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  𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 648 🅐🅕🅣🅔🅡🅝🅞🅞🅝 🅔🅓🅘🅣🅘🅞🅝   MAY 7, 2024   🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬   https://explorer.co.ug/   🌍 UPDF and FARDC review progress of operation shujaa in Kasindi, DRC 📌The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces...

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...

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...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 250 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 28, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Retired Archbishop Orombi situation stabilizes 📌Retired Church of Uganda Archbishop, Henry Luke Orombi was airlifted to Kampala after his health deteriorated on Monday. According to Nebbi Diocese Bishop, Pons Ozelle who told press on Tuesday that the ailing had been put on first aid to contain the unease of vomiting and so far his responding well. He added that Emeritus Archbishop Orombi is able to sit, talk now and ask sensible questions. “We rushed him to...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 249 AFTERNOON  EDITION MARCH 27,  2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 More than 400 ADF rebels killed since commencement of Operation Shujaa The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) has killed more than 400 ADF rebels, recovered several ammunition and liberated several areas from the control of the ADF militia since the commencement of Operation Shujaa. Maj Bilal Katamba,UPDF Mountain Brigade Commander says the hunt for the rebels has intensified, urging those that are still in hiding to come out and surrender before they are captured. “They should...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 247 🇸 🇦 🇹 🇺 🇷 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 25, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Health Ministry boasts of vast experience in handling Marburg Virus spread 📌The Ministry of Health has assured the public that Government is committed to ensuring that the Marburg virus disease does not spread into the country. Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health Minister says interventions, including setting up of screening centers, have been instituted to keep the virus at bay. She said that Uganda has enough experience in handling such outbreaks should the virus be reported...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 246 🇫 🇷 🇮 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 24, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Museveni directs UBC to run all Government advertisements in new directive 📌President Yoweri Museveni has directed Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja that Government should take over all the debt accumulated by the national broadcaster, the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and also ensure that all Government media advertisements go through the Corporation. The President also directed the Government to make a substantive budget allocation to the corporation from next financial year. This followed a letter from the...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 244 AFTERNOON 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 22, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  UMSC announces commencement of Ramadan on Thursday 📌Dr Ziyad Swalleh Lubanga, Director of Sharia at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has announced that the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan will begin Thursday, March 23. Lubanga said that Taraweeh prayers at the National Mosque and other mosques across the country will commence every evening at 08:30 pm and  that Islamic seminars, 'Darasas'  will be conducted every Sunday from 10:00 am throughout the month of Ramadan. 🇺🇬 ...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 243 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 21, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Parliament of Uganda passes Anti-Homosexuality Bill 📌The Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday passed  the Anti- Homosexuality Bill, 2023 with revised but tougher penalties for people engaged in same-sex relationships. At least 389 MPs attended in person with a few others following proceedings via Zoom Technology, making it a sufficient number of the quorum of 176 MPs required to vote on the Bill. The Bill now awaits President Museveni's consent. Hon Asuman Basalirwa, the mover of...