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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that Parliament will foot the medical bills of Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North) once his documents are in order with the Uganda Medical Board. He made this  commitment during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 22 August 2023. This commitment follows social media concerns that Ssegirinya had not received financial support ...

A Rwandan citizen  identified as  Mr Manisa a resident of Kisaasi , Nakawa division has been remanded in custody in Uganda on charges of fraud read to him before Law Development Center Court principal magistrate Martins Kirya The individual is accused of engaging in fraudulent activities, leading to their detention as legal proceedings unfold. The individual stands accused of participating ...

Thailand’s former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been moved to a hospital for medical treatment after spending a single night in jail. He was admitted to a hospital shortly after his brief incarceration. The decision to move him to a medical facility was made in order to ensure that he receives appropriate and timely medical attention. Although the details of ...

Farmers in different parts of Maracha district are in disbelief over a hailstorm that destroyed their gardens. The hailstorm majorly focused its wrath on villages in Tara and Ajira sub-counties. It started as a joke on Monday, August 21 and then turned into a devastating hailstorm for about an hour. Simon Angudira, the Kudra village chairperson in Ajira sub county ...

Darius Orikiriza, a 38-year-old health worker from Rukiga district has been arrested by the territorial police. The Mparo Health Centre IV enrolled nurse is accused of allegedly raping a 20-year-old pregnant woman. The 38-year-old is a resident at the health Centre quarters in Mparo town council in Rukiga district. The victim of his alleged crime has been identified as 20-year-old ...