In Brief
Sep 05, 2003
<b>‘Speed guns pose no risk’</b><br>KAMPALA — The Police on Tuesday said the laser speed guns re-introduced to detect speeding vehicles and curb road accidents on city roads do not pose a health hazard.
‘Speed guns pose no risk’
KAMPALA — The Police on Tuesday said the laser speed guns re-introduced to detect speeding vehicles and curb road accidents on city roads do not pose a health hazard. The acting commissioner of Police in charge of traffic and road safety, Wilson Ahimbisibwe, said they are at international standards and used the world over.
Army buys hospital
KAMPALA — The UPDF has bought off Kisekka Hospital to improve medical services of soldiers. The Army spokesperson, Maj. Shaban Bantazaria, on Wednesday said the hospital was bought five years ago. He said the hospital was now part of the Army’s general military hospitals. Other hospitals are in Bombo and Mbuya.
Court bars accounts
KAMPALA — Court has frozen bank accounts of Justus Ampaire, a former employee of uganda telecom Ltd (UTL) pending a case in which the company wants to recover about sh2b. UTL sued Ampaire, a former chief of international operations, claiming over sh1.9b being company funds which he allegedly diverted to his account.
Unite, envoy tells Muslims
KAMPALA — The Sierra Leon envoy in Tripoli, Mohammad Samura, has advised the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) to fight disunity among Muslims. He was on Thursday inspecting the national mosque new site in Old Kampala. He appealed to the UMSC to empower women and the youths to participate in the political and economic activities of the country.
UPE schools renovated
LUWEERO — The resident district commissioner recently ordered the reconstruction of all Universal Primary schools in Nakaseke county, saying the initial works were shoddy. Mugisha said on Thursday that Kiruuli and Kagango Primary Schools in Kikamulo sub-county had undersized windows, very short roofs and poor floors.
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KAMPALA — The Police on Tuesday said the laser speed guns re-introduced to detect speeding vehicles and curb road accidents on city roads do not pose a health hazard. The acting commissioner of Police in charge of traffic and road safety, Wilson Ahimbisibwe, said they are at international standards and used the world over.
Army buys hospital
KAMPALA — The UPDF has bought off Kisekka Hospital to improve medical services of soldiers. The Army spokesperson, Maj. Shaban Bantazaria, on Wednesday said the hospital was bought five years ago. He said the hospital was now part of the Army’s general military hospitals. Other hospitals are in Bombo and Mbuya.
Court bars accounts
KAMPALA — Court has frozen bank accounts of Justus Ampaire, a former employee of uganda telecom Ltd (UTL) pending a case in which the company wants to recover about sh2b. UTL sued Ampaire, a former chief of international operations, claiming over sh1.9b being company funds which he allegedly diverted to his account.
Unite, envoy tells Muslims
KAMPALA — The Sierra Leon envoy in Tripoli, Mohammad Samura, has advised the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) to fight disunity among Muslims. He was on Thursday inspecting the national mosque new site in Old Kampala. He appealed to the UMSC to empower women and the youths to participate in the political and economic activities of the country.
UPE schools renovated
LUWEERO — The resident district commissioner recently ordered the reconstruction of all Universal Primary schools in Nakaseke county, saying the initial works were shoddy. Mugisha said on Thursday that Kiruuli and Kagango Primary Schools in Kikamulo sub-county had undersized windows, very short roofs and poor floors.
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