The blood donation drive, slated for January 30-31, 2025, is a response to the high demand for blood at Kitgum General Hospital and other health facilities in the district.shortage, which has compromised healthcare services
The 2 to 21-kilometer run, held within Arua City, was organized by the West Nile Education Trust Fund to mobilize funds for supporting students from the region to join universities on private sponsorship.
Masitula Nangwali, a prominent maize farmer from Namisindwa District, laments the inability to sell her produce across the border despite harvesting 20,000 tonnes of maize each season. She notes that while maize prices in Uganda range from UGX 500 to UGX 1,000 per kilogram, prices in Kenya are significantly higher, between UGX 2,500 and UGX 3,000.
Uganda Radio Network also established that the Defence team’s visit was meant to assess the views of the affected communities in Uganda on the value and desirability of absentia proceedings against Kony.
The move comes against the backdrop of recent backlash from African lawyers who criticized the ICC registry of bias in selecting lawyers to represent Joseph Kony.
Oliver Kishelo, a coffee and matooke farmer from Bulambuli, expressed concern over government policies that allow counterfeit agricultural inputs on the market. She noted that many food crops grown with inorganic fertilizers lack the natural taste and aroma that consumers expect.
Patrick Owori, Executive Director of the Human Rights and Environmental Concerns Activists (HURECA), which is part of CSBAG, noted that local governments lack structured climate financing strategies, especially in safeguarding protected areas in Busoga and Bukedi. He pointed out that the sub-regions are known for rice farming in wetlands, and without deliberate financial support for alternative livelihoods, it is difficult to convince encroachers to leave these areas.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says they received intelligence information that the suspects were traveling in a vehicle registration number UBB 824L Prado heading towards Kampala. Security immediately mounted a road block and intercepted the suspects on Friday morning and arrested them.
When the three East African countries secured the rights to host AFCON, Tanzania was the only one with a CAF-approved stadium, the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Uganda later joined the ranks when its newly refurbished Mandela National Stadium received temporary approval to host continental games
Speaking at the closing of a two-day retreat for the officers at Source of the Nile Hotel in Jinja City on Tuesday evening, Babalanda expressed her concerns over the lack of cohesion among some RDCs, their deputies, and DISOs in Busoga.
On Thursday last week, the NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobiwine suspended the deputy head of mobilization, Moses Bigirwa, Andrew Muwanguzi, the acting head of patriotism and ideology, Bamu Lulenzi, the coordinator Busoga sub-region, Jamal Mukuve, the acting youth coordinator, Busoga sub-region and Saulo Nsongambi, the acting NUP coordinator in Jinja city for alleged misconduct.
While representing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, at the eighth coronation anniversary of the Kyabazinga, HRH Gabula Nadiope IV on Tuesday, Kadaga stressed that Nyege Nyege is the only festival which earns both direct and indirect incomes for traders within Busoga sub region and canceling it will definitely cripple their economy.
The campaign involves sensitization of communities in safeguarding electricity lines, on the newly amended electricity act, with emphasis on the penalties involved.
