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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah and Capt Mike Mukula have been elected as Second national Vice chairperson (Female) of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party and regional chairpersons for Northern Region and Eastern respectively. Other winners are former Rubaga North Member of Parliament Singh Katongole for Kampala region, Minister Chris Baryomunsi who defeated Amb. Matatyo ...

Ministry of Health in Uganda would like to inform the general public that results from covid-19 tests carried out on 19th August 2020 confirms 94 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of covid-19 cases in the country to 1,750. The fatalities are residents of Kampala, two males aged 45 and 31 years old and a 57 year old female ...

Young Climate Change activists led by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, are to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press their demands for tougher action to curb climate change. Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer from Germany and Belgians Anuna de Wever van der Heyden and Adélaïde Charlier were accompanied by a handful of climate protesters as they arrived at the chancellery for a ...

Residents in Kotido District, Northern Uganda are in total panic after Cholera outbreak which has so far killed a total of 11 people and over 100 other admitted at Kotido Health Centre IV, in very critical condition. Kotido District Information Officer, Mr Orisa Joseph said the sickness which emerged 2 weeks ago is caused by lack of enough latrines in ...

Police in Soroti today (19/8/2020) at around 0400hrs carried out an information led operation and arrested Obwalatum Micheal aged 22 years, a resident of Acetgwen Parish within Soroti City and Egadu Kenneth aged 32 years, a resident of Cell D, Moruapesur Ward within Soroti City who were seen offloading suspected stolen cattle. On seeing the police patrol vehicle, they attempted ...