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Reports coming in from Karamoja indicate that so far hunger has claimed 70 lives in the sub-region. This is because of the ongoing drought season in Karamoja. The local authorities are calling upon the government and humanitarian agencies to come to their rescue and supply the locals with food as the drought season continues. Butaleja is also having the same ...

Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance has asked procurement entities to encourage local contractors through reserving 30% of the civil works for them. He made these remarks on Friday at Hotel Africana as he opened the 6th Annual Procurement Summit 2022. The Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU) organized the summit under the theme, “Procurement ...

The UPDF spokesperson, Brig. Felix Kulayigye, has come out to criticize all journalists that go beyond their limits in the bid to access news. While appearing on NBS TV’s Face-Off program, Kulayigye said that some journalists think they are so professional. This forces them to go beyond their reach in the search for news. Kulayigye said that these journalists should ...

Sheikh Ramadhan Mubajje, the Mufti of Uganda has weighed in on the situation under which Arts teachers are teaching. He advised the government to incorporate all teachers in the new salary scheme. Mubajje said that if the government cannot pay the teachers equally, then it should just phase out all arts subjects. He faulted the current scheme for having a ...

The LCV chairperson of Kayunga district, Muwonge Andrew, has mocked the opposition, saying they will never win another by-election in Uganda. According to him, the NRM went back to the drawing board and organized things. “The opposition can never win any other by-election in Uganda. NRM went back to the drawing board, and it is more organized,” said Muwonge on ...