Speaking to URN in an interview, Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services in the Ministry said as people gear up for Valentine’s Day on Friday, they need to be aware that condoms don’t offer any protection against the disease which is currently high among sex workers and boda boda motorcyclists in Kampala.
According to results of Primary Leaving Examinations for Nakaseke district, atleast 253(4.6%) out of 5547 candidates that sat examinations failed whereas 102 cndidates didn’t turn up.
The report, titled “Who Owes Who? External Debts, Climate Debts, and Reparations in the Jubilee Year”, was released by ActionAid just as African leaders gather for the African Union Summit.
Special Forces Command (SFC) have arrested 14 people for blocking President Yoweri Museveni motorcade and plucking off the National Emblem from his vehicle. This incident according to security sources happened in Kansanga as Museveni headed to Entebbe State House.
Aceng noted that GAVI, the Vaccines Alliance has put aside funding to support local manufacture of vaccines in Africa but so far, no Ugandan company has picked interest and yet countries like South Africa, Senegal and Rwanda are already benefitting.
According to the ULS, the Chief Justice’s demands were a clear attempt to “weaponize the judiciary” to harass, intimidate, and silence Senior Counsel Isaac Ssemakadde, the head of the bar.
The children, aged between four and nine years, were arrested on Monday morning in an operation led by trading center committee members and Local Council One leaders.
Christina Naluyima, an 81-year-old recipient, expressed joy upon receiving the gadget, saying she plans to give it to her grandchildren to aid their studies and job searches.
The programme will be spearheaded by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development the Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund-CRVPF and will target more than 4000 youth in refugee settlements, Luwero, Kampala, Kasese, Mukono, Mubende, among other districts.
Led by Jesica Nafuna and Peter Khaukha, the parents vowed Wednesday to resist the move, arguing that Nabugobero has significantly improved the school’s image and performance.
The single structure was constructed by Palmat Consult Ltd to the tune of 347.5 Million Shillings funded under the development budget. It includes several offices and a detention cell for suspects.
In a letter dated 10th February 2025, Nawangwe had interdicted Muhwezi noting that the action was intended to investigate and verify any possible irregularities involved in his recruitment.
Private Sam Eyal, a police officer attached to Kwania Central Police Station reportedly shot dead, Desmond Okao, a 22-year-old son of Okii-me-Okabo clan and a resident of Alany cell in Teduka ward, Aduku town council in Kwania District.
Dr. Abedkane Willian, the Nebbi District Veterinary Officer, mentioned that although FMD cases have decreased in Kucwiny, the disease has spread to nearby sub-counties of Alala and Atego due to the booming animal trade during the festive season.
Dr. Godfrey Kimbugwe, a Senior Surgeon at Kitovu Hospital, states that the hospital has acquired the technology necessary to conduct advanced surgeries on patients with these conditions without making wide incisions in their bodies. This marks the first use of modern surgical methods in the greater Masaka subregion.
According to Capt. Edrin Mawanda, the 5th Division Information Officer, the couple was traveling from Amuru District to Lamwo District on a Bajaj motorcycle, registration number UGG 453U, when they were stopped by security personnel.
The company was suspended by the Ministry of Energy together with the security team in Amudat district following the death of two workers in two days in November 2024.
In the Acholi Sub-region, wild bushfires are a common occurrence during February, as locals burn grass to prepare for the upcoming planting season in March and to allow grass to regenerate for livestock feed.
Kilama and 32 others were convicted by the Pader District Chief Magistrate’s Court on March 9, 2023, for unlawful assembly and inciting violence. The charges resulted from a protest held on December 6 and 7, 2021, against security forces during the COVID-19 lockdown.
