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The permanent secretary at the ministry of gender Labour and social Development Mr Kibenge David didn’t expect anything untoward hours before the stunning shooting of minister Charles Engola. The ministry prior was in high spirits as they left the Labour Day celebrations in the eastern Uganda district of Namutumba on Monday evening. “ He was full of life and in ...

Public University lecturers all over the country have threatened to go on a sit-down strike very soon. They said they will strike if the government fails to implement the presidential directive of enhancing salaries of academic staff in the institutions. In a letter dated April 25, the University Professional and Academic Staff Union (UPASU) addressed the Minister of Public Service. ...

Former Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has revealed that life after politics really shocked her. This is because the freebies that were associated with the job were no longer coming in. There was no longer a monthly salary for her. She started worrying about how she was going to survive. She decided to turn her environment into a source of income. ...

The family of the late Raiti Omongin who was a freedom fighter under Front for National Salvation (Fronasa) are still upset over the the unfulfilled promises made by President Museveni. According to One of the sons of the late Mr Festus Omongin said that the loss of their father who was the breadwinner of the family left them to live ...

Angry residents neighbouring Queen Elizabeth National Park, in Rwoburunga Sub-county in Mitooma District took leaders through their gardens to see the magnitude of destruction elephants have caused them. Ignitious Ndyamuhaki, the Ruzonga village chairperson explained that the elephant invasion is pushing locals into poverty “People here think that the government does not care about them. No compensation efforts are in ...