Author: Robert Atuhairwe

At the front gate near the main entrance, a waste spilling cesspool warns of surprises awaiting a first time visitor inside Hoima regional referral hospital perimeter. Once a model healthcare facility, faultless and immaculate, it has become a veritable shadow of its former self. Residents are struggling for access to quality healthcare. This has been due to low funding, staff shortage, negligence by staff, and lack of supplies, coupled with low bed capacity. This has birthed a growing dissatisfaction among residents who wait for days to be treated. “It (hospital) is worthy to be classed as an ailing healthcare machine,…

Uganda Martyrs Women Football Club emerged winners of the TotalEnergies EP Uganda 2023 Buliisa Football Mini-League finals. The pulsating finals were played on Saturday at Ndandamire Primary School playground. Uganda Martyrs Women FC beat Nyamukuta Women Football Club by 1-0 to win the pioneer women’s league trophy. This is the first time Uganda Martyrs Women have participated and won the Mini-League, taking home the same cash prize of sh4m, as the winning goal was scored by Sheillar Tingira For the men’s league Bugoigo Leopards FC beat Paraa Simba FC by 2-0 to win the trophy with the winning goals scored…

The bodies of two Ugandan fishermen who died on Lake Albert have been retrieved following a boat accident. The deceased fishermen have been identified as Dogu, 40 and Mukiga, 35. The two were attached to Kamina landing site in Buhuka village, Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. They lost their lives on Tuesday (May 9) morning at 2am after their fishing boat on which they were sailing to do fishing was hit by strong winds forcing it capsize. They sounded an alarm in vein since the fishermen who were on the lake at the time delayed to reach them to save their…

Joan Orombi, a resident of Jupayiki village in Goli-Erussi sub-county, Nebbi district, opened a two-acre piece of land to plant maize in the ongoing season of March-July. Orombi, a mother of four, did not plant on time over delay to get improved seeds as she lacked the money. She went for saved seeds, buying a kilogram at sh1,800 from produce stores, a price that had increased from sh1,000 two months ago. Orombi who needed 60 kilograms per acre spent sh216,000 despite warnings by agronomists that the saved seed varieties are not suitable because they don’t yield much and are prone…

The Buliisa Football Mini-League 2023 has resumed after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks. The League which is sponsored by TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU) a firm managing Tilenga Oil Project, is being conducted in partnership with the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) and the Buliisa District Football Association (DFA). The mini-league kicked off on Saturday-April 29, and has attracted 96 football teams, 26 of which are women teams for the first time in history. “Diversity is very important for TotalEnergies and women inclusion in this mini league demonstrating our commitment to boost gender empowerment in…

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom on April 6, celebrated 100 years since the death of Omukama Chwa II Kabaleega. The main function was held at Buyanja Secondary School, Kibaale Town Council, Kibaale district, a place where he was enthroned and also the burial place of his father- Omukama Kamurasi Mirundi Kyebambe IV, who reigned from 1822-1869. The day was celebrated with a launch of a book written by Isaac Kalembe who is also the Omutalindwa (Speaker) of Rukurato (Parliament) of the kingdom about Kabaleega’s successes and challenges during his 28-year reign over Bunyoro. In the book titled: “Omukama Chwa II Kabaleega: A life…

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) has launched the Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), a new mechanism to improve how data and evidence are leveraged to successfully identify and reach the millions of children who have not yet received a single routine vaccine shot – “zero-dose” children – and the missed communities in which they live. The goal of the ZDLH collaboration is to supplement existing and ongoing monitoring efforts by building deeper understanding and sharing learning on the complex array of factors that impact efforts to reach zero-dose children, particularly in lower-income Gavi implementing countries. Funded and coordinated by Gavi, ZDLH…

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom is today celebrating 100 years since the death of Omukama Chwa II Kabaleega. Kabaleega died on April 6, 1923 on his way back home. He was returning from Seychelles Island where he was held by the British colonialists for 23 years. The main function is being held at Buyanja Secondary School, Kibaale Town Council in Kibaale district. The day is being celebrated with a book written by Isaac Kalembe Akiiki who is also the Omutalindwa (Speaker) of Rukurato (Parliament) of the kingdom about Kabaleega’s successes and challenges during his 28-year reign over Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom.

The ministry of water and environment has started setting up boundary pillars on Wambabya riverbanks in Hoima City to demarcate the original area of the river to stop encroachment. Wambabya, is an ecological sensitive asset to the locals since among other functions, it powers the nine megawatts Kabalega hydro power plant in Buseruka sub-county in Hoima district. The Albertine Journal has leant that the demarcation exercise which kicked off on Monday, with no specific date for its completion, might take four weeks. The exercise starts from the river source in Kihomboza Cell in Hoima City-West Division up to Lake Albert. Gilbert…

Bank of Uganda held a stakeholders engagement in Hoima City on March 22-23 to raise awareness on their mandate, policy actions and accountability to the public for its policies. They received feedback from the community and sensitised them on financial literacy so that they can manage their money better. The two meetings at Kolping and HB Hotels were punctuated by suggestions of strategies to stir financial inclusion to boost economic growth and recovery. Residents were urged to embrace digital money transfer given the benefits and them being readily available across the whole country. The meeting also discussed issues such as…