The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently revealed that at least 60 new cases of Covid-19 infections are recorded in the country weekly. This comes as a relief because the number is down 10 times below the 580 reported weekly the same time last year. State minister for Primary Healthcare, Ms Margaret Muhanga revealed this on Wednesday. She did this as ...
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Supreme Court Judge’s Candid Account Of Declining To Halt Judgment For Shs 120bn Ham DTB Loan Case
In an unprecedented move, a Supreme Court judge Percey Night Tuhaise recently shed light on her refusal to halt the delivery of judgment in the high-profile Shs 120bn Ham DTB loan case. According to the judge, the decision to proceed with the judgment was made to maintain the integrity and impartiality of the judicial process. She explained that the court ...
Read More »Road Expansions Needed To Curb Surging Accidents – Rubanda District Authorities
Authorities in Rubanda district had come to a conclusion that narrow roads are a contributing factor to the surging accidents in the region. They have therefore demanded the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expand roads to reduce the increasing accidents. They made this revelation during the Engagement Meeting Between UNRA, African Development Bank and the District Authorities. The Rubanda ...
Read More »Rebel Gets Arrested In West Nile Region
The Joint Security Task Teams of the Police and UPDF in North West Nile Region and Obongi district recently made an arrest. They announced that they arrested a member of the Uganda National Rescue Front II ( UNRF ), a self-styled rebel group. The rebel group is apparently responsible for several armed robberies as well as violent attacks in Yumbe ...
Read More »Govt Says Money Lending Apps Ask For Too Much Information
The Personal Data Protection Office, a Unit under the National Information Technology Authority is set to investigate digital money lenders operations due to multiple public complaints about the misuse of data acquired from borrowers. Ms Stella Alibateese, the Personal Data Protection Officer said they are scrutinizing several complaints regarding these applications. “The people who obtain loans from these digital money ...
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