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Staff at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital in Soroti City have asked the government to expand the neonatal intensive care unit. This request follows the overwhelming number of pre-mature babies receiving treatment at the facility. Dr Florence Alaroker, a senior consultant paediatrician at the Soroti City hospital, said the unit, which has a capacity of about 10 beds, receives between two ...

Lira city is in a state of shock after a prominent businessman shot his son dead. Haji Joe Ogwang, a resident of Ireda Estate in Lira City East Division is accused of killing his son, Aaron Okello. The incident happened during a heated altercation at Tipper stage in Kamuswahili Cell on Tuesday. Reports indicate that a confrontation arose when Okello ...

In an incident that unfolded at a local police outpost, a male suspected motorcycle robber met his demise in a confrontation with law enforcement officials. The incident occurred on Tuesday when law enforcement authorities received a report of an alleged motorcycle robbery in progress along Nakivubo water channel. Responding swiftly to the call, police officers stationed at a nearby outpost ...

In a harrowing incident that unfolded at a shopping center in Texas, a  small engine plane crashed into the parking lot, sparking a fierce blaze that quickly engulfed nearby vehicles. The plane crash has left the community shocked and devastated. Eyewitnesses were left horrified as the aircraft lost control, hurtling toward the ground. The impact was instant, triggering a massive ...

A senior police officer has been arrested for participating in a robbery together with civilians and a UPDF officer. According to Hadija Namutebi, the Chief Political Commissar at Uganda Police, the incident happened on September 19, 2023. This is when a group of five men including a police officer at the rank of assistant superintendent, a UPDF officer with pistols and ...