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Anifa Kawoya, the state minister for Health in charge of general duties has revealed the reason behind the closure of Kilembe Mines Hospital. Apparently, she said this happened because of the repeated flooding by river Nyamwamba. The minister happened to be responding to matters of National importance raised by Kasese Municipality MP Ferigo Kambale. Kambale said the Permanent Secretary in ...

Police in Katakwi District on Tuesday this week shot at and critically injured 5 people. All these are residents of Olupe village, Ngariam County, Katakwi district. They were part of a highly charged mob that was advancing toward Katakwi district police headquarters. Eyewitnesses identified the injured as Amodoi Richard, Malinga Joseph, Moru Sam, and Oboi Sam. They were shot on ...

The Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has called for an urgent review of Uganda’s decentralization policy which was implemented in 1992. The government introduced this policy that empowered lower governments to manage public affairs on behalf of the central government. This is in a bid to speed up development and service delivery. According to Magyezi, the policy review is ...

Controversial senior presidential advisor, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sounded out a strong warning to his father, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. According to Muhoozi, the UPDF is his army. He, therefore, wants it back. Muhoozi made sure to put the ‘my army’ in quotation marks to drive his point home. UPDF is still 'My' Army. Afande Mzee, I want my army ...

Concern is rising that budget cuts to key ministries like Agriculture may lead to food insecurity. In December 2022, the government tabled the draft budget estimates for the financial year 2023-24. The projected expenditure had been increased by Shs1.8 trillion from Shs48.1 trillion in the current financial year to Shs49.9 trillion. However, to note, if agriculture doesn’t receive more resources, ...