Oyam District Local Government has received a fully equipped Type B ambulance from the Ministry of Health. The Ambulance number UG 3100193 is part of the fleet procured under the National Ambulance Service procured in September 2023. It was delivered by Santa Alum, Woman MP for Oyam, on behalf of the Minister of Health, Dr…
Gachagua has been accused of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and divisive politics. Lawmakers in Kenya have voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office. The impeachment motion on Tuesday accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and practising ethnically divisive politics, among a host of other…
17 February, 2025 – Dokolo: The Dokolo district education system has recently come under scrutiny as reports of alleged duty abandonment by inspectors of schools surfaced. The issue was brought to light during a stakeholders meeting at Amatiburu primary school, where concerns were raised over the lack of signatures from inspectors on official documents. According…
People with disabilities (PWDs) and activists are urging the government to integrate disability-friendly communication, including Braille and sign language, into the training curriculum for health workers. Catherine Kobusinge, Executive Director of Hoima Child Rights Network Lab, told URN that people with disabilities, particularly those with hearing and visual impairments, face significant challenges in accessing health…
BY DENIS OMIJI DOKOLO: In a recent meeting at Dokolo Technical School Dokolo district, UPC regional Vice Chairman Northern Uganda Christ Ongom set the record straight and refuted allegations that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had any involvement in banning UPC Party President Jimmy James Micheal Akena Obote from contesting as the president of Uganda in…
KWEN DISTRICT: The Presidential candidate of the National Resistance Movement party, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has expanded the scope of the cattle restocking program to include more districts in other regions. Originally, the program was only intended for districts in the Lango, Acholi, and Teso sub-regions with each household getting 5 cows. However, Kween District…
BY MOSES OBWONA: UPC’s Patrick Ojuka, also known as Ojuka Locken, has officially announced his candidature for the 2026-31 general elections. He is determined to unseat the longest-serving Member of Parliament for Dokolo South, Felix Okot Ogong. Recently at a press conference in Lira City, Mr. Ojuka Patrick Locken confidently stated that he has consulted…
James Ssewakiryanga, better known as Ssewa Ssewa, created the Janzi to be part of the long-standing tradition of instruments played during both joyful and sorrowful occasions. Uganda is home to a variety of traditional musical instruments, such as the drums, amadinda, adungu, entongooli, and others found across different regions of the country. Yet, with the…
Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. BBC | The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. “Any…
The deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged all the necessary support to Unisteel Investment Uganda Limited, a brand-new iron and steel manufacturing plant in Mbale Industrial Park. Speaking during the launch of the first phase of steel rolling production at the shs367.7billion($100million ) Chinese-built plant factory, Tayebwa said he is ready to rally…
