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Daily Monitor Monday May 03 2021 Chairperson of Uganda Landmine Survivors Association Aisha Bint Abdu (right) presents a child to Dr Proscovia Mugaba to give him an artificial limb. Inset is George Odongo, whose hand was injured by a teargas canister. PHOTO/ PATRICK EBONG Summary Dr Proscovia Mugaba, the executive treasurer of Uganda Christian Medical Fellowship (UCMF), said her organisation is involved in a number of initiatives to support accident victims. Another beneficiary, Ms Joyce Abeja,  is a survivor of the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Ms Abeja, who is a resident o...

Amanda Ngabirano, the board chairperson says all fuel stations that were constructed after December 2020 when they issued a directive halting construction of the same are to be brought down. She said even owners of those illegal fuel stations shall be prosecuted for defying planning board’s directives. Ngabirano says this poses a serious risk of fire outbreaks since the fuel stations are located in residential areas which are not gazetted for that purpose. She adds that their teams are moving around the country to sensitize the public for the next 100 days before the actual demolition of ne...

Daily Monitor Friday April 30 2021 A pump attendant fuels a car at a fuel station in Kampala. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 unlicensed fuel stations operating in the country PHOTO/ALEX ESAGALA Summary She said their teams are moving around the country to sensitise the public and they need about three months before the actual demolition of new petrol stations can start Advertisement BILL OKETCH The National Physical Planning Board (NPPB) has warned of countrywide demolition of new fuel stations in a move aimed at reducing the risk of fire outbreak in urban areas. Ms Amanda Nga...

Daily Monitor Tuesday April 13 2021 At least 17 people were airlifted to Lira Hospital, Lira City, after they were injured in a fatal motor accident in Nebbi District on Sunday evening. PHOTOS/ BILL OKETCH Summary Mr Chris Ongom, the Oyam District speaker, said transferring the patients to Lira hospital instead of Mulago would help in easy managing and monitoring of their condition.  Advertisement At least 17 people were airlifted to Lira Hospital, Lira City, after they were injured in a fatal motor accident in Nebbi District on Sunday evening.  The survivors of the nasty accident that clai...

Sacked SPCs withhold uniforms over salary Tuesday April 13 2021 Police officers block former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and team as they were heading for a campaign meeting in Bushenyi on December 16, 2020. In January, government recruited special police constables to provide security during the election period. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA Summary 50,000 Recruits: Government recruited about 50,000 SPCs across the country to provide security during the election period. The law enforcers say their March salary was not cleared. Advertisement They claim that they were dis...