Uganda news

Residents in Bukomansimbi district have discovered a total of close to 2,520 ghost pupils in primary schools. The ghost pupils were discovered during an inspection of public schools by the district leaders led Mr Kalema Fred who is the Deputy Resident Commissioner in companionship with the Mr Shafik Mwanje the district National Resistance Movement chairperson. According to the preliminary investigation ...

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the government of Uganda to improve the budgetary allocation for integrated community case management and primary education to foster social transformation. The call was made by a UNICEF team led by the country representative, Munir Safieldin. This was as the team appeared before the Parliamentary budget committee who noted that investment in education ...

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has warned that civil servants who miss out on the ongoing verification and validation exercise will be removed from the government payroll in the next Financial Year. Mr Ggoobi said the ongoing exercise is for only public servants and is a compulsory non-negotiable activity. The exercise is being carried ...

Following police investigations the holder of the gun that was used by Ivan Wabwire to end the life of the money lender on parliamentary avenue has been dismissed from police. While addressing the media police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that the killing could have been avoided if the holder of the gun, PC Mulombo hadn’t left it unattended in the ...

In line with its vision of transforming individuals, nations and the entire world with the Word of God, Phaneroo Ministries International is scheduled to hold the fifth edition of its eagerly anticipated annual women’s conference, My Great Price, on June 17th at Kololo Independence grounds, Kampala. The thematic focus for this year’s edition is Transformed by Grace—an allusion to the ...