Uganda news

Nurses under their umbrella organisation, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union have secured shs32.3billion as lunch allowance from Government. This in collaboration with Workers Member of Parliament Hon Abdulhu Byakatonda and Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union President Justus Cherop Kiplangat. Finance Ministry Spokesperson Jim Mugunga confirmed  government’s commitment after securing the money for healthcare workers’ demands. He said the payment is ...

The National Planning Authority has said they expect the second wave of Covid-19 to intensify later this month. The NPA Executive Director, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, said together with the Pennsylvania State University they developed a model that makes predictions of Covid-19 infection cases for every week. It is from this that they predicted the second wave to intensify later in ...

Some MPs from the Western region have advised the government to transport the vulnerable people to their villages. According to them, their people are simply suffering from Kampala. Unfortunately, public transport was halted by the president for 42 days. Obviously, there is no way they can go to their home places right now until the public transport is opened. The ...

President Museveni has said he wants to retire so that he can look after his cows. However, the only thing standing in his way is the formation of the East African Federation. “Please you people, I want to go and look after my cows. Create a centre of gravity, I push you there, then I go and look after my ...

Kampala MP Hon Muhammad Nsereko has come out to declare how President Museveni is the one responsible for the rise in COVID-19 cases in Uganda. He made these comments while appearing on the NBS TV show “Barometer.” Nsereko attributed this to the replacement of the prime Minister who was a doctor Hon Ruhakana Rugunda for someone who is not Rt ...