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Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:15 GMT
Govt Using Outdated Law to Fight Covid - Besigye
[Monitor] Dr Kizza Besigye, considering how the virus is attacking us and the response that we have from the government and other respondents, aren't we losing the battle on this virus?

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:14 GMT
Strange Scabies-Like Disease Hits Tororo District
[Monitor] More than 100 people have been infected with a strange scabies-like disease in Amoni cell A, Asinge Ward, Malaba town council in Tororo District.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:09 GMT
Uganda to Buy 2 Million Covid Jabs From Us Firm
[Monitor] By Elizabeth Kamurungi

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:08:58 GMT
Only 1.5 Percent of Social Assistance Reaches Intended Targets - IMF
[Monitor] Only 1.5 per cent of close to $281m that is allocated to social assistance for the vulnerable population reaches intended targets in Uganda, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:17 GMT
ULs Boss Sued Over MOU With Buganda Kingdom
[Monitor] The president of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Ms Pheona Nabasa Wall, has been dragged to court for alleged refusal to release information regarding agreements signed between the lawyers and the Buganda Kingdom in May.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:17 GMT
Makerere to Install Oxygen Plant At University Hospital
[Monitor] Makerere University officials have finalised plans to establish an intensive care unit (ICU)and oxygen plant at the institution's hospital to enable staff and the public access alternative services at a cheaper price.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:16 GMT
Bushenyi NGO Suspends Anti-Corruption Activities Over Insecurity
[Monitor] Western Ankole Civil Society (WACSOF), a civil society group operating in Ankole sub region with headquarters in Bushenyi town has suspended its anti-corruption related activities citing insecurity and hostilities allegedly mounted by the B...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:16 GMT
Inside Opm, UPDF, and Police Covid-19 Cash Deals
[Monitor] It's usually the habit of government ministries, agencies and departments to award lucrative tenders away from the prying eyes of the public.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:15 GMT
Court Throws Out Shs21 Billion Unra Case Against Dott Services
[Monitor] The Commercial Court has dismissed with costs, a multibillion case that the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra), had instituted against a construction company, Dott Services, and an engineering firm, the Professional Engineering Consulta...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:05:44 GMT
Former ICT Minister Aggrey Awori Dies At 82
[Monitor] By Job Bwire

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:05:43 GMT
Nic Registers 9 Per Cent Growth in Written Premiums
[Monitor] By Ismail Musa Ladu

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 06:58:57 GMT
Bank of Uganda to Oversee Telecoms' Money Transactions
[Observer] Airtel Uganda has shifted all its financial transactions to a new company, a move that adheres to the latest regulations in the market, and one that offers more protection to customer funds.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 06:58:22 GMT
AfDB Pledges More Health Support
[Observer] The African Development Bank has pledged to support Africa's health systems, some of which are being overrun by the coronavirus pandemic, as a way of safeguarding some of the economic gains that the continent has achived over the years.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:09:10 GMT
Ateker Elders Petition VP Alupo Over Unity, Development
[Monitor] A group of elders under Ateker cluster have asked the recently appointed vice president Maj Jessica Alupo to unite them and also lobby for development projects that can lift the lives of Ateker people and Ugandans at general.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:59:10 GMT
Why Land Conflicts Are On the Rise
[Monitor] Land is the most important asset in most parts of the world that people can own, including Uganda. In Buganda, land is the way of life as the kingdom's cultural aspirations are based on land, hence titles like Ssaabataka for a prince who is...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:59:07 GMT
Covid Fines, Jail Term Spark Public Uproar
[Monitor] By Elizabeth Kamurungi

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:54:32 GMT
Buganda, Govt Clash Over Mailo Land
[Monitor] As President Museveni swore in for his sixth term in office, he made it clear that one of his priorities would be to end the rampant evictions, which he blamed on Mailo land, a tenure predominantly practised in Buganda.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:54:32 GMT
Kibanja Holders Won't Compensate Mailo Land Owners - Minister
[Monitor] You have been in private legal practice for many years. How do you feel about this appointment?

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:54:31 GMT
Dgf-Govt Talks Hit Deadlock, Hold Up Billions of Cash
[Monitor] Billions of shillings in donor funds to support both government agencies and NGOs focusing on democracy, good governance and accountability are being held up following an impasse in talks between government and donors.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:54:30 GMT
Why First Time Weed-Steamers Need Government Protection
[Monitor] Jokene sauntered toward the mango tree where we were catching some fresh air in the heat of the day. He had no shirt on but carried what looked like a tired boxer with him.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:37:54 GMT
Travel in Six Batches
[Monitor] BY DARREN ALLAN KYEYUNE

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:35:15 GMT
Contrasting Amin, Obote and Museveni Cabinets
[Monitor] Recently, President Museveni named a Cabinet of 80 ministers, the biggest in Uganda's history, as he starts his new term. We look back at Uganda's previous Cabinets.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:35:13 GMT
How Closure of Parliament Has Affected Govt Business
[Monitor] By Elizabeth Kamurungi

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:12:45 GMT
Ugandans Face Two Months' Imprisonment for Violating Covid Laws
[VOA] Kampala -- Ugandans may find themselves in jail for two months if they are found breaking public health controls in a new COVID-19 law. Through July, acts such as praying in open spaces, not wearing masks, hawking, street vending and selling no...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:21:18 GMT
Covid-19 Must Not Destroy Agriculture
[Monitor] When the news of a new disease, Covid-19, broke out about two years ago, many of us thought it was just some dangerous disease that was the problem of far away countries --- like you don't lose sleep over news that a building collapsed in a...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:57:37 GMT
Museveni's Son Makes Public Appearance Amid Reports He's Unwell
[Nairobi News] Uganda President Yoweri Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has made his first public appearance since amid rumours he was seriously ill.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:18:52 GMT
Kenya Airways Cuts Entebbe Flights Over Rising Covid Cases
[Monitor] Kenya Airways has joined other airlines in cutting flights destined to Entebbe as Covid-19 third wave takes toll on Uganda.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:01:31 GMT
Kenya Airways Cuts Entebbe Flights on Rising Covid-19 Cases
[East African] Kenya Airways has cut its flight frequency to Entebbe by 25 percent following high cases of Covid-19 in Uganda and strict government containment measures, which have reduced demand on the route.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:18:53 GMT
Covid-19 - Mixed Reactions As Vulnerable Groups Await Cash
[Monitor] A plan by the government to extend relief cash handouts to selected vulnerable Ugandans hit by the second Covid-19 induced lockdown has elicited mixed reactions from targeted beneficiaries and local leaders across the country.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:18:53 GMT
Telecoms Assessing Impact of New Tax On Data Prices
[Monitor] Telecoms have said they will, for now, absorb the 12 per cent tax on data until when they have reached a proper assessment of the impact of the new tax on data prices.



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