President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Police to stop giving police bonds to petty criminals, saying it is abetting insecurity in the country. In his televised New Year’s Address to the nation, the President also said he had asked the judiciary through the Chief Justice to end giving bail to suspected criminals on trial. This, […]
Butabika Mental Psychiatric Hospital has expressed concern about the increase in the number of people living with mental illness. According to Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director at Butabika Mental Hospital, the most affected patients are now children and youth below the age of 17 years. Dr. Nakku said the hospital, designed for 550 beds, […]
Patients, their attendants and health workers at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital are panicking following the confirmation of five COVID 19 positive cases that are currently admitted and isolated at the facility. Dr. Anne Namutebi, a physician at the hospital has confirmed that since the last week of December 2023 up to January 2024, they […]
The First Lady, Janet Museveni has tested positive to COVID 19, President Museveni has confirmed. President Museveni in his communication through her X handle said that Maama Janet was forced to do a COVID test after a sandy feeling in her throat. “On Christmas day, after a family lunch, Maama Janet started feeling kukarakaatwa (sandy […]
OPINION: UBC MONOPOLY WILL KILL PRIVATE MEDIA By Eliphaz Ssekabira On Easter Sunday, my DST subscription expired and the only option was to watch Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television. A friend of mine who found me watching the UBC at 8pm news jokingly suggested to fundraise for the renewal. This reminded me of the 6th […]
Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. It is now day 3 in my Corona status. Yesterday, day 2 of my corona status, I felt very sleepy around 11am (the fifth hour of the day according to we, the People of the Tropics), yet I had slept well the previous night. Hence, I slept soundly up to […]