Napak HIV Patients Abandon Treatment
20 Apr 2019, 11:34 Comments 22 Views Napak, Uganda Health AnalysisAccording to Dr Nsubuga, some patients lose interest in treatment due to stigma and others complain of lack of food.
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One Held over Missing IHK Doctor
20 Apr 2019, 10:37 Comments 97 Views Kampala, Uganda Crime Misc UpdatesA Ugandan-United States (US) based medical doctor is being held at Kabalagala Police Station in relation to the disappearance of, Dr Cathy Agaba, of International Hospital Kampala (IHK) who went missing on April 13. Superintendent of Police, Patrick Onyango, also Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, confirmed that a US based doctor whom he declined to reveal in being interrogated at Kabalagala Police Station over Dr Agaba’s vanishing.
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Javelin Star Lalam Wins Gold In Abidjan
20 Apr 2019, 08:29 Comments 123 Views Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sport Misc Breaking newsLalam, a Commonwealth Youth Games champion covered a distance of 49.72m in the U-20 women’s category to win gold.
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U-17 AFCON: Cubs Face Tricky Nigeria Test
20 Apr 2019, 08:06 Comments 132 Views Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sport Misc Breaking newsAfter falling 1-0 to Angola and recovering to beat Tanzania 3-0, the Cubs need to produce yet another good display to win and make it to the semis and also book a slot for U-17 FIFA World Cup.
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Kabaka Mutebi Decries Poverty Levels
19 Apr 2019, 17:49 Comments 225 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Lifestyle Religion ReportThe Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has challenged leaders at different levels in the country to ensure that the people they lead are saved from among others poverty, rampant corruption, illiteracy and human rights abuses.
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Bunyoro Fishermen Accuse NIRA Officials Of Extortion
19 Apr 2019, 17:22 Comments 209 Views Hoima, Uganda Crime Misc UpdatesThe most affected Fishermen are from the landing sites of Hoimo, Kaiso, Nkondo, Sebigoro, Kijangi, Kyehoro,Kiryamboga and Kyehoro in the sub counties of Kigorobya, Buseruka, Kyangwali and Kabwoya in Hoima and Kikuube districts.
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Gulu’s Fictional Jesus Seeks Retirement Top story
19 Apr 2019, 16:57 Comments 309 Views Gulu, Uganda Health Religion Northern UpdatesAmone estimates that every year, as part of the re-enactments of the Crucifixion, he spends 30 minutes up on the rugged cross after trekking barefoot for several kilometres in the public way of the cross.
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Archbishop Lwanga Calls for Uganda- Rwanda Dialogue
19 Apr 2019, 16:47 Comments 329 Views Kampala, Uganda Religion East Africa UpdatesArchbishop Lwanga says that if the differences are not resolved, it will affect the business community.
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Increasing Crime Rate Worries Bishops
19 Apr 2019, 16:07 Comments 297 Views Luweero, Uganda Crime Religion AnalysisWhile delivering his message during the Way of Cross on Good Friday, the Luweero Anglican Diocesan Bishop Eldard Nsubuga Kironde expressed worry of the crime rates yet there exists churches that put Christians into right direction.
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Pictorial; Christians Imitate Jesus' Way of the Cross
19 Apr 2019, 15:58 Comments 181 Views Religion SlideshowThe walk is in commemoration of the journey that Jesus Christ walked from Gethsemane to Calvary where he was crucified.
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Brac Granted Approval to Become Credit Institution
19 Apr 2019, 15:42 Comments 236 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Misc East Africa UpdatesThe license, which URN has seen, stipulates that Brac must deposit a minimum capital requirement of 1 billion shilling with Bank of Uganda on top of paying an initial license fee of 2m shillings.
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MPs Ask Ministry of Education to Address Salary Disparities
19 Apr 2019, 15:16 Comments 211 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Education UpdatesMP Jacob Opolot said that it was important that the issue of salary disparities within the sector is urgently handled demanding to know what the ministry was doing about the issue.
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State of Water Sources Worries Mukono Municipal Leaders
19 Apr 2019, 14:24 Comments 173 Views Health Lifestyle Environment ReportMukono Municipality Mayor George Fred Kagimu makes reference to a recent quality water assessment survey conducted by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation indicating that about 80 per cent of all open water sources in Mukono are contaminated.
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Kyenjojo Schools Lack Classrooms
19 Apr 2019, 14:15 Comments 141 Views Education Misc ReportAt Kandama Parents Primary School, a Catholic-founded, there is no single permanent structure. Most classrooms are dilapidated, too small and at the verge of collapse. The headmaster, Ericson Niwaha, says that when it rains most classes are abandoned and pupils run to the nearby Kandama Catholic Church for shelter.
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High Court Cancels Bail of Former Ajuri County MP Contestant
19 Apr 2019, 13:07 Comments 216 Views Lira, Uganda Politics Court Misc UpdatesHis release on Bail was to enable him access medical treatment from Kampala.
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Herdsmen Upbeat as Rains Start in Hoima District
19 Apr 2019, 12:54 Comments 171 Views Hoima, Uganda Agriculture Lifestyle Misc UpdatesWhile droughts are uncommon in Hoima, the length and severity of the dry conditions since September last year have strained cattle farmers. They endured dry conditions for more than five months, hand feeding their animals and forced to sell down stock as they run out of pasture and water during the prolonged dry spell.
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Stray Animals Still a Menance in Kitgum
19 Apr 2019, 12:42 Comments 145 Views Security Health Environment UpdatesEmmanuel Lapyem, the Secretary for Health, Education and Community Based Services also blames the municipal authorities for laxity. He says that the animals could spread disease to the communities.
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Gov’t Offers to Pay UTL Liabilities to Attract New Investor
19 Apr 2019, 12:07 Comments 160 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Misc UpdatesThis means that the government will be responsible for up to 500 billion Shillings of liabilities that UTL had at the time it sunk into administration two years ago. The new investor will only have to invest to overhaul the network because it is obsolete.
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New Bishop Tasked to Tackle Cohabiting among Parishioners
19 Apr 2019, 11:38 Comments 140 Views Masaka, Uganda Religion Misc UpdatesMonsignor Jjumba, who has for the last five years served in the capacity of Masaka diocesan Vicar General, says he needs spiritual and emotional support to overcome the challenges that the Church faces in spreading the gospel.
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Police Issues Guidelines for Easter Festivities in Entebbe
19 Apr 2019, 11:37 Comments 183 Views Crime Security Misc ReportJames Mwesigye, the officer in charge of Entebbe Police Station says that the Police and all sister agencies will deploy in all entertainment places and revellers will be subjected to thorough checking.
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