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07:30
07:30

Mbarara Hospital Collaborates with Korean Organization to Resettle 14 Homeless People MRRH 1

Halson Kagure, the Communications Manager of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital explains that many of the stranded individuals arrive as patients, while others are left at the hospital by relatives for unknown reasons.
12:13
12:13

IGG Investigates Allegations of Sexual Harassment at Bishop Stuart University 5 1

Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe the Deputy Inspector General of Government, who was accompanied by the University Chancellor Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa said that they received reports through the complaints desk about lecturers sexually exploiting female students in exchange for marks.
19:53
19:53

Pictorial: Justice Kenneth Kakuru's Burial Judiciary

The late Kakuru, 65 died on Tuesday at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
19:20
19:20

Justice Kenneth Kakuru Buried Amidst Downpour Judiciary 5 1 Top story

The Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo said Kenneth Kakuru was a very genuine person who was never an arrogant but pleasant, caring, loyal friend and never kept any grudge for long and he apologized if someone disrespected Justice Kakuru noting that it was a matter of communication.
13:08
13:08

Mbarara City Clerk Directs Nomination of Disqualified Candidates for Boda Boda Elections 2

On Tuesday, City Clerk Assy Abirebe Tumwesigire wrote to Kiggundu directing him to nominate the two candidates. He explains that the grounds for their disqualification are not stipulated in the Association's Constitution.
14:32
14:32

Probabtion Officers Demand for a Remand Home in Ankole 4

The leaders want resources availed for the construction of a remand home arguing that the absence of a remand home is breeding more criminals because the children are released back to commit more crimes.
10:11
10:11

Human Rights Defenders Want Government To Expedite Protection Bill 4 1

Robert Kirenga, the Chairperson of the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda, says that they face harassment, intimidation, interference, and persecution in the course of their work noting that the Government has continued to apply laws that seek to restrict their work and silence them.
07:16
07:16

Botched Mbarara City Boda Boda Rider's Nominations Resume Today 3 2

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Richard Kigundu, says that he disqualified the complainants on grounds that they don't have stages within the city while others had a criminal record, and lacked clearance letters from the District Internal Security Officer and supporting signatures for their nomination.
18:50
18:50

Equal Opportunities Commission Handles 100 Cases in Mbarara, Isingiro Legal Clinic 4 1

Hajjat Safiya Nalule Juuko, the Chairperson of the Commission says that the free legal clinic was an initiative to extend the services of the commission to the people in the countryside, who would otherwise find difficulty in registering complaints in the absence of regional offices.
16:38
16:38

Prisons Authorities Want More Plea Bargaining Sessions for Petty Offenders 2 3

Innocent Draville, the Officer in Charge of Mbarara Main Prison says since 2014 when the plea bargain initiative started in Mbarara, a total of 1,276 capital cases have been handled and disposed of compared to the 281 petty offences noting that more efforts are needed to advocate for petty offenders to enroll for plea bargaining.
11:41
11:41

Prison Warder Kills Girlfriend, Commits Suicide 2

Frank Baine, the Uganda Prisons Spokesperson, says the incident is unfortunate for the force describing it as a relationship gone wrong.
16:00
16:00

3000 Customary Land Owners To Get Land Titles in Mbarara 4

Kasagara says people in Mbarara have lived on customary land, which they inherited from their grandparents and ignored the need to get titles escalating wrangles.
14:28
14:28

Rwentanga Farm Institute Graduates Up in Against Uganda Veterinary Board 6 3

Nathan Bakundane, one of the affected para vets, says that he has worked for the last three years until the National Drug Authority confiscated his drugs and asked to present a licence from the veterinary board in vain.
12:56
12:56

Congestion in South Western Region Prisons Worries Officers 4 2

Innocent Draville, the Officer in Charge of Mbarara Main Prison, says that the facility that was constructed to host only 324 inmates currently accommodate 2581. He says that the inmates now sleep in turns because of space problems.
12:36
12:36

Mbarara District Council Rejects Sub County Land Committee Members 4

For Bukiro and Bubaare sub-counties, their district councillors said that the names brought to the council for approval had not been taken through the sub-county councils for verification and so were not fit for approval by the district council.
13:37
13:37

CSOs Decry School Dropout Among Batwa Community 5 1

Sicola Tumwebaze, a strategy officer at Action for Batwa Empowerment Group (ABEG) says that out of the 220 Batwa household visited, 140 never attained formal education despite the introduction of Universal Primary and Secondary Education.
20:15
20:15

Key Suspect in Murder of IHK Nurse Arrested 2 2

Samson Kasasira, Rwizi regional police Spokesperson, says that people came out voluntarily to give police information about the whereabouts of Shimanya leading to his arrest.
07:47
07:47

Court of Appeal Commences Hearing Criminal Cases in Mbarara criminal session 1 2

The one-month session which will be conducted via Zoom Technology will handle 40 cases and will be presided over by a panel of three judges; Justice Elizabeth Musoke, Justice Remmy Kasule and Justice Stephen Musota.
10:02
10:02

Health Workers in Ankole Petition RDC Over Harassment During Curfew Hours 4 1

Dr. Agaba said they have received reports from twenty doctors who were harassed and five others who were arrested.
10:19
10:19

Boda boda Riders Want Corona Virus Messages Translated into Vernacular COVID -19 outbreak 1 6

Ouokunda Sergious Salongo, the Chairperson Boda Boda Mbarara Municipality says government usually forgets the illiterate people whenever it issues key messages.
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