Uganda news

The NRM has decided to disqualify Kadaga and Oulanya from the speakership race. Apparently, the two have failed to adhere to the presidents’ command for them to stop campaigns. These two had a meeting with the president after they went overboard about the speaker ship race. As discussions to find solutions are still on, the president advised that the two ...

Parliament has finally passed the long-awaited National Health Insurance Bill. The bill is directed at providing universal healthcare to all Ugandans. The passing came after MPs rejected the motion to withdraw the bill by the state Minister of Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Robinah Nabanja. She stated that her reason for her withdrawal was the government’s need to ...

Ugandans woke up on Monday 29th to the news that thieves had made off with a newly acquired ambulance from the premises of Arua Referral Hospital. Police soon launched investigations and yes, to aid in the process, they have arrested three security guards attached to Arua Regional Referral hospital over the theft of the ambulance. The Ministry of Health gave ...

An immigration officer at Internal Affairs Ministry Headquarters in Kampala, Ms. Jessica Kalenge, has been remanded to prison. A client accused her of demanding a bribe in order for his passport to be processed. On Tuesday, Ms. Kalenge appeared before Nakawa Grade One Magistrate, Mr. Ponsiano Odwori who remanded her to prison. On March 12, while at the Internal Affairs ...

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj General Paul Lokech has trashed claims by Aruu County MP Odonga Otto that he is being witch-hunted. Police recently arrested Odonga Otto, arraigned him in court and later remanded him to Gulu prison over charges related to assault and malicious damage of property. Otto lost his parliamentary seat in the just-concluded elections to ...