The national chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Organisation, Yoweri Museveni and the NRM caucus meeting has recommended that the Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi be suspended over indiscipline. The NRM caucus has recommended Richard Todwong to be acting as the NRM Secretary General for the time being in place of Mbabazi. […]
The wife to the president of the Republic of Uganda, Mrs Janet Museveni has said that the Ministry of Health in Uganda should train a workforce to provide conducive environment for provision of services to HIV mothers and HIV exposed babies. Mrs Museveni observes that provision of these services demands that the infrastructure, […]
Green tea is a rich source of antioxidants and polyphenols. It slows down the process of cancerous cell division and is beneficial for reducing the risk of cancer of stomach, colon, rectum, lungs, liver and pancreas. Leafy green vegetables like lettuce, spinach, kale are rich in fibers, folate and carotenoids. The green vegetables block […]
Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have a component called indole-3 carbinol that helps in combating breast cancer by converting cancer promoting estrogen into some other useful substance. Broccoli has sulforaphane that aids in eliminating free radicals and prevents colon and rectal cancers. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage can become a tasty ingredient of our salads, sandwiches […]
Sex helps some one to keep his/her immune system hmming. Sexually active people take fewer sick days, according to Dr Yvonne K. Fulbright, a PhD sexual health expert in Europe. He says that people who have sex regularly have higher levels of what defends your body against germs, viruses, and other intruders. The researchers […]
Makerere University Sciences lecturers are demanding 342 million shillinbgs as teaching arrears. The university has not paid them since 2012 academic year. The MakerereUniversity spokesperson for science college, Maria Roselyn says that the university these days is financially constrained. “Our university can’t raise the whole amount the lecturers demand but the institution has agreed […]
National Water Research Institute Fellowships gives up to 15,000$ a year per student to support graduate work (master’s or doctoral) related to water resources. The research must pertain to NWRI’s mission statement, which is to create new sources of water through research and technology and to protect the freshwater and marine environments. Research areas […]
The Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) are the only civil servants in Uganda who do not pass through the public service commission for interviews and scruitiny. One to become a RDC requires an A level qualification or an equivalent. But many of the RDCs don’t have this academic requirement. The RDCs earn more than […]
Uganda Police received orders on Monday from the Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura to shoot and kill on spot anyone found with illegal guns. Due to low and delayed salaries, some Uganda Police Officers resort on lending out their guns at night to armed robbers to get extra cash after robbery is […]
The leader of Opposition in Parliament, Wafula Oguttu is persuading Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto and Bushenyi Municipalty MP Odo Tayebwa to accept their appointments as minister for internal affairs and chairperson for the parliament pensions committee respectively. Wafula fears that his term of office may not be smooth if he assumes office […]