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The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) says 191,000 people living with HIV now have access to antiretroviral drugs, but this is still below the 322,000 people who need medication.
Residents currently leaving internally displaced people's camps for their original villages should desist from abandoning disabled relatives, Pader Resident District Commissioner has said.
MPs have given the Foreign Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary, Mr James Mugume, five days to explain how a Shs5.5 billion debt was incurred as Chogm arrears.
Sixteen people were yesterday feared dead when a taxi they were travelling in was hit and compressed by a truck loaded with cement in Mabira Forest.
The fourth general election is looming since the publication of the Odoki Report in 1993. The country will go to the polls to elect a President, a Parliament and with luck, fill most of local government positions. It is very likely that the lower local governments may fail to attract "actual contests"- a result of the cannibalisation of the lower local governments that have left them bereft of ...
Plans were underway to name the murdered Maj. Gen. James Kazini as the king of the minority Basongora ethnic group in Kasese District, Daily Monitor has learnt.
The fallen mother of elusive Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony will be buried in the bush. Tall grass and trees is what welcome you as you enter Olam village, her brother in law's home where she will be laid to rest. The burial ground, 60 meters from the road, sits astride Agwengtina stream. Half a kilometre deep in the bush through a bridgeless stream is Norah Oting's former compound.
Electricity consumers could aim for reduced power tariffs after government announced yesterday that it will implement recommendations of the Gen. Salim Saleh-led investigations, alleging cheating by energy sector players.
As road accidents continue to claim lives in big numbers, a researcher at Makerere University has taken up the challenge by developing a programme that automatically detects traffic signs in an image, at a distance of about 100 meters.
Public servants working in Teso region that has been attacked by horn worms have been urged to abandon the comfort of their offices to save farmers gardens from the pests.
The trial of tycoon Godfrey Kato Kajubi, charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in 2008 has hit a snag after court suspended the proceedings on grounds that it lacks funds to transport witnesses.
One of Kampala's richest men got his break from a broker who was broke. He returned 10 years ago from a sponsored yearlong course abroad and had diligently saved some ten thousand dollars. A very careful man, he wanted to buy a plot to start building a permanent house for his family.
What weapon was used to kill Maj. Gen. James Kazini? Was it the hollow-section metal pipe found at the crime scene? If yes, could it have inflicted the kinds of deep cuts the former army commander suffered as he died?
The National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) has of late been in the spotlight for reasons that show outright neglect of the programme's implementation guideline; from imposing crops on farmers without prior training, purchase of native cows and goats at incredible prices you can't find in Ugandan village markets, procurement of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers or seeds at inflated ...
On October 14, the Inspector General of Government withdrew charges against former minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru who had been accused of involvement in a deal that saw the National Social Security Fund lose Shs8 billion. In the same week, National Forestry Authority boss Damien Akankwasa had Shs900 million stolen from his home.
Warriors need no reminder of what Falcons are capable of doing, or do they? After losing the 2007 title to Falcons despite taking a 2-0 final series lead, Warriors are on the verge of elimination from this year's title race at the hands of the same side.
Suspended skipper Simeon Masaba will miss leading his SC Villa side against Fire Master today. Villa, who are coming off their first defeat of the season, must try to assert themselves against high-riding Fire Masters without Masaba serving a suspension.
Following Uganda Rugby Union (URU) chairman William Blick's visit to South Africa last June in search for technical support, Uganda is set to benefit after two South Africa Rugby Union (Saru) officials wrapped up a two-day survey of structures.
East African MPs say they are shocked by high travel expenses of the East African Community staff and sponsored delegates from the partner states.
The land row between the leadership of Sironko and Kapchorwa districts has reached boiling point after the November 9 eviction of the Sabiny from Bunambutye Sub county.
Poor state of infrastructure cuts national economic growth by two percentage points every year, a study by the World Bank has revealed.
Traders will, starting next month, be protected against unscrupulous infringers on brands.
THE first phase of the national data transmission backbone infrastructure has been completed.
Energy minister Hilary Onek and his permanent secretary, Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, have agreed to put away their disagreements and resolve the problems facing the electricity industry.
KAMPALA City Council (KCC) volleyball club, seeking to retain the league title, face former champions KAVC in the play-off series at Kansanga tomorrow.
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