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Criminalise use of cannabis and khat - medics
Posted: 09 Aug 2023 The Director of Butabika National Referral Referral Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku has implored Members of Parliament to ignore the economic pressures, and ban the production and sale of cannabis and... -
UETCL staff laid off due to funding gaps
Posted: 09 Aug 2023 The former staff of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) were laid off due to budgetary constraints, management has said. According to Joshua Karamagi, UETCL CEO, management in May... -
Gov't justifies cost of digital number plates
Posted: 08 Aug 2023 The cost of the new number plates that are expected to be rolled out later in the year were a result of a financial model used for their pricing. . The Minister for Security, Hon. Jim Muhwezi, made... -
Opposition challenges gov’t on water transport safety
Posted: 08 Aug 2023 The Opposition in Parliament has castigated the government's lukewarm response to last week’s boat accident on Lake Victoria which claimed at least 20 lives. Addressing a press conference at... -
NAADS on spot over irregular expenditure of Shs7 billion
Posted: 08 Aug 2023 National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is on the spot over expending Shs7 billion without a budget. The discovery was made when the NAADS Secretariat headed by the Executive Director (ED),... -
Annual National Youth Parliament to focus on climate change
Posted: 08 Aug 2023 Parliament of Uganda is set host the Sixth sitting of the National Youth Parliament on Friday, 11 August 2023. The sitting that is expected to bring together 250 participants will be held under n the... -
Minister, MPs intervene in Amolatar District land dispute
Posted: 07 Aug 2023 Government is investigating a land dispute over the ownership of 100 acres of land in Namasale Town Council, Amolatar District that escalated into riots in July that resulted in the destruction of... -
Lotteries Board officials blame each other over procurements
Posted: 03 Aug 2023 The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) is under scrutiny over the manner in which contracts were awarded at the body. Ronald Kimanje, a Records Officer at NLGRB told the Public... -
Refugee hosting communities to get internet connections
Posted: 02 Aug 2023 Refugee hosting districts around the country will soon be connected to high speed internet under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP-GOVNET). According to Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, the Executive... -
MPs stunned by lack of rules as govt picks firm to run national lottery
Posted: 01 Aug 2023 MPs are perturbed that government has identified a company to manage the lucrative national lottery without regulations in place. This follows the revelation by the Ag. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...