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MPs on Public Accounts Committee raised concern over the storing of both expired & active drugs in the same store at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, after the Auditor General, John Muwanga warned that the current practice possess a risk of cross contamination & dispensing of expired drugs to Ugandans, thus causing health hazards to the community. In the December 2023 report, it was revealed that although Entebbe Hospital had expired drugs, these weren't recorded & had not been separated from the rest of the drugs, contrary to Section 8.2 of the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), that provides that expired items or drugs should not be part of the stock, they should be removed and out in the designated and as a general rule, any item expiring in three month’s time is short dated. Namugga Gorreth, Vice Chairperson PAC called out the ugliness within Entebbe Hospital, wondering if the facility’s name should be changed to Entebbe Regional Poiso...

Story by Osuta Yusuf . 📸: The Opposition Defectors take a photo with District officials and other NRM party Members. Maracha District . Strong Opposition political party members and coordinators in Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and National Unity Platform (NUP) Party have on Tuesday 28-5-2024 officially joined National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party in Maracha District. The five ardent Opposition members in Maracha District who crossed over to NRM party are; Maracha District FDC party Coordinator Mr Amvuku Peter Odwan from Paranga Sub-county, Mr Candia Felix (FDC party member) from Paranga Sub-county, Mr Alebu Timon (FDC party Member) from Nyadri Sub-county,  Mr Omuti Felix Taiso (NUP Member) from Tara Sub-county and Mr Andama Robert Balia (FDC Member) from Maracha town council. 📸: Amvuku Peter Odwan, Maracha District FDC Party Coordinator. Maracha District FDC Party Coordinator Mr Amvuku Peter Odwan who officially handed over all the FDC party registrers, Constituti...

📸: Hon Taban Yassin, Courtesy Photo. The residents in Yumbe District have spoken in one voice, requesting for the comeback of Hon Taban Yassin as the LC V Chairman for Yumbe District. Hon Taban Yassin in whose regime, the budget of Yumbe District rose from shs 21 billion in 2011 to Shs 110 billion in 2021, served as the LC V Chairman for the District for 10 years and lost to Hon Asiku Abdul Mutalib who defeated him in the NRM Party primary elections in 2020, and he decided not to run as an Independent candidate in the 2021 general elections. A boda boda rider in Yumbe District, Mr Ciriga Ahkbar says the previous regime under the leadership of Hon Taban Yassin worked perfectly and even welcomed refugees well. Mr Ciriga accused the current Yumbe District leadership of not working in the interests of the common people, which, he said, resulted into relocation of UNHCR Sub-office from Yumbe District to Arua City. Hon Taban Yassin worked well as the LC5 Chairman for Yumbe District and if ...

📸: Procession walks through Simasi in Oli, Central Division Arua City. Photo by Information is Power Story by Osuta Yusuf . Arua City . The residents of Arua, in preparations to welcome President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in WestNile region for Ezama Ham Mizamil Thanksgiving Ceremony, marched in a procession of over 1000 people in Arua City on Thursday 23-5-2024. The Thanksgiving ceremony whose main objective is to thank President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the appointments, developments and services rendered in WestNile region, will take place on 8-June-2024 in Arua City. 📸: Draku Aziz, Coordinator for the event. Coordinator for the event, Draku Aziz assured the public that, they are ready and prepared to make sure the ceremony succeeds. He said, so many groups and associations from different districts have confirmed their attendance for the forthcoming event of 8-June-2024. Aziz thanked the various departments in government for positive collaboration and coordination regarding the ...

  #iip_updates  What you need to know: Age-old vice. As the country grapples with increasing cases of corruption, where billions of shillings have been lost to mainly government the Sunday Monitor brings some of the most high-ranking cases of corruption since President Museveni took control of the country in 1986. Recent scandals at the Office of the Prime Minister and Public Service have put the ruling party in the spotlight, even with President Museveni advocating for zero-tolerance to corruption. Suspects are still under investigation, with a single convict yet to be sentenced. However, the individuals under investigation are still innocent until proven guilty. But this does not erase the fact that billions of money were siphoned to private accounts. But before we delve into the first cases of corruption investigate under the NRM government, it is import to note that the same vice in Uganda is as old as the country. Also Read In 1900, the British Commissioner to Uganda, Sir...

With hardly an hour left before the Uganda Human Rights Commission unveils it's 26th Annual Report on the state of human rights & freedoms in Uganda for 2023, let us dive into the 2022 report findings. In the 2022 annual report, the Commission revealed that the prolonged dry spell that ravaged Karamoja sub-region killed over 2200 people in the districts of; Kotido, Moroto, Kaabong and Napak. “Insecurity and intensified livestock raids and theft intensified in April 2022, leading to loss of lives and isolated incidents of death among the population. The fragility of the situation not only limited households from accessing their farms for fear of being killed but also continued to deny them to access income for food purchase and safe grazing area for their herds,” read in part the 2022 human rights report.

📸: MSC Officials appearing before PAC MPs on 21-5-2024. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Board members of Microfinance Support Centre to explain why the entity has operated for over 20years without a risk management framework on Expected Credit Losses, despite the entity operating seed capital projects worth Shs249Bn and managing over Shs72Bn savings in Emyooga funds. The summons followed findings in the December 2023 Auditor General’s report that indicated that Microfinance Support Centre doesn’t have in any documents Risk Management Strategies that would guide the operations of the institution, with many MPs wondering if the current Board members are even aware of their roles at the institution. "The big question is that this Board and all the Boards that have been there before, comfortably presided over an institution supervised by the Ministry of Finance without the basic framework that would guide this institution, surely for 20years. A draft can’t be in ...

📸: MSC Officials appearing before PAC MPs on 21-5-2024. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Board members of Microfinance Support Centre to explain why the entity has operated for over 20years without a risk management framework on Expected Credit Losses, despite the entity operating seed capital projects worth Shs249Bn and managing over Shs72Bn savings in Emyooga funds. The summons followed findings in the December 2023 Auditor General’s report that indicated that Microfinance Support Centre doesn’t have in any documents Risk Management Strategies that would guide the operations of the institution, with many MPs wondering if the current Board members are even aware of their roles at the institution. "The big question is that this Board and all the Boards that have been there before, comfortably presided over an institution supervised by the Ministry of Finance without the basic framework that would guide this institution, surely for 20years. A draft can’t be in ...