Month: July 2011

The conjoined twins admitted at Mulago hospital are making progress, with consisted weight gain noted. The twins were born early last month and remain admitted at Mulago Hospital. Tests conducted show that the twins who are joined at the abdomen share a liver and they are due for separation in […]

Katikamu SDA Secondary School has this morning been closed following a students’ strike held yesterday. The school’s Headmaster Joseph Nyangoma says closure became inevitable after students went on strike twice in one week, vandalizing a lot of property. The students first went on strike on Saturday, demanding that the Deputy […]

Court has nullified the election of yet another MP, with fresh polls ordered for Kagoma County. The High Court in Jinja has nullified the election of Fredrick Nkayi Mbagadi as the Kagoma MP over irregularities in the exercise. Mbagadi was sued by his rival Frank Nabwiso, who accused the Electoral […]

Parts of Busoga are reported to have been hit by a fresh jiggers attack. The outbreak has been reported in Baitambogwe sub-county, in Mayuge district. The Bunya west Member of Parliament Vincent Bagiire says about 17 homes in his constituency have been affected. He says a number of non-government organizations […]

The Police in Kamuli have arrested a 35yr old man for allegedly starving his child to death . Matayo Bakalibanga, a resident of Butaswa village is said to have locked his 6 year-old daughter in the house without food. The body of the deceased was discovered by the neighbors who […]