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Medics sue govt over withdrawn allowances

Medics sue govt over withdrawn allowances

Lawyer Jane Namaganda Kibira, UMA leaders and some of the disgruntled interns shortly after filing their petition at the High Court on Wednesday. Photo | Ibrahim Kavuma.Medical workers under their representative bodies on Wednesday petitioned court over what they described as widespread hu

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Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes

Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes

Effective July 1, all importers of secondhand clothes will have to pay an extra charge of 30 percent, up from the current 15 percent, should the President sign into law the External Trade Amendment Bill, 2026. Parliament yesterday passed the Bill that will see the prices of used clothes g

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Budding Medic Killed in Suspected Pavers Gang Attack in Seeta

Budding Medic Killed in Suspected Pavers Gang Attack in Seeta

Mukono — A young medical student, identified as Peter Tulilinya, has been killed in a suspected attack by a group of assailants reportedly armed with paving stones in Seeta, Mukono District.According to preliminary information, Tulilinya encountered the group under unclear circumstances

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JEEMA eulogises MP Nakimuli, urges govt to prioritise health sector reforms

JEEMA eulogises MP Nakimuli, urges govt to prioritise health sector reforms

NUP leaders pay their respect to the casket containing the body of the deceased Kalangala Woman MP Helen Nakimuli during a special council sitting in Kalanagala District on April 21, 2026. PHOTO/ NUP ON XJustice Forum (JEEMA) officials have joined the growing list of Ugandans eulogising Ka

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Ngoma health centre in-charge arrested over stolen solar batteries

Ngoma health centre in-charge arrested over stolen solar batteries

The two solar batteries photographed disconnected from Ngoma Health Centre IV's maternity ward power room on April 16, 2026, hours before they vanished into the Officer-in-Charge's home. PHOTO | COURTESYThe in-charge of Ngoma Health Centre IV in Nakaseke district has been arrested by the p

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Nakapiripirit man arrested over wife’s death

Nakapiripirit man arrested over wife’s death

The police in Nakapiripirit district, northern Uganda, have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the death of his wife following a domestic altercation.The suspect, Robert Lomer, is accused of killing his wife, 36-year-old Keren Lokoru, after a family dispute escalated into a phys

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Winners: President Museveni, Dr Mathias Magoola and 12 Others Honoured as Uganda Health Sector Transformation Champions

Winners: President Museveni, Dr Mathias Magoola and 12 Others Honoured as Uganda Health Sector Transformation Champions

In recognition of notable achievements in Uganda’s health sector under the leadership of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Public Opinions has honoured 14 outstanding personalities from both the public and private sectors.These individuals, recognised as t

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Kawempe Police Arrest Nursery School Director Over Death Of Learner

Kawempe Police Arrest Nursery School Director Over Death Of Learner

Police in Kawempe have arrested the director of Spotless Nursery School, Elizabeth Aluku, over the death of a nursery learner following a tragic incident at the school.According to Racheal Kawala, the child reportedly sustained severe injuries on April 10, 2026, after falling into a saucep

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High court dismisses internship case of King Ceasor University medical graduate

High court dismisses internship case of King Ceasor University medical graduate

King Ceasor University medical students at Mulago hospitalThe High court has dismissed an application filed by King Ceasor University medical graduate, Henry Gavin Mukalazi, who had sued the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) after he was denied internship deployment.Mukal

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Ggaba kindergarten killings: Suspect contemplated suicide in the past, says doctor

Ggaba kindergarten killings: Suspect contemplated suicide in the past, says doctor

A doctor, who works as a police surgeon, told the High Court sitting in Ggaba, Kampala that Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four toddlers at a daycare, at one time contemplated suicide. He also said he confided in him how he allegedly killed his stepbrother in a bid

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