All posts tagged "National News"

Gov’t bans Oxygen Usage at home on Covid Patients

The government has warned health workers and caregivers against administering oxygen to Covid-19 patients while at home or other undesignated places. This...

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Each Ugandan to get Shs 100,000 as Covid-19 relief cash

The office of the Prime Minister has announced that they plan to give out Shs100,000 to each Ugandan in the category of...

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Crime

Police officer stabbed by colleague to death at security checkpoint

LUWEERO DISTRICT: A police officer in Luweero District was on Wednesday stabbed death by a colleague at a checkpoint for reportedly defying...

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Lifestyle

Gen Wilson Mbadi: Full Profile and biography of Uganda’s new CDF

President Yoweri Museveni the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces on Thursday June 24, 2021 appointed Lt. Gen Wilson Mbadi as the...

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Museveni Declares June 25 a National Public Holiday for Covid-19 Prayers

STATE HOUSE | UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has declared tomorrow, Friday, June 25, 2021 a National Public holiday countrywide to hold national...

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Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi named Chairperson of Buganda Parliamentary Caucus

Butambala County Member of Parliament (MP) Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been named the new Chairperson of the Buganda Parliamentary caucus after sailing...

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NUP’s Katongole ‘Omutongole’ Eyes Kayunga LC5 Chairmanship

KAYUNGA DISTRICT: Veteran Radio Personality and Presenter Katongole Dennis popularly known as Katongole ‘Omutongole’, has set his eyes high on becoming the...

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Masindi Health workers lay down tools over lack of protective gear

MASINDI: Health workers at Masindi General Hospital have laid down their tools due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-(PPE). Most of the...

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Just In

NUP endorses Muwanga Kivumbi for Buganda Parliamentary Caucus chairperson

The National Unity Platform (NUP) on Tuesday endorsed Butambala County MP Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi as the flag bearer in the race...

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Bebe Cool’s Wife Zuena narrates how she survived Covid-19 at Mulago

Musician Big Size Bebe Cool’s wife Zuena Kirema recently survived Covid-19 at Mulago and today she came out to narrate how she...

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Health

KCCA dispatches 18 ambulances for emergency health response

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has sent out 18 ambulances to offer emergency health response to the residents across the...

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FULL LIST: Kadaga, 16 ministers miss Cabinet swearing-in over Covid-19

A total of Seventeen (17) newly appointed ministers on Monday, June 21, 2021, missed the cabinet swearing in at Kololo Independence Grounds...

Deputy RDC beaten up by police for violating curfew time

The Deputy Resident Commissioner for Ibanda District, Mr Seif Katabazi, was on Sunday evening beaten up by one of the police officers...

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Education

UNEB Postpones Release of 2020 Examination Results

KAMPALA– The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has pushed further the release of 2020 national examination results following the recently modified covid19...

Crime

COVID19: Policeman arrested hiding traders in Kampala Arcades

A police officer is one of the several people to have been arrested downtown Kampala today as security officers enforcing Covid-19 Standard...

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Patients flee Budaka hospital as four succumb to Covid 19

BUDAKA: Dozens of In-patients and caretakers at Budaka Health IV have deserted their wards after four covid-19 patients died at the health...

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Breaking

Private Sector Foundation Boss Gideon Badagawa succumbs to Covid-19

JUST IN: Mr. Gideon Badagawa the Executive Director of Private Sector Foundation Uganda has died. Badagawa, 54, is said to have died...

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New Cabinet ministers to swear in today

NATIONAL: The newly-appointed and approved Cabinet will be sworn in today Monday, June 21, at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. According to...

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Covid-19 Relief: Govt to give direct cash via mobile money

KAMPALA: The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon Robinah Nabbanja has said the government will now use mobile money to deliver cash to...

Govt Issues new guidelines to apply for Covid19 movement stickers online

The Ministry of Works and Transport has released the procedure to be followed by members of the public, especially the essential workers...

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Court

Police ofﬁcer fired over sh500,000 bribe

COURT | POLICE | CORRUPTION: A Police detective has lost his job for receiving a sh500,000 bribe from Isaac Ojok. According a court ruling, issued Tuesday...