Uganda news

Mr Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, State Minister in charge of Microfinance has said a monthly salary is not enough to make one rich. Kasolo said it is high time Ugandans embraced the saving culture but noted salary earners ought to think outside the box. “Try as much as you can to start a daily income-generating activity. Salary is useless. That is ...

Ministry of Health has fined and demoted a senior official for using Covid vehicles for personal errands. They fined James Tukahirwa 22.5 million after they found him guilty of using one of the government Covid response vehicles. The Senior Assistant Secretary or Transport Officer used two vehicles to ferry building materials to his private sites in Kazo, Kyegegwa, Kampala, and ...

A six-year-old boy in Kisoro has been crashed to death by a police truck as he played with his friends by the roadside. Police identified the boy (deceased) as Ceaser Ahimbisibwe, son of Edward Ssekabanza, a resident of Gahooro village. After the accident, bystanders rushed him to Clare Ssenga Health Center in a critical condition. Shortly after his arrival, he ...

Following the void left behind by the former deceased speaker Hon Jacob Oulanyah as the MP for Omoro County, the NRM party he subscribed to has moved ahead to endorse his son Andrew Ojok Oulanyah as the sole candidate for the upcoming by-election. They named Andrew the official party flagbearer after a meeting with President Museveni. This meeting happened in ...

Members of Parliament have asked the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth to tell them what is happening with the Lubowa hospital. MPs said the Health Ministry owes Ugandans an explanation on the project which they said has failed. They have therefore tasked the ministry to ensure there is visible progress by the end of the year. Legislators explained that ...