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Young girls on contraceptive warned

David Kugonza | November 27, 2018

By Damali Mukhaye. The Ministry of Health has warned that girls below the age of 18 that use contraceptives are at risk of developing cervical cancer and other serious complications. 22 percent of adolescents have ever had sexual intercourse yet 25% of them aged 15-19 years are pregnant or already […]

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Museveni lectures regional partners on water conservation

David Kugonza | November 26, 2018

By Moses Kyeyune. President Yoweri Museveni has urged regional economic players to foster water conservation as a major undertaking towards environmental protection. Museveni has this morning been speaking at the Blue Economy summit currently underway at the Kenya International Conference Center in Nairobi. Museveni has said that 60 percent of […]

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FDC – Marine officials should be arrested and charged for negligence

David Kugonza | November 26, 2018

By Damali mukhaye. The opposition forum for democrat change has tasked government to arrest the marine officials and charge them for negligence following the death of Ugandans after a boat capsized on Lake Victoria. Over 30 bodies have so far been retrieved from Lake Victoria after the Saturday tragedy as […]

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New water transport law in the offing after Lake Victoria accident

David Kugonza | November 26, 2018

By Ritah Kemigisa. The State Minister for Transport Aggrey Bagire has revealed that the ministry is drafting a new law to regulate water transport in the country. The revelation comes days after over 30 people died in a boat accident on lake Victoria over the weekend. According to Bagire the current law […]

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People in taxi parks affected by too much heat

David Kugonza | November 26, 2018

By Damali Mukhaye. Officials from Kampala capital city authority are concerned about the too much heat affecting the people operating in taxi parks in the city. Speaking to kfm, the manager architectural services in kcca Bernadette Ssanyu says that the urban fit map which was conducted by the authority established […]