral visit that took place on Wednesday 16th November 2022, at Orum Archdeaconry in Otuke district, the archbishop urged men...

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Man stabs wife and cousin to death after he caught them in sex act in his bed

Jimmy Patrick Okema, the North Kyoga police spokesperson confirmed the report and said the murder incident happened on November 14, after the...

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UNICEF stuck with Multi-million Water Project in Adjumani Health Facility

The motorized project is part of the shs 700m water projects covering gov't institutions in three sub-counties of Adjumani including; Chiforo, Pachara...

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Gov’t orders early closure of schools due to Ebola

According to the Education Minister, First Lady Janet K Museveni, all schools must close on November 25th this month, two weeks earlier...

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Minister Babalanda cautions Rakai district leaders against poor service delivery

Hon. Babalanda also tasked the Office of the RDC in Rakai to always audit the delivery of services in the district while the...

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EBOLA: Health Ministry, US Embassy clash over Shs85bn funds, calls for accountability meeting

When confronted about the controversy on social media, Hon Muhanga stuck to her guns saying the Health Ministry had received no funding...

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Police rescue 5-year-old from kidnappers who wanted sh28 ransom, four arrested

A joint security team in Kiira region police has rescued a 5-year-old Shafiq Ssemambo who was abducted on October 29, 2022, from...

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