The Vice-Chancellor of Soroti University of Science and Technology, Prof. John Robert Ikoja, has urged Parliament to allocate UGX 4.8 billion to facilitate the recruitment of academic and administrative staff for three newly accredited programs set to begin in the upcoming academic year. These programs encompass Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Finance, Accounting, Computing, and Physiotherapy. Prof. Ikoja stressed the importance of additional funding, citing the university’s need for an extra UGX 2.4 billion to hire academic staff for teaching in the fourth and fifth years of these programs. While addressing the parliamentary committee on education and sports, chaired by John Twesigye,…
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A 61-year-old traditional birth attendant in Mbale District, eastern Uganda, has been arrested by the police following the death of a 27-year-old woman, Brenda Namakoye, who sought her services during labor. Namakoye, a mother of three from Nasenyi village in Butaleja District, died due to excessive bleeding after delivering a baby at Ms. Florence Kakai’s home in Luyekhe village in Mbale District. According to Mr. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Regional Police Spokesperson, Namakoye was taken to Kakai’s home by her husband when she experienced labor pains. Despite delivering a baby boy successfully, she started bleeding profusely shortly after. Preliminary investigations…
The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi has revealed plans by Government to impose a time frame of six months within which money lenders are meant to impose interest rates because capping interest rates isn’t good economics. “We know that some money lenders charge interest of more than 100% of the amount of the loan. And without discussing what we are discussing, one of the conditions that we are putting is that you shouldn’t charge interest for more than 6 months. If six months elapse, the interest is terminated,” he said. Musasizi made the pronouncement during the…
Authorities have arrested at least 14 students from St. Barnabas Secondary School in Karujanga, Katuna town council, Kabale District, for their alleged involvement in an attempt to set fire to the school premises. The detained students are currently held at Kabale Central Police Station pending further investigation.” The school, situated just a stone’s throw away from the Uganda-Rwanda border, saw the collaborative effort of both military and police forces to arrest the 14 students. This came about following a tip-off from insiders within the school community, who alerted authorities that a faction of unruly students was dangerously close to igniting…
In a video that is now going viral on social media, we see Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana and his wife happily singing Pallaso’s song of KATI MPA LOVE. Hon. Rukutana led the song and the wife backed him up to make his birthday a colourful one. if you watch this video, you will surely understand that if they had not stolen his musical instruments, Rukutana was going to be a vocalist and compete on international scene. We say, happy birthday, Hon. Rukutana, May You Live Longer to see your grand grand kids. ABOUT RUKUTANA. Mwesigwa Rukutana, is a Ugandan lawyer and…
American rapper and hip hop legend Snoop Dogg has announced that he is giving up smoking weed. The artist, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, made the surprise announcement on social media. “After much consideration & conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke. Please respect my privacy at this time,” Snoop Dogg posted on Instagram. “I’m giving up smoke,” he wrote in the caption of the pensive black-and-white post. It is currently unclear if the hip-hop artist’s promise is genuine or whether the statement is part of an elaborate marketing campaign for his cannabis company, Leafs By…
Police in Sheema district are investigating circumstances under which a pit-latrine collapsed on a Senior Six Candidate at Kitagata Secondary School a few hours to his Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams. The deceased was identified as Caption Rwamamanzi, 23, a Senior Six student with a subject combination of Physics, Economics, Mathematics, and Information Computer Technology (ICT) at Kitagata SSS in Kitagata Town Council, Sheema District. The deceased went missing on Sunday, November 12, as Senior Six Candidates prepared for the National examinations on Monday. The following morning of November 13, the school management reported a case of disappearance…
President Yoweri Museveni has expressed readiness to seek another term in the 2026 presidential elections. Museveni on Thursday touted his physical strength and stamina, which he said was the reason young people are still calling upon him to seek a seventh term in office. The President was addressing thousands of students from different schools who are part of the patriotism program, at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. In his speech, Museveni implored the youngsters to take charge of their lives and guard against temptations that would jeopardize their futures. He gave the example of himself, who at the age of 79,…
Summa Construction Company, the Turkish construction firm awarded the contract to build a multipurpose indoor sports complex in Lugogo, Kampala, has officially handed over the artistic design for the ambitious project. The announcement was made by Sports Minister, Peter Ogwang. The minister shared the news through a social media post, stating, “I have, on behalf of the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, received the artistic design of the Lugogo Multipurpose Indoor Sports Complex from the Turkish contractor, Summa. We shall soon be breaking ground.” The collaboration between the Ugandan government and Summa Construction Company was first disclosed in…
“The alleged ‘sex ban’ at the #BusogaRoyalWedding sparks concern among the Basoga community. Isabalangira, Samuel Nkuutu Zirabamuzaale, dismisses these claims with an official statement.” A tweet quoted by New Vision indicated. Nearly a month ago, most media outlets published a story that Busoga Kingdom authorities had warned subjects and all the people who will attend the royal wedding not to engage in any sexual affairs a day to and at the wedding day claiming its ritualary wrong. One media outlet quoted, “The chief traditionalist in Busoga Kingdom has called up all his tribemates to respect tradition and avoid engaging in…