BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY 28, 03, 2026 A Chocolate factory is coming in one year to process cocoa beans into powder and chocolate in Koboko district. This was disclosed by James Baba, Former Internal Affairs State Minister and Member of Parliament for Koboko County. Baba who has been one …
Read More »ARUA CITY: BAZAAR WARD ELECTION FOR WOMAN COUNCILOR PUSHED TO FEBRUARY 26, 2026
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026 The electoral commission has set February 26, 2026 as the tentative date for the residual elections for the Female Councilor representing Bazaar Ward in the Arua Central Division. This follows the discovery of anomalies on the ballot Today (Tuesday 17, 2026) when …
Read More »IT IS ELMA KAPEL DAY IN NORTHERN UGANDA!
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026 “What did you expect?” she quipped boastfully. That was the opening teaser from Hajjat Medina Mohammad Naham, the director of finance of the National Resistance Movement. She spoke shortly after the declaration of Challa Elma Kapel, the youth member of parliament elect …
Read More »COME JULY 2025, MBARARA NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WILL HAVE MORE SPACE
By Goodluck Musinguzi, 8th June 2025 Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health was in Mbarara City to inspect ongoing works at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital including a block that will house the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which will solve the challenges of limited space. We want to …
Read More »ARUA AMBULANCE CALL AND DISPATCH CENTRE CONSTRUCTION HITS 79 PERCENT
The construction works on the emergency call and dispatch center are rated at 79% by a representative of the contractor BY GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: 8th,June, 2025 The construction of an ambulance call and dispatch center that is expected to improve coordination and management for medical emergencies is under …
Read More »ARUA ICU CONSTRUCTION HITS 71 PERCENT
The Arua hospital ICU complex BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA There is a beehive of activity at the construction site for the Arua Hospital Intensive Care unit as wheelbarrow pushers make their way with mixture of concrete up the rums for casting the concrete upstairs as plumbing technicians …
Read More »ARUA HOSPITAL ICU IS ABOUT ONE MONTH TO FINISH
The works at the Arua hospital intensive care unit are edging closer to finish BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU & MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK ARUA: 7th June, 2025 Engineers and Manson men at the construction site of the Intensive Care Unit at the Arua hospital are racing to against time to hit a one …
Read More »KABALE ICU CONSTRUCTION AT 75%
Kabale ICU Construction at 75% complete By Goodluck Musinguzi The construction of a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has reached 75 percent completion, according to project engineers. The UGX 8.6 billion project, funded by the International Development Agency under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …
Read More »Ministry of Health Boosts Healthcare Access at Uganda-Tanzania Border with New Health Center IVs in Nakivale
PS Diana Atwine inspecting Rwekubo Health Center IV construction works. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is working to improve healthcare access for refugees and host communities in Nakivale with the ongoing construction of new Health Center IVs in Kabazana and Ruhoko. These new facilities are part of a broader initiative …
Read More »Minister Aceng Commissions Shs4.5b Satellite Laboratory in Lira City
By Goodluck Musinguzi The government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Health, has built a satellite laboratory at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Lira City. Built at the cost of Shs4.5 billion under the COVID-19 response and emergency project with funding from the World Bank, Lira Regional Referral Hospital is …
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