Stories :: Type: Interview :: Accepted date: July 2020

Updated: 13 Jul, 15:3215:32

• Poor Management of Medical Waste Irks Communities in Bukomansimbi

  13 Jul 2020, 12:57 Comments 153 Views Bukomansimbi District, Uganda Health Lifestyle Environment Interview

  Joseph Sseruuma, a resident of Kasota village says a lot of medical waste that includes among others; cotton wool, gloves, syringes and needles, gauze pads, razor blades and other solid medical wastes are accumulating in swamps where they pose serious threats to residents. He says there are people who use the cover of darkness to dump waste in Kyojja swamp.

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  Ezekiel Ssekweyama

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• Delay to Dispose Off Election Petitions Attributed to Shortage of Judges

  12 Jul 2020, 13:58 Comments 211 Views Court Interview

  There are seven election appeal petitions whose judgements are yet to be delivered out of the 126 that were filed in 2016.

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  Kukunda Judith

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• Gulu Embarks on Campaign Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

  11 Jul 2020, 15:17 Comments 270 Views Environment Human rights Health Interview

  Dr William Onyai, the District Health Educator revealed that the population in Gulu District and Gulu City continues to register cases of intestinal worms; river blindness, elephantiasis, flurry worms, bilharzia and lymphatic filariasis among others.

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  Dominic Ochola

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• Three MPs Denied FDC Party Ticket for Seats in Soroti, Serere

  8 Jul 2020, 21:42 Comments 441 Views Soroti, Uganda Politics Interview

  Their troubles with the party are traced to the party elections held in 2017 where the trio supported Maj Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu, against Patrick Oboi Amuriat. Muntu later broke away from FDC to form the Alliance for National Transformation- ANT.

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  Edward Eninu

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• Wakiso District Leaders Disagree on Delayed City Status

  8 Jul 2020, 20:26 Comments 253 Views Politics Interview

  Wakiso was among the new areas approved for elevation to attain city status. However, the operationalization of the status was pushed to July 2023, alongside Moroto, Nakasongola, Soroti and Kabale.

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  Ashraf Kasirye

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• Gov’t advised to Follow Kenya's Approach in Reopening Worship Places

  7 Jul 2020, 16:49 Comments 269 Views Politics Interview

  President Uhuru Kenyatta set the stage for the gradual resumption of congregational worship to take effect in the next three weeks with only 100 congregants allowed to access worship places for services will be restricted to just an hour.

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• 500 Market Vendors in Gulu City Face Eviction

  7 Jul 2020, 07:37 Comments 406 Views Local government Politics Business and finance Interview

  Last month, Gilbert Oloya, the Assistant Town Clerk of the Division wrote a letter to the vendors directing them to vacate the land for a handover to take place on 3rd July.

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  Dominic Ochola

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• The Struggle to Return Home; Scientist Shares Agonizing Tale

  4 Jul 2020, 10:07 Comments 292 Views Entebbe, Uganda Health Human rights Misc Interview

  Dr Andrew Obuku left Cleveland, Ohio on March 21. At 7 a.m. the next day, he was in Addis Ababa, waiting for a connecting flight which was due at 10 a.m. However, Ethiopian Airlines rescheduled the flight to 23; 45 p.m. After more than 12 hours of waiting, the same flight was cancelled.

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  Joan Akello

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• Bidandi Ssali's Statement on Bobi Wine Was a Misrepresentation –PPP

  3 Jul 2020, 16:00 Comments 341 Views Politics Interview

  “…The Hon. Jaberi Bidandi Ssali officially ceased many years ago to not only be the party leader but also an active member. The Party is therefore not bound by his independent personal views or comments,” Gayira told a press conference at the PPP offices in Ntinda today.

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• People Power Starts Identifying Candidates for Political Positions

  2 Jul 2020, 21:40 Comments 240 Views Politics Interview

  The process which started at the movement’s Kamwokya-based secretariat in Kampala will also be used to negotiate a consensus between multiple members expressing interest for a single post. This process runs until July 20, 2020.

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