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Road construction works ongoing along Mandela-Sir Tito winy-Kasasa road.This is one of the roads under USMID.Photo by Emmanuel Okello. The construction of roads in Fort Portal and Hoima City under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID program hangs in balance because of the refusal of private developers to give way for the road works. […]
In a brief statement, Museveni says Tumwiine succumbed to lung cancer at around 5:46 am Thursday morning in Nairobi, Kenya. Gen. Elly Tumwine reading the president’s speech. President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally confirmed the death of former Security Minister, General Elly Tumwiine. In a brief statement, Museveni says Tumwiine succumbed to lung cancer at around […]
There have been concerns from residents and leaders over the vandalism of solar street lights. The most affected solar lights are found in Nyabukara ward, Lugard road, Kyebambe road, and fortportal-kamwenge roads some of the vandalised street lights on Fort Portal Kamwenge Road. VIA URN: Fort Portal City Council is considering connecting street lights to […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new case of Ebola virus in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. Congo’s health authorities revealed this on Tuesday following the death of a 46-year-old woman who died of the disease on the 15 August, 2022 in Beni, a town located in Kivu. The late unidentified […]
Nsereko notes that the absence of the regulations has led to several shortcomings among the private breakdown service providers prominent among which, is the use of vehicles in dangerous mechanical condition, operating from non-gazetted spaces, especially around police stations as well as driving without licenses. A break down tows away wreckage of the Baby Coach […]
Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson said that during the operation 58 vehicles were impounded. Longole says that the traffic officers ensured that all the defaulters were tasked to clear their dues. Micheal Longole, the Mt Moroto regional spokesperson VIA URN:Police in Moroto District has raised 15.9 million shillings in the operation against […]
Via URN:On average, there is a need for breakdown services in Kampala after every four hours, according to Roger Kawuma Nsereko, the Commandant of Traffic Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area. This often requires immediate attention to restore traffic flow, since most roads are narrow. According to Nsereko, traffic police only has four breakdown vehicles […]
Francis Akorikin, the Kapelebyong District LC V Chairperson has urged the Ministry of Works to prioritize works on the Soroti- Amuria- Abim- Kotido highway to save the situation. Via URN: The LC V Chairpersons of Amuria and Kapelebyong districts are blaming the Monday morning accident that claimed the lives of 13 lives […]
Brian Basisa, the Kasese District NUP Chairperson says that the defeat should be an eye-opener for the members of the opposition to strategize ahead of the 2026 elections. Leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP in Kasese District have called for unity. They argue that the opposition would have performed better in the last week’s by-elections […]
The injection which has been used to slow down the destruction of the immune system has been engineered to stay in the body for at least two months, during which period, it keeps suppressing the virus and stops it from reproducing. Researchers at the Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) are studying a combination injection of […]
