A Student of Uganda Christian University (UCU), together with his father, perished this morning in a road accident
Telecom company, Airtel Uganda has through its mobile money business, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) announced that they will pay interest to the tune of shs3.4 billion on customers’ daily balances for the past 91 days.
Following the approval of the Trustees of Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited by the regulator, Bank of Uganda, AMCUL has begun the payment of interest on quarterly balances to over 18 million customers that have an Airtel Money account with AMCUL.
A Local Council One Chairman in Bukedea district has been remanded to Bukedea government prison for allegedly stealing two bulls from a resident of his own cell. Daniel Osekel, 53 years, LC1 Chairman of Auje village, Kasoka parish in Bukedea Sub County in Bukedea was sent to prison on remand by Julianah Chimono, the Grade One Magistrate Bukedea
Police in Mbale City have arrested a man who attempted to hack a traffic officer at Doka traffic check point. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a report from the Elgon regional Police spokesperson Rogers Taitika, the 45-year-old man identified as Simon Muhama confronted traffic officers on duty at Sino Uganda Mbale Industrial Park check point with a panga. The reason why the Doko central cell resident was upset with the police was not explained but he was disarmed before causing any harm.
Muhama is detained at Mbale Industrial division pending investigations.
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Akidi Susan
At least 2,000 residents of Bugiri in Busoga Sub-region are said to be infested with jiggers. According to the District Health Officer, Dr Stephen Kirya, the problem is rampant in the sub-counties of Bulesa, Budaya, Muterere, Nankoma, Buwunga and part of Bulidha
Last week Rotary Club of Bugiri solicited approximately Shs 400m from the Rotarians in Germany to help in the fight against jiggers in Bugiri district.
The Bugiri Rotary Club President Malijani Azalwa said they decided to team up with their comrades from Germany to fund this project after discovering that jiggers were affecting both humans and domestic animals in most sub-counties in Bugiri.
Speaking at the launch of the campaign to fight jiggers, Azalwa said the secured funds will be used to facilitate medical doctors and village health teams to reach out to families most affected by the jigger infestation.
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Wanagoli Ambrose
Police in Budumba Sub County in Butalejja district have retrieved the dead body of a three month old baby boy who was dumped in the toilet by the mother.
According to Robert Wasige, an eye witness and defence secretary of Hisoho village, the mother of the now deceased child when interrogated by the villagers said she was forced to dump the three month old baby in the toilet after the man who impregnated her while she was still at school fled to Kenya; and that being a single mum she was unable to take care of him.
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Angry Residents however accused the suspect, whom they identified as Prossy Nahisama, a born of Hisoho village of being a drunkard and a sex worker whom they claim was unsure of the child’s paternity.
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Protests have erupted in Jinja city today morning over rising commodity prices. It is the second time this month that people in Jinja are demonstrating over the escalating cost of living.
Taxi drivers in Jinja city held a sit-down strike while People were spotted setting tyres on fire and blocking roads with rocks.
Residents had to use boda boda motorcycles or walk to get to the Jinja City suburbs of Bugembe, Namulesa, Mpumudde, and Mafubira since the majority of the main routes were blocked by burning tyres.
The demonstration takes place at a time when a popular online document is instructing all members of the public to stay in their homes for 3 days, from the 25th to the 27th of July, 2022, as part of their alleged campaign against inflation in the country
A court in Egypt has called for a legal amendment to allow live broadcast of the execution of the killer of a female student.
Egyptians were horrified after video footage went viral last month purportedly showing Mohammed Adel stabbing to death Nayera Ashraf, who rejecA court in Egypt has called for a legal amendment to allow live broadcast of the execution of the killer of a female student.
Egyptians were horrified after video footage went viral last month purportedly showing Mohammed Adel stabbing to death Nayera Ashraf, who rejected his advances, outside her university.ted his advances, outside her university.
Nigeria is considering banning the use of motorcycles across the country.
The government says the ban is part of its efforts to stop jihadists, who often use them while carrying out attacks..
Popularly known as okadas, insurgents and criminal gangs - mostly in the northern part of the country - use them to access targets, breeding fear and insecurity.
It is why the government believes the ban will stop the gangs from moving around easily.
The country’s Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, says they are also considering banning mining activities.
Out of the 36 states in the country, only two have so far banned the use of motorcycles.
A shoot-to-kill order is in place in Zamfara state in north-west Nigeria, while in Lagos, the state has banned the use of commercial motorcycles in some areas.
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BBC
