Moroto hospital records officer arrested over leaking secrets to media
Moroto hospital Emmanuel Ochepa, the senior records officer of Moroto Regional Referral hospital has been arrested on allegations of leaking hospital issues to the public and the media. Micheal Longole, Mt Moroto Regional police spokesperson says that the officer will help police with the investigations into the...
Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana bail application pushed to Feb 20, 2023
The MPs were expected in court today but didn’t turn up Kawempe North MP Muhammad Segirinya and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana might have to spend another 2 months in prison after their bail application was adjourned to February 20, 2023. The MPs were...
Healthy hibiscus tea bags launched
Female entrepreneur, Regina Nakayenga has launched hibiscus tea bags for health-conscious Ugandans. Until Nakayenga’s Rena Beverages Solutions started packaging the tea bags, the healthy plant full of Vitamin C, Iron and antioxidants could only be found in popular food markets, sometimes kept in unhygienic and inconvenient...
Museveni explains why security will continue closing roads when he’s moving
The president says closing roads is inevitable President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the reason his security closes roads when he is moving is the existential threat still posed by the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Addressing the country on Friday evening, Museveni...
Jesuit starts female educationists scholarship at Makerere University
The Jesuit Refugee Service Uganda (JRS) has partnered with Makerere University’s School of Education to provide scholarships to female students. The scholarship starts this academic year with 28 beneficiaries for three years.
Liberia president’s long stay abroad criticized
Liberia President George Weah Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on “autopilot.” Weah went abroad at the end of October for a string...
How Katwe police commander was brutally attacked to near death by suspect
FILE photo Details have emerged about how Katwe Divisional operations commander, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Julius Gwaivu, was hit by the suspect he’d already arrested to the extent of exposing part of his brain. A video showing ASP Gwaivu’s shattered head being attended to...
Opec to stick or cut output amid plan to cap Russian oil price
<p class="align--justify">Major oil producers are expected to stick to their current output strategy or even slash production further when they meet on Sunday in the face of falling prices, a potential Russian oil price cap and an embargo on Russian crude shipments.</p>
Centum writes off $16.3m invested in Lamu coal project
The carrying value of the investment has dropped to zero in the books in the 2019/2020 financial year, casting doubts on the possibility of recovery.
Kenya’s tea ‘chokes’ under unclear policy, clashing roles
The East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) wants some of the policies addressed through a law that will clarify roles and relationships between management agencies, growers, and factory boards, to enhance accountability.
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