Education & Health Prioritized in the New Bunyangabu Budget
Lucky Patrick Bunyangabu district council has last week passed the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2023-2024, worth 23.8 Billion Shillings. In the Bunyangabu budget, Education and Health sectors take the lion share with 11 and 6 Billion Shillings respectively. Budget breakdown While reading the budget estimates before Council for approval, Kaija Kabaikya […]
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Pte Sabiti Finally Laid to Rest, Accorded 3 Gun’s Salute
By Sylvia The Uganda People’s Defense [UPDF], have accorded a solemn army sendoff to Pte Wilson Sabiiti who gunned down State minister for Labor Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, before taking his own life on May 2, 2023. Pte Sabiti’s body, was today Tuesday May 23, 2023 handed over to the family […]
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Sieve Information Before Dispersing it- Bishop Muhiirwa to Public
Clare The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal has joined the rest of the world to observe the 57th World day of Social Communications This year, the day was commemorated under the theme “Speaking with the heart: The truth in love”, [Eph 4:15] as pronounced by Pope Francis. Earlier in his message, Pope Francis called upon […]
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Tooro Kingdom: 9 Dropped as King Oyo Appoints New Ministers
By Sylvia The king of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has on Friday May 19, 2023 appointed a cabinet of 24 ministers. The new Cabinet The newly appointed cabinet shall be to be headed by the prime minister Steven Kiyinji, deputized by Harriet Nyakake who will also take charge of culture […]
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At least 30 Ugandans Die of T.B Daily- MOH
By Sylvia Over 30 people die from tuberculosis[ TB] everyday in Uganda, a number that is more than that of HIV/AIDS, common in men than in women. Statistics from ministry of health (MOH) further reveal that TB is still the leading killer for people living with HIV in the country. Approximately 91,000 fall ill […]
Continue ReadingFoot Pilgrims in Kasese, Bundibugyo Set Off For the Namugongo Journey
A total of 133 Foot pilgrims from Bwera and Katwe in Kasese Catholic diocese, have yesterday May 18, 2023 started their pilgrimage to Namugongo, ahead of the Uganda martyrs day celebration. The Pilgrimage Every June 3, Christians all over the world endeavor to make pilgrimage to Namugongo, to commemorated the 45 Uganda martyrs […]
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Uganda: Child Labour Worryingly Increasing in Tea & Coffe growing Estates
In a bid to find ways of eliminating Child labour in Tea Plantations, the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) , with support from International Labour Organisations, has embarked on a campaign to sensitize managers of tea companies and create awareness on the dangers and repercussions of employing Children under 18 years. Child labour worryingly increasing […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal: Mayor Ruyonga Attributes Low World Bank Funding to Low Population
By Sylvia The mayor Fort Portal Tourism City, Edison Asaba Ruyonga, has encouraged the people of Tooro to have as many children as they can, so as to increase the population of the area. In his speecch during the Tooro regional family planning dialogue organised by Makerere University of health science,USAID, PMA and national […]
Continue ReadingTo Hell With Homosexuality- Fort Portal Religious Leaders
By Sylvia Religious leaders under their umbrella Inter religious council of Uganda have last week held prayers against homosexuality in the country most especially in schools. The prayers, commenced from Buhinga play ground, but later the attendees moved around Fort City town praying for God’s intervention. In attendance were the students from most of […]
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Uganda is Not Yet Ready to Pull Troops Out of Congo- Maj.Gen. Dick Olum
By Sylvia The UPDF mountain division commander doubling as the commander operation shujja in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, Maj Gen Dick Olum, has stated that the UPDF is still in the DRC to restore peace in the area. While speaking to the media yesterday, during the celebration of the 42nd TAREHE […]
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