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18:40
18:40

Gov't Fails to Collect Payment for Nsambya Land 10 Years After 'Investors' Got it Parliament 2 1

Although Uganda Railways was meant to get 69.5 billion shillings for the 57 acres of land, 10 years later the Privatisation Unit has not yet succeeded to get this money which the owner -URC- desperately needs.
17:37
17:37

Regional Referral Hospitals to Receive New Non Contact Eye Equipment Eye care 3 1

Eye care providers are using handheld devices to examine people’s eyes which exposes them to COVID-19 since they have to be very close to the eye and yet there is safe better modern equipment.
17:09
17:09

Parliament Finally Passes NSSF Bill Allowing Midterm Access workers 1 7

The bill also streamlined the supervision of the 15 trillion shilling fund between the Ministries of Gender and of Finance. The workers, government, and the Gender committee agreed to have the Ministry of Gender supervise the social security aspect, while the Ministry of Finance will be in charge of the finance and investment aspects.
16:44
16:44

Whereabouts of Three Sheikh Kirevu Family Members Unknown -Family 1 2

Police claimed that Kirevu was killed, when its teams had gone to arrest him after getting information that he was recruiting people to join the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, a rebel movement based in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has been accused of being behind the recent spate of bombings in Kampala.
16:25
16:25

FGM Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic -Gov't 3

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the prevalence of FGM in Uganda had reduced and remained stagnant for more than five years at 0.3 percent, down from 1.4 percent in 2011. However, during the pandemic, records from health facilities show that the vice had increased by 56 percent.
15:48
15:48

People Living with Epilepsy Find Solace in Drug Banks Makerere University 6

Without the free government drugs on the essential medicines list, epileptic patients have to pay about 500 Shillings per tablet and yet require up to four tablets each day.
15:26
15:26

Gov’t Issues Guidelines for Admissions in Vocation Institutions 1 3

Previously, selection for TVET institutions had been conducted by the national selection committee alongside S.1 and S.5.
15:03
15:03

Three Nominated for Best Male Player Award FUFA Awards 1 1

The players who have been nominated are the Vipers SC Bobosi Byaruhanga and Abdul Aziizi Kayondo and Erick Kambale of Express FC.
09:30
09:30

MPs Question Ministers on Akii-Bua and Buhinga Stadia Status 4 1

Lugoloobi said that all these projects that were dropped would be prioritized in the next cycle of programming for the period 2021- 2023.
09:17
09:17

Cheptegei Nominated for Male World Athlete of the Year Award joshua cheptegei 1

The other nominees include Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge who also won gold in the Olympics marathon, Norway’s Karsten Warholm who also won gold in 400m hurdles at the Olympics, US’s Ryan Crouser, and Sweden’s Pole Mondo Duplantis.
08:51
08:51

Silverbacks to Miss World Cup Qualifiers Due to Lack of Funds 1 Top story

“The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association FUBA on a very sad note wishes to inform you that Senior National Men’s National Basketball team the silverbacks will not compete at the FIBA World Cup qualifiers window 1 in Benguela Angola from 26th to 28th of November 2021,” part of the press release reads.
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