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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 242 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 20, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Environment Ministry moves to restore forest cover on lakeshores, riverbanks  📌 The Ministry of Water and Environment together with Rotary Club of Kampala Central has launched a tree-planting project to restore and protect the depleted forest cover along the shores of lake Victoria, Kyoga and River Nile banks that have over the years been affected by human activities such as pollution from industrial waste. During an Interview on Saturday, Mr. David Nsubuga, the Director of...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 241 🇸 🇺 🇳 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 19, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  Cattle herds in Ntoroko cross to DRC for pasture 📌At least 10,000 herds of cattle have reportedly crossed to the Democratic Republic of Congo from Ntoroko District in search of water and pasture after a prolonged dry spell hit the area, officials have said. Most farmlands in the area have dried up and district officials say some cattle had started dying, which forced some herdsmen to cross their cattle to the neighbouring DR Congo. The dry...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 240 🇸 🇦 🇹 🇺 🇷 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 18, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Adjumani District reports decline in infant mortality 📌Adjumani District has reported a decline in the number of children who die before and during birth. The District Health Officer in Charge of Maternal and Child Health, Dr. Henry Lulu attributes the decline to the continued timely interventions by Government.  He said the District has in the last six months registered 56 prenatal deaths compared to previous records. Lulu was speaking during a handover ceremony of Medical equipment...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 239 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 17, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  We have the capacity to rescue individuals who have fallen in pits - Police 📌Following the unfortunate incident where a  31 year-old man, one Iddi Muyimba from Mayuge District died after he suffocated underneath a pit latrine while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone, Police has tipped that they have well-equipped personnel with the necessary skills required in extracting items or individuals that have fallen in pit latrines. While addressing residents of Bukatuube in Mayuge...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 239 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 17, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Mayuge man dies in pit latrine as he tries to recover mobile phone 📌A 31 year-old Iddi Muyimba from Mayuge District has died after he suffocated inside a pit latrine while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone. Muyimba's phone is reported to have slipped and fell into the latrine as he tried to redeeem it. His family members say they waited for him to come out of the pit latrine for almost one hour invain, ...