Uganda news

Major drug shortages are being faced by major health facilities across the country. However, though, the National Medical Stores (NMS) has attributed this to the delayed release of funds by the finance ministry. Apparently, the drug distribution store requires these funds to help with the distribution of essential medicines. Sheila Nduhukire, the NMS Public Relations Officer spoke to reporters recently ...

Makerere University is seeking funding of up to Shs130 billion to renovate halls of residence and equip laboratories. The details of this are contained in the 2023-24 national budget framework paper by the parliament budget committee. In this, the top administration at the university decried inadequate funding for the rehabilitation of the dilapidated infrastructure. Ignatius Mudime presented a report before ...

A select committee investigating the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) saga is set to start work this morning. The committee will start with an interactive meeting with a whistleblower and two workers’ unions. Whistleblowers are individuals who usually expose harsh information on a personal organization’s wrongdoings. The two workers’ unions the committee will target its questions to are the Central ...

The Territorial Police in Soroti, is on a serious manhunt for a witch doctor  identified as Opolot Simon. Opolot was hired from Kapelebyong district, to perform rituals that could help in the recovery of a bull. This bull had been stolen from Emoru Joseph, a 60-year-old peasant of Agaya village, Agirigiroi parish in Soroti district. During the ritualistic performance, the ...

Retired army official, Gen David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, has come out to hit at public officials that have made it a habit of displaying their pompous and opulent lifestyles. Sejusa said that they should stop the opulent and decadent behavior. This is because they are public servants. He called out over posting of photos in cozy hotels in areas such ...