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Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

The allegations came to light during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting convened at Dokolo Health Centre IV last week after a series of complaints from patients and attendants who claimed they were being charged money to access services that are officially provided free of charge.The mee

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Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern

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Detained Ugandan athlete expected in Dutch court Monday over passport validity claims

Detained Ugandan athlete expected in Dutch court Monday over passport validity claims

Ugandan distance runner Sam Yeko is expected to appear before a Dutch court on Monday after being detained at Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport over claims that he was travelling on an invalid passport, according to Uganda Athletics.In a statement issued on Sunday, Uganda Athletic

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New Pension Scheme: Law expands retirement grounds, allows men to exit on marriage terms

New Pension Scheme: Law expands retirement grounds, allows men to exit on marriage terms

KAMPALA, Uganda — Male public servants can now legally retire on marriage grounds with full benefits under Uganda’s newly enacted Public Service Pension Fund Act, a major legislative shift that expands the country’s recognized retirement pathways from five to 12.The provision dismant

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Jinja Security Committee Shocked by Absentee Health Workers of Kisima Health Center III

Jinja Security Committee Shocked by Absentee Health Workers of Kisima Health Center III

Residents from the Jinja city’s three Islands of Rwabitooke, Kisima I and Kisima II have raised concern about what they termed as frequent cases of absenteeism by medical workers at Kisima II health center III. These complaints were raised during an impromptu visit by members of the Jinja cityâ

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Coffee Farmers Battle Rising Theft During Peak Harvest Season in Ntungamo

Coffee Farmers Battle Rising Theft During Peak Harvest Season in Ntungamo

Coffee farmers in Ntungamo District are grappling with a surge in theft cases targeting ripe cherries and dried beans during the peak harvest season, prompting calls for stronger security measures, improved policing and protection of household incomes.NTUNGAMO — Coffee farmers in Ntungam

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FIFA strike deal to force Premier League clubs into transfer release clause change

FIFA strike deal to force Premier League clubs into transfer release clause change

Release clauses could soon become standard practice in players' contracts after FIFA reached an agreement with players' union FIFPRO to introduce a series of amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. The arrangement is already commonplace in Spain but is set to be rolle

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Shamba boy imprisoned until 2076 for refusing to buy alcohol

Shamba boy imprisoned until 2076 for refusing to buy alcohol

Wambugu is currently serving an 80-year prison sentence, a punishment that, if fully served, would see him walk out of prison as an elderly man of 81 years. Yet despite the conviction, he insists he is innocent and says his nightmare began over something as simple as refusing to buy alcohol for a

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Angry Kieran Trippier may QUIT Wolves over Rob Edwards sacking - just days after signing

Angry Kieran Trippier may QUIT Wolves over Rob Edwards sacking - just days after signing

Kieran Trippier could rip up his contract with Wolves just days after signing for the club following the bizarre decision to sack Rob Edwards, it has been claimed.Wolves, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, confirmed that Edwards would be leaving the club on Thursday. T

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Zari announces divorce from Shakib after five years

Zari announces divorce from Shakib after five years

The announcement came through a statement shared on her Instagram story on Friday, where the couple said they had reached the decision after "much thought and reflection."Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan has announced the end of her marriage to Shakib Cham Lutaaya after five

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