Afande Sam Omalla Dies at Mulago Hospital

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Sam Omalla has passed away at Mulago Hospital on Monday morning after a battle with cancer since 2020. Afande Omalla was admitted at Mulago last week, according to his son, Sam Omalla Junior. Omalla, a polarizing figure during the 2011 Walk-to-Work protests led by Dr. Kizza Besigye, served as Kampala […]

Brain Tumour Causes Boy to Lose Sight, Father Flees

“Although services at Mulago Hospital are said to be free, the costs are high,” Kyomuhendo explained. “One CT scan, which we’re supposed to do every three months, costs sh1m. There’s also a daily tablet that costs sh15,000.”  A 39-year-old mother in Mukono is struggling to care for her 12-year-old son, who lost his sight after […]

St. Thereza Namilyango Girls School Farm Manager Hacked by Lover

The school community of St. Thereza Namilyango Girls’ Boarding Primary School were on Thursday morning shocked by the news of the school farm manager who was severely cut by her ex-lover who later cut his throat and caused his own death. The victim has been identified as Maureen Namwanje and the suspect as Henry Ssabakaaki […]

Former Mulago Hospital Boss Remanded Over sh6.3bn Loss

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded the former Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Byarugaba Baterana Bonaventura to Luzira prison on charges of abuse of office. He and six others are accused of causing the government a sh6.3bn loss in irregular and double payments. They were on Wednesday arraigned before the Court presided over by the Acting […]

Mulago Ordered to Pay sh50m for Missing Baby

The Civil Division of the High Court has ordered Mulago Hospital to pay sh50m to a 47-year-old woman as compensation for psychological torture and trauma she suffered when she lost her baby. In his ruling, Justice Phillip Odoki observed that the failure of Mulago Hospital to give Fatuma Nakayima her baby after birth and provide […]

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