A 34th minute header from skipper Andy Mwesigwa and a Geoffrey Walusimbi penalty early in the second half were followed by solo efforts from Geoffrey Massa and Emma Okwi late in the game to send the Cranes through on a 5-3 aggregate win.
Arua district council has launched a fundraising drive to raise money to construct a multi-million shilling council complex whose work has delayed for the last ten years.
Masaka Municipal councilors are blaming what they call corruption in the office of the Town Clerk for the failure to implement the budget estimates for 2011/2012 financial year.
Up to 157 students hailing from Nsambya sub-county in Kyankwanzi district have petitioned the Ministry of Education and Sports demanding to benefit from Universal Secondary Education (USE) programme.
The new development is among a few reforms by the government to ease doing business in the country. This opportunity is also provided for in the Companies Act, passed by parliament in March 2002, which allows a one-person business to get registered as a company.
Jinja District Psychosis Medical Officer Emmanuel Mufumba has expressed concern over the increased cases of mental illness in the district. According to the Ministry of Health, up to 20% of Uganda’s population has some degree of mental illness, ranging from anxiety and depression to severe madness. This represents close to seven million out of the 35 million Ugandans.
The Inspector General of Police Lieutenant General Kale Kayihura has directed all police commanders to adopt military tactics of section formation in the force to counter terrorism threats. Kayihura says section formations like military platoons help in controlling and commanding the force against any security threat.
Cholera patients at Ruunga landing site in Kigorobya sub county Hoima district, are treated in an ill-equipped treatment center. A dilapidated house, formerly a worship centre according to residents, was turned into a cholera treatment centre about two months ago when the disease outbreak was reported in the area.
Chris Opoka Okumu, one of Uganda’s nine representatives at the East African Legislative Assembly—EALA, says his party, the Uganda People’s Congress, duly nominated him for to contest.
There is need for widening the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) market in order to capture all bank credits as well as all forms of credit ahead of its liberalization in November this year, a CRB expert has said. The Ministry of Finance plans to open the operations of the CRB to more players, breaking the three-year monopoly by Compuscan, a Bank of Uganda mandated firm.
Uganda will have two swimmers at the 2012 London Olympics after Ganzi Mugula was cleared by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming body FINA on Friday.
The Uganda Cranes need nothing less than an emphatic victory of at least two un-answered goals to eliminate Congo Brazzaville on Saturday afternoon in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Namboole Stadium.
Ian Kamusiime, a second year student of education was discontinued on the orders of the University Secretary, Aliza Mary Dutki. Kamusiime had just been released from Kabale Central Police Station where he spent two weeks after he was arrested for alleged defilement.
The newly elected Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly – EALA, Margaret Zziwa has promised to reach out and reconcile with her opponent for the post, Dora Byamukama. Zziwa said in an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network that after the elections, she is now Speaker for all EALA representatives and would make sure she serves all the members equally.
