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Lubaga Hospital Launches state-of-the art Organ Transplant Theatre

Lubaga Hospital has on Monday commissioned a specialized transplant theatre worth Shs1 billion that will soon carry out kidney, liver, and cornea transplants. Speaking at the commissioning of the...

Judicial Officers Set to Resume Hearing Cases Tomorrow

The Judiciary has called upon court users to start following up on their cases because the vacation for...

Court Charges Five Adults for Involving Children in Street Begging

The City Hall magistrate court has charged five adults from different localities for violating the Kampala Capital City...

ICT Ministry Pushes for Tax Exemptions on Tech Equipment to Ensure Computer Access for All Gov’t Personnel

As part of a comprehensive strategy to accelerate digital penetration, the Ministry of ICT is investigating the potential...

President Museveni Returns from Russia and Serbia with Several Trade Deals Secured

The President left Uganda on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, for Russia to attend the Second Russia-Africa Summit that...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 317 🅂🅄🄽🄳🄰🅈 JUNE 04, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Museveni rallies Christians to embrace wealth creation campaign 📌President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Christians to join the wealth creation campaign so as to guarantee prosperity for all and socio-economic transformation. The President's call was contained in a message read by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja on Saturday during Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine in Namugongo. The President  said the Government will continue to mobilise the remaining 39% of the...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 316 🄼🄰🅁🅃🅈🅁🅂 🄳🄰🅈 🄼🄾🅁🄽🄸🄽🄶 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 JUNE 3, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Pilgrims from all walks of life fill up Namugongo to capacity 📌 Pilgrims from all walks of life have filled up Namugongo Martyrs Catholic and Anglican shrines to capacity. The mammoth jubilant crowds are very cheerful ahead of Saturday's main celebrations of the Uganda Martyrs Day. It is a hive of activity especially at the Catholic shrine as the Clergy lead the sermons from dawn to dusk and the christian faithful follow to the...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 313 🄰🄵🅃🄴🅁🄽🄾🄾🄽 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 MAY 30, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Archbishop Kazimba hails President Museveni for signing anti-homosexuality law 📌The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Samuel Kazimba Mugalu has commended President Museveni for signing the Anti-Homosexuality bill into law saying it will safeguard indigenous culture, moral and children. Kazimba in his statement, thanked the President for not surrendering to threats and for protecting Uganda from the path of self-destruction. 🇺🇬 Activists want Court to nullify newly signed Anti-Homosexuality law 📌A group of 11 activists has petitioned...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 312 🄴🅅🄴🄽🄸🄽🄶 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 MAY 29, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Government to sensitize Ugandans on the new Anti-Homosexuality Law 📌Government will embark on sensitizing Ugandans on the new Anti-Homosexuality Law. The Information and National Guidance Minister, Hon Chris Baryomunsi said Monday that many are misrepresenting the new law that President Museveni assented to. “The law does not say that if you’re a homosexual living in Uganda, you shall be arrested but it is only when you commit the acts of trying to promote it and recruiting...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 312 🄰🄵🅃🄴🅁🄽🄾🄾🄽 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 MAY 29, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  President Museveni assents to Anti-Homosexuality law 📌President Museveni has signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. Parliament earlier this month reassessed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 and passed it with amendments to four clauses as had been directed by the President. “President Museveni has executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed by Article 91(3) (a) of the 1995 Constitution  and assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023,” Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among said in a tweet on Monday, adding that, "As...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 311 🅂🅄🄽🄳🄰🅈 MAY 28, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  President Museveni opens 10-day NRM Parliamentary Caucus retreat 📌 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially opened a 10-day NRM Parliamentary Caucus retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi. Accompanied by the First Lady Janet Museveni, the President was Sunday received by Vice President  (Rtd) Maj Jessica Alupo, the Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja, the NRM Secretary-General, Richard Todwong and the Government Chief Whip, Hon Hamson Obua. Obua said that the retreat will focus on...