02 Jul 2020 · On Thursday, the Local Government State Minister, Jenifer Namuyangu officially operationalized Mbale City and inaugurated its interim leaders.
Atwine says that with the installation of new equipment and expansion of the hospital, the Ministry will elevate the facility to a regional referral hospital.
Connie Bwire, the Tororo, District Assistant Health officer says that they still have a challenge of lack of personal protective equipment in the district yet there are increasing COVID-19 cases in the community.
Struggle Investments Uganda Company LTD, based in Lira District constructed a block of two classrooms at Awali Primary School in Odek Sub-County without paying residents for the raw materials they supplied for the construction while Acakikwene Construction and General Supplies limited built two classroom blocks at Kalam-Omiya Primary but the walls have developed huge cracks.
Arua is one of the seven municipalities which were recently elevated by Parliament to attain city status effective today, July 1, 2020, as one of the initiatives to accelerate urbanisation through attracting direct investment and international support for infrastructure
Luweero District Human Resource Officer Bernard Okello explains that while joining the service, the parish chiefs submitted Diploma’s as the highest level of education attained. But in 2019 when the district announced new job slots, the parish chiefs applied for promotion with academic documents indicating that they had university Degrees.
Prof Freddie Ssengooba, a Public Health Specialist says that while Uganda is hailed for its ability to handle disease outbreaks, often, the country's response to epidemics is handled by unqualified people. He adds that often the people chosen to lead do not even know how the disease might look like.
