Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have revealed increasing surveillance as Uganda’s confirmed cases of Mpox, a viral disease previously known as monkey pox increased to five. Speaking on Thursday, Dr Daniel Okello the Director Public Health at the Kampala Capital City Authority …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chinese Ambassador to Zhang Lizhong has said his country is to fund to the tune of US$ 5 million (Shillings 18.5 billion) the expansion and renovation of China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru. Speaking to senior editors from different media organizations at the Chinese Embassy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The expiry of the Inspector General of Police- IGP Martin Ochola’s contract has sparked debate at Naguru police headquarters on who is likely to replace him. Ochola is serving his second term of three years ever since he replaced Gen Edward Kale Kayihura on March …
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Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG | The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has requested Parliament to appropriate sh40 billion to compensate the former tenants of the Nakawa-Naguru housing estate. The Government evicted the tenants to pave the way for the construction of a Satellite City by Opec Prime, a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 420 out of the 1,020 police housing units at Naguru police headquarters have been commissioned by the Internal Affairs Minister, Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire. Despite this, Otafiire notes that Uganda Police Force needs over 40,000 housing units to cater for personnel living in disgraceful …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs has summoned Uganda Land Commissions registry commissioner, Peter Opio in regard to mismanagement of police land in Naguru. The Committee chaired by Ruhinda County MP Donozio Kahonda, was recently set up by Parliament to investigate the reported mismanagement …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Martin Ochola Okoth wants the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI) to vacate the police land in Naguru. In a statement presented by the Director, Logistics and Engineering, AIGP Richard Edyegu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments Committee on Health has said it plans to meet persons who have encroached on the 10 acres for Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Naguru. The 10 acres of land is for the construction of a state-of-the-art cardiac facility that will facilitate the treatment of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has observed that the variation in the acreage of land allocated to different investors at Nakawa-Naguru by Uganda Land Commission (ULC) connotes the existence of intentional fraud. The Adhoc Committee of parliament, which has been investigating the distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Naguru Hospital is in the process of transforming to become a national referral hospital that will specialize in handling trauma and emergency services. But there’s no plan yet for expanding in terms of space. Even at its level as a general hospital now, the …
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