Yesterday, another man collapsed and died during a recruitment exercise for game rangers by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The exercise happening at Kaunda Grounds in Gulu City saw the man die under the same circumstances as the three before him. Jacob Opiyo, the deceased from Kitgum District collapsed as he neared the finish line of a 5.5km roadwork. This run ...
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UBL Constructs Boreholes Worth Shs560m For Teso, Lango Sub-Regions
Uganda Breweries Limited has handed over 20 hand pump boreholes worth shs560m to communities in Teso and Lango sub-regions. The company did this as part of its Water of Life Program. The boreholes will serve over 9,200 people in the districts of Oyam, Lira, Kapelebyong, Katakwi and Bukedea.Hajj Imran Mulunga, the Resident District Commissioner of Bukedea, officially received the boreholes. ...
Read More »NFA Sued Over Shs200m Contestrd Land In Namanve
The National Forestry Authority has been sued by a logistics company Liberty ICD Ltd. This is for leading to the cancellation of its land title in Namanve worth more than Shs200m. Liberty ICD Ltd seeks court to declare that the certificate title of land on Plot 1425 block 113, Kyaggwe Road at Kolo Nantubulirwa is valid. Furthermore, the company says ...
Read More »Speaker Anita Among Pushes Government On Arts Teachers’ Pay Rise
Hon. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament has directed government to cautiously survey the grievances of Arts subject teachers. This also means to come up with sustainable and realistic solutions. Primary teachers and teachers of arts in government-aided schools across the country went on a sit-down strike from 15 June 2022. They were protesting something they called ‘discriminatory’ wage increment ...
Read More »Let Ugandans Take Charge Of Natural Resources – Kabuleta Advises Government
Joseph Kabuleta, leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), has said government should let Ugandans take charge of natural resources. He says it will reduce taxes on the informal sector if the country is to attain the middle income status. Until the government empowers the citizens economically, he says there is a lot to do to come up from ...
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