A delegation from Buganda kingdom has petitioned MPs from Buganda over the alleged scrapping off the local languages in the proposed ordinary secondary level curriculum. The delegation led by Matthias Bwanika Mulumba say that the ministry of education proposed English, Kiswahili, French and Arabic as the languages to be taught in schools leaving the local […]
The public Accounts committee has handed over four officials from the ministry of finance to police CID attached to the committee for further interrogation into the alleged stealing of 14.8 billion shillings meant for the people of karamoja through the office of the prime minister under the PRDP for norhern uganda. The four included Tonny […]
The Minister of Finance Maria Kiwanuka says the financial scandal in the Prime Minister’s Office provides an opportunity to clean up the system. Kiwanuka was today appearing before the Finance Committee of Parliament to explain the ministry’s role and action taken to ensure accountability. She says that this challenge is not unique to Uganda and […]
The ministry of health has dispatched a team to Luweero district after reports that there is an outbreak of Ebola. 3 people have so far died as a result of a strange disease that is suspected to be Ebola. The permanent secretary at the ministry of health Dr. Asuman Lukwago says the findings will guide […]
Four officials who today reported back to CID seeking for the extension of their bond have been re-arrested. Francis Lubega in charge ICT department at the ministry of public service, Kenneth Turomwe an accountant at the same ministry, Kiwanuka Kunsa in charge Research and planning and the National secretary of the East African Community Beneficiaries […]
The ministry of health has directed Mulago hospital to discharge the only two Marburg patients who were admitted recently. The duo to be discharged is Sharon Turyomujuni and her husband. The ministry says the patients can now be discharged after they tested negative for the virus. The ministry’s public relations officer Rukia Nakamatte says this […]
The public is free to access Mulago hospital and Kabale hospital despite the outbreak of Marburg in the country. According to the permanent secretary ministry of health Asuman Lukwago the ministry has got all it takes to contain the disease after containing Ebola which has similar control mechanism. He says that they have already isolated […]
The ministry of public service has set strict guidelines and regulations to be followed by pensioners meant to receive funds this week. The ministry has today started paying off pensioners with 3 billion shillings set aside for the exercise. According to the ministry spokesman, Jonas Tumwine, all the recipients’ particulars have been checked thoroughly to avoid […]
The ministry of health has confirmed that one of its senior officials is being monitored after getting into contact with a Marburg patient. Dr Sheila Ndyanabangi, the principal medical officer mental health is said to have had contact with a patient in Mulago and she is currently in isolation. The ministry’s public Relations officer Rukia Nakamatte […]
The chairman contracts committee of the ministry of health Jude Waswa has been handed over to the CID at parliament for questioning. This was after Waswa failed to explain why the ministry went ahead to procure motor vehicle tyres before the decision of the contracts committee was communicated to the permanent secretary. The committee is […]