NEWS

By Sarah Namulondo The ministry of health has set up a temporary virus research institute in Ibanda to reduce the delays in receiving Marburg results. Addressing a press conference today at media centre, the Minister of Health Christine Ondoa said that this was done to reduce the time it takes …

By Sarah Namulondo Addressing a press conference yesterday at media centre Dr. Acheng Jane Ruth, the director general health services made the statement after journalists demanded for the names and pictures of patients at Mulago hospital to illustrate how bad the situation was. In frustration Acheng said that if she …

By Julius Odeke Ministry of Health and its partners have hired ten technical experts to handle and contain the spread of Marburg cases in the identified districts. The ministry of health says the death toll of both the probable and confirmed cases stands at eight, with the latest being a …

By Independent Reporter President Yoweri Museveni will today swear in the new ministers at State House in Entebbe. Top on the list of the ministers to be sworn in include woman MP for Kayunga district Erios Aidha Nantaba whose appointment as State Minister for Lands was questioned on her competence …

By Aloysious Kasoma The Democratic Party (DP) has asked  Prime  minister Amama Mbabazi to resign over the loss of more than Shs 15 billion in his office, party officials said  at press conference in Kampala on Oct. 30. Jude Mbabali, the party spokesperson said Mbabazi should be liable for what is …

By Julius Odeke Uganda Communications Commission has changed its earlier programme of switching off fake phone handsets to next year from the initial set date of November 2. The UCC’s Director, Technology and Licensing, Patrick Mwesigwa told MPs on the Information and Communications Technology committee yesterday that, “We want to …

By Julius Odeke The nomination exercise for the by-elections in both Kamuli and Kween districts are on-going in the respective districts’ registrar’s office. The Public Relation Officer at Electoral Commission, Charles Ochola says the exercise started smoothly in the morning with the intending candidates who he says can include any Ugandan of …

By Ronald Musoke Henry Banyenzaki, the state minister for economic monitoring launches a special edition of the ACTADE Magazine. On his right is the ACTADE executive director Elly Twineyo Kamugisha Integrity, change in mentality and attitude are some of the key elements that will spur Uganda to the first world …

By Julius Odeke Former workers of Record Television have dragged the management of the troubled Record Television Uganda to court over charges of violating workers’ constitutional rights. The top managers of Record Television will on November 8, 2012 appear at Kampala High Court before Lady Justice Elizabeth Musoke to defend …

By Julius Businge The Bank of Uganda has reduced the central bank rate (CBR) to 12.5% in November from 13% in October with the aim to influence cuts in commercial bank lending rates and boost economic growth, central bank governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile told reporters in Kampala on Nov. 1. …