Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has threatened to stop over 30 radio stations from broadcasting over failure to renew their operating licenses and clear outstanding compliance issues. UCC says, broadcasting licenses for the under listed radio broadcasters expired on 30th June 2020 and despite several reminders, including the public notice issued on 31st December 2020, they have to date not submitted their applications for licenses in accordance with the Uganda Communications Act 2013. “Listed radio stations are accordingly reminded that unless they regularize their operations by clearing all outstanding compliance issues and submit complete applications for their respective radio frequencies by…
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The National Organisation for Trade Unions (NOTU) has condemned Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance for writing to President Museveni urging him not to sign National Social Security Fund (NSSF) bill into law. The bill recently passed by Parliament seeks to allow contributors of the fund who are aged 45 years and above and have saved with the fund for at least 10 years midterm access of 20% of their accrued benefits. However, Kasaija in his recent letter to the President said allowing savers midterm access to their savings is bad for the fund something which has caused an alarm…
Former Uganda Taxi Drivers and Operators Association (UTODA) chairman, Hajji Musa Katongole, has died. Katongole, a very wealthy businessman, was last week rushed to TMR Hospital in Naalya, a Kampala suburb with breathing difficulties. The family said Katongole had for long battled a seriously heart condition. It all started on January 21 when Katongole failed to climb stairs of a new building in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb. He was taken to Thailand for specialized treatment before returning to Uganda in February. Katongole’s heart condition later deteriorated, prompting his family to rush him to TMR hospital where he was booked in…
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital will reopen to the public next month. The hospital had closed the outpatient, dental, optical, maternal and child care departments in March last year to focus on the effective management of COVID-19 patients. Before its closure, the hospital served a population of over one million people from within Entebbe municipality, Katabi town council, Buvuma and Kalangala districts. Muhammad Mubiru, the principal administrator Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital says management wants the hospital to reopen to the public on April 1. The hospital will resume normal operations in a phased manner, as it will also continue handling Covid-19…
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has sent a message to ruling National Resistance Movement chairman and President Yoweri Museveni insisting that she will not take the position of Vice President. Kadaga claimed she will only be the Speaker of parliament or will not serve in the government of Museveni. According to Kadaga, being a speaker is the ultimate authority while being Vice President means that she is below someone. President Museveni has called for a meeting between Kadaga and Ouulanya to try and Fix the headlock. Kadaga had in a meeting with Museveni last year been suggested to take on…
The National Unity Platform has announced that it will hold a retreat next week to decide on who they will front to contest for the Speakership race in the 11th Parliament. This was revealed by John Baptist Nambeshe, who is the NUP deputy president in charge of the Eastern Region. Nambeshe was addressing the press at the NUP head offices in Kamwokya. “Next week we shall have a retreat and one of the key issues that we shall discuss is the speakership race which has dominated the media. We believe that we shall be able to come up with a…
President Museveni who is also the NRM national chairman is scheduled to meet Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah over the speakership race. Kadaga, who has been speaker for 10 years, faces stiff competition for the position from Oulanyah who has been deputy for 10 years. However, according to sources at State House, President Museveni will later today meet both candidates and it is expected that the speakership race will be the topic of discussion. It has openly been said that the CEC supports Oulanyah’s candidature after an alleged 2016 decision but, Kadaga has dismissed the…
Entebbe road is one the busiest highways in the country, commonly used by the president, government officials, diplomats as well as private business people. But what is surprising is that on this road, the water drainage systems on both sides is full of cabbage, tarnishing the good image of the Pearl of Africa, especially in the eyes of visitors. Xavier Francis Musoke – the LC1 of Lufuka -Bunamwaya division in Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality, puts all this mess onto the government, saying leaders have failed to play their roles of ensuring that all drainage systems along this road are kept clean.…
A team of medics at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has successfully separated conjoined twins, one of whom had died at birth. The team led by Dr. Joseph Epodoi, the Consultant Surgeon, entered the theatre at 11:00am Friday to conduct the complicated operation that lasted about five hours. The twin-girls were delivered last Saturday at Amuria District Hospital to Joyce Alinga, a- 21- year- old of senior three who conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown. Alinga is a resident of Aujongor Village, Obalanga Sub County in Kapelebyong district. But moments after the cesarean birth, one of the twins was found dead while…
For the 55 countries that are members of Europe’s governing football body, UEFA, the road to Qatar begins this week. Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and all European stars will be facing each other during the coming days. Later than their counterparts in Asia and South America, European countries only begin their 2022 World Cup qualifiers with three match days staggered over seven days, starting on Wednesday. The world’s top two ranked countries – Belgium and France – begin their quest for a place at the 2022 finals in Qatar with tough home matches on Wednesday. The reigning world…