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Museveni calls on Ugandans to intensify fight against cancer as king Oyo is laid to rest
FORT PORTAL, September 14, 2026 — Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro, laid to rest at the Karambi royal burial grounds in southwest of Fort Portal City,…
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Health
Tororo Hospital seeks referral status as MPs flag hygiene gaps
TORORO, September 12, 2026 — Health workers at Tororo General Hospital have asked Parliament to support the elevation of the facility to a regional referral hospital, citing its infrastructure, equipment, staffing and…
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Speaker Oboth vows crackdown on PDM corruption in Tororo
TORORO, September 11, 2026 — The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has warned sub-county and parish leaders in West Budama Central County, Tororo district, against mismanaging funds under the Parish Development…
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Health
MPs irked by stock-out of sickle cell drugs in Busoga
JINJA CITY, September 9, 2026 — Several hospitals in the Busoga Sub-region have gone for four months without essential medicines used to treat sickle cell disease [SCD], worsening the burden faced by…
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Gov’t gets parliamentary approval to borrow €207.75mln for Busoga roads
KAMPALA, September 5, 2026 — Government has been given the green light to borrow €207.75 million from Citi Bank and other financial institutions to finance the design and construction of the Jinja-Mbulambuti-Kamuli-Bukungu…
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Energy & Mining
UETCL grappling with 136 court cases with possible Shs 777bln liability
KAMPALA, September 4, 2026 — The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited [ UETCL ] is grappling with 136 court cases carrying a potential liability of Shs 777 billion, raising concern among Members…
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Health
MPs call for improved health service delivery under UgIFT programme
KAMPALA, September 3, 2026 — Legislators have urged the government to improve staffing at health centres across the country, saying this will enhance health service delivery, particularly for Ugandans living in remote…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low recovery of PDM funds in Nakaseke worries legislators as only Shs 28mln recovered
NAKASEKE, September 3, 2026 — Members of Parliament on Public Accounts Committee [Local Government] have raised concern over the low recovery of funds disbursed under the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Nakaseke…
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Environment
Amolatar: MP calls for research into rising water levels in local lakes
AMOLATAR, August 31, 2026 — Kyoga County North Member of Parliament Geoffrey Ocen Kiring has called on the government to conduct research into the rising water levels in lakes Kyoga and Kwania,…
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Education
Construction of Bunyoro University to commence soon — Minister
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — Construction of Bunyoro Public University will soon begin following the approval of the architectural designs, with the UPDF Engineering Brigade lined up to undertake the first phase…
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