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Lady Justice Abodo urges excellence as UJOA elects second female president
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (142+ words) The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Frances Abodo, has urged Judicial Officers to uphold excellence, unity, and compassion as UJOA elects its second female president. Abodo, who represented the Chief Justice Flavian Nzeija at the Uganda Judicial Officers Association annual general…...
Youngsters showcase their talents at Makerere event
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (140+ words) After training in the sport, youngsters of different age categories took part in the second edition of the Makerere University Karate Cadet and Junior Championships with the intention to hone their skills in the sport. Karate among youngsters is intended…...
HEALTH FOCUS: Concerns grow over missing contraceptives
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (146+ words) Uganda continues to invest billions of shillings in family planning commodities every year'contraceptives that are meant to be provided free of charge in public health facilities. But concerns are growing over leakages of these public supplies into private-sector channels, a…...
Investigations continue at MP Among's Kigo home
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (166+ words) Security operatives, led by the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID), today sealed off another residence of former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among in Kigo, Kampala. According to reports, it is a probe into alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering. Meanwhile most of…...
Gov't intensifies Ebola surveillance ahead of Martyrs Day
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (155+ words) As the Ministry of Health intensifies surveillance following the confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, Bwera General Hospital at the Mpondwe-Lubiriha border in Kasese District is appealing for additional medical supplies to strengthen its response capacity. On Saturday, the…...
Outgoing Kira Municipality MP shares future plans
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (152+ words) One-On-One With Ssemujju: MP says Uganda has commercial opposition NTV Uganda As the country settles into the newly constituted 12th Parliament following the swearing in of Members of Parliament, attention now shifts to the election of a new Speaker who will…...
Parliamentary Diplomacy: lessons from the 11th house
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (111+ words) NTV Uganda In the grand theatre of nations, a single Parliament can quietly shape a country's standing " sometimes as a beacon of sovereignty, other times as a lightning rod for controversy. As Uganda's 12th Parliament begins its journey, the curtain falls…...
New Bukomansimbi South MP vows to fight corruption
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (159+ words) Fresh from a bruising electoral battle in Bukomansimbi South, newly-sworn MP Hassan Mukiibi Sserunjogi has declared war on corruption, vowing to crack down on district officials accused of embezzling public funds within his first 100 days in office. The independent legislator,…...
Analysts pin corruption to weak investigative institutions
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (9+ words) NTV Uganda...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (383+ words) The DRC health ministry had said on Friday that 80 people had died in the new outbreak in the eastern province. The 17th outbreak in the country, where'Ebola'was first identified in 1976, could in fact be much larger, given the high positivity rate…...