President Museveni meets Iran officials

He thanked the Islamic Movement that brought Iran closer to Africa than was the case before and pledged for more cooperation with countries in the Gulf.
In his address, Hon. Dr . Mohammed Zavad Zarif ,the Hon minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iran thanked the president for accepting to honor the commissioning of the first phase of continued cooperation between Uganda and Iran.
” We hope that this medical center which represents the best of Iranian technology, will be the beginning of a brand cooperation.” He added that future cooperation will be in the areas of Oil and Gas ,Science and Technology, Banking and Investment opportunities.
Ugandan Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura in his remarks, he said this is a very significant event not just as a monument of the cooperation, between two countries, but also a value addition to the health care of police officers and their families plus the people of Uganda.
“This is the first facility, with the best medical technology,as well as medial personnel in Uganda and we are proud that its the Uganda Police Force hosting such a great facility” Gen. Kayihura said.
He added that after this first phase , the next in line in the memorandum of understanding with Islamic Republic of Iran, will be construction of a 500 bed hospital.
The medical center is going to be managed by the physicians without border’s.

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32 year old Bernard Okere, a security guard attached to Delta Force Security Company was found at Naguru Nyonyintono after he was attacked by unknown people.

The thugs are said to have made off with his gun and mobile phone at around 5am when he was coming from his duties in Naguru.

He is currently admitted at Mulago hospital with no care taker.

Okere who visibly speaks with difficulty says his employers are aware of his ordeal because he does not recall their phone numbers.

He says he comes from Lira district’s Baire sub county Oliro village but came to the city to work as a guard.

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Ugandans for the first time will be allowed to share housing units with Uganda police force officers after redevelopment of Nsambya, Kibuli and Naguru police barracks.

The Projects Manager of Uganda police Jim Mugunga have confirmed the development and said that the housing units to be shared have been built by police in partnership with the private developers.

The developers have started erecting high rise commercial and police estates on Naguru land, which is 58.9 hectares, Naguru and Nsambya Barracks.

Other police units to be redeveloped and when completed to be shared with the public include regional police training school Masindi, Wandegeya, Katwe, Kabalagala, Old Kampala, Kawempe, Entebbe and Jinja Road police stations.

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Police and other government officials have today opened bids that seek to redevelop Nsambya, Kibuli and Naguru police barracks. The police want to redevelop the barracks through a Public Private Partnership.

The redevelopment may save the Uganda Police officers from an acute shortage of housing units.

According to the programme, tens of thousands of police families have stated vacating the above barracks to allow the redevelopment of the above barracks.

The bidding process has been done at the Police Estate Department in Kampala. Over 20 companies have shown interest in working with the police to redevelop Nsambya, Kibuli and Naguru. The police Projects Manager, Jim Mugunga headed the opening exercise.

By Christine Kate

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