A Deep Dive into Uganda’s Healthcare System: Progress Amid Persistent Challenges
In recent years, Uganda's healthcare system has been a canvas of both remarkable strides and persistent struggles. While significant improvements...
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BARE KNUCKLES! Mbarara LC5 boss sacks pal over corruption, vows revenge
Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Mbarara District LC5 Chairman, Didas Tabaaro aka Endagano Ensya, has sacked longtime friend Bernard Mugume aka Ekikondanjojo...
SHAME! NIRA boss dragged to court over cattle theft
The head of procurement at the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been dragged to court over alleged cattle...
MILK ROW! Museveni to hold talks with Ruto
President Museveni to set to hold talks with his counterpart, William Ruto of Kenya, over the recent restricted importation of...
FURY as gov’t moves to borrow from Kenyan money lenders to finance budget
Lawmakers on the joint Parliament Committees of National Economy and Finance were left furious after discovering that the Government is...
UNFAIR! MPs reject 90days leave for mothers who birth multiple children
Lawmakers have rejected the proposal to provide additional leave days for female employees who give birth to more than one...
UNEMPLOYMENT! Mps okay automatic contracts for casual workers after six months
Parliament has approved a provision in the Employment Amendment Bill 2022, mandating all employers to provide all employees with contracts...
CORNERED! Vendors grill Mbarara Woman Mp over missing shs60m market cash
Vendors in Mbarara District (Bwizibwera Roadside market) have ganged up against their Woman MP, Margaret Rwebyambu, over Shs60m which she...
FORBIDDEN PLEASURE! Hyena’s whopper gets paralyzed, shafts the nurse who treated him
Days to lockdown, many of my friends were asking me whether I had been circumcised for the second time. This...
BAILOUT! Parliament ‘gifts’ shs70Bn to bizman Magoola to boost his Pharmaceutical plant
Efforts by a section of Opposition MPs to warn Parliament against ‘gifting’ businessman Mathias Magoola with Shs70Bn to establish a...
ENGOLA SUCCESSOR! Intelligence report suggests defeat of son in Oyam north by-election
BY PEPPER INTELLIGENCE UNIT On Saturday, May 13, 2023, during the burial of late Minister Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola...
Manifesto Implementation and monitoring of service delivery are your key responsibilities – Minister Babalanda reminds RDCs
The Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda has told Resident District/ City Commissioners (RDCs/RCCs) that they should work...
COVID-19 hits cabinet, 10 ministers fight for life
The Speaker of Parliament, Among has revealed that some Ministers will not be able to attend plenary sittings and committee...
Budget hits shs52.7trn
The Minister of State for Planning, Henry Musasizi has revealed that the 2023/2024 national budget has increased to Shs52.7Trn, up...
RED FLAG! Parliament raises alarm on Shs86Trn public debt
Lawmakers have raised concern on the skyrocketing public debt, warning that the trend has left Uganda’s economy vulnerable and called...
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE! Key takeaways from NEMRA’s three-day doctoral academy
By Arinaitwe Rugyendo The Network for Education and Multidisciplinary Research Africa (NEMRA) Doctoral Academy, has concluded a successful three-day training...
DRIVERS’ NIGHTMARE! Parliament Okays shs2m fine for violating speed limit
Parliament has passed into law the Traffic and Road Safety Amendment Bill 2023, approving the proposal to increase fines for...
Gov’t, parliament clash over narcotic drugs new bill
Attorney General Kiwanuka Kiryowa clashed with lawmakers over attempts to reintroduce the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, and...
HOOK OR CROOK! Gold tax must be paid, AG insists
The Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa has insisted that despite some gold exporters dragging the Government to court in protest of...
Uganda’s public debt hits shs86Trn.
The Bank of Uganda has revealed that Uganda’s public debt has hit Shs86Trn, yet only Shs18.747Trn has been set aside...