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Men asked to enroll for midwifery - Daily Monitor
But according to a male midwife, who has worked at Mulago and Kabale hospitals but asked not to be named, the mothers who have heard experience with male midwives do not want to be attended to by their fellow women whom they say are very rude, ...
Mulago shuts theatres due to equipment breakdown - Daily Monitor
A source within the hospital, who asked not to be named for they are not authorised to speak to the press because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the hospital has no option but to close the theatres because their primary role is to save lives.
Police food suppliers demand Shs40b - Daily Monitor
A source who asked not to be named for fear of losing his contract told Daily Monitor that suppliers no longer have funds to stock more food stuffs, threatening both food security and sustainability of their businesses. “We get supplies on credit and ...
Tuberculosis drug shortage hits Entebbe - Daily Monitor
We have from then been advised to buy drugs in pharmacies that is too expensive and not readily available,” a patient, who refused to be named for fear of victimisation, said. Entebbe Tuberculosis Isolation Centre is the only unit in Wakiso District ...
Uganda might be scrapped off EU honey list - Daily Monitor
A key player in the Uganda's honey processing business who declined to be named because he is not authorised to speak officially about the matter said: “Failure to implement the monitoring plan means that consumers of Ugandan honey and other hive ...
Power cuts cause 150 hospital deaths - Daily Monitor
A patient on life support may only survive for five minutes in case of severe infection after the supply goes off,” a doctor at the children's ward, who asked not to be named, said. He added: “Children that we subject to life support (oxygen) are in ...
Debates over Kabaka's heir take new shape - Daily Monitor
According to some palace officials, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, the mother is from Bulemezi and could have met the king at his palace in Luweero called BamunanIka Palace. “All that information about the identity ...
Entebbe Municipal Council in fresh plot to demolish kiosks - Daily Monitor
A source in the council who refused to be named for fear of reprisal, said they are holding meetings to have the kiosks demolished though still fear pressure from politicians shielding the traders for their own interests. “The kiosks are illegal and no ...
Woman drinks three litres of paraffin over meat - Daily Monitor
Ms Nziabake's mother-in-law, who declined to be named, said she is worried over the medical bills. Neighbours said Ms Nziabake, a mother of two, had earlier said she could not bear seeing other people eat meat during the festivities and took six cups ...
14 mothers die as 236 babies are born on X-mas - Daily Monitor
A midwife at Mulago, who asked not to be named because she is not supposed to speak to press, attributed some of the deaths to mothers being anemic and underage. She declined to give figures of the child-mothers that gave birth on Christmas. ...
MPs want Shs37b for posh vehicles - Daily Monitor
“They scrapped CDF (Constituency Development Fund) and we kept quiet now they promised us vehicles and they are not telling us what is going on,” a female MP, who asked not to be named for fear of being misunderstood, said. ...
Government spends Shs842m on fighter jet trainers - Daily Monitor
According to a source who refused to be named, the experts are housed in the deluxe rooms at the two hotels. A survey by Daily Monitor established that Deluxe rooms cost $120 each (about Shs308,400), a plate of food at the two hotels costs between ...
More power coming after government pays firms - Daily Monitor
A reliable source who asked not to be named because he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the firm said the government still owes Shell Uganda Shs62.3billion ($25million) for supplying diesel to thermal power plants. ...
Was Justice Sebutinde's investigation of police a - Daily Monitor
A former minister, who asked not to be named, said following a rancorous debate on the commission's report in early 2000s, Cabinet nearly trashed it entirely on grounds it lacked incriminating evidence against accused persons and Justice Sebutinde ...
Ankole royal tomb site sold - Daily Monitor
... to disappoint the subjects but most of the land as you see was sold off,” said one of the residents that was found at the burial grounds, who refused to be identified, saying he is not an official spokesperson for the kingdom but a concerned subject.
UPDF gets more jets - Daily Monitor
Mr Bbale Luyinda, the head of the Bird Hazard unit, was being targeted by investigators, a source said. The incident, Capt. Tabaro said, was not a “major incident” at the airbase. “Nothing serious happened to our jets but they are not immune to ...
Cabinet says Kadaga did not defend oil ministers - Daily Monitor
A source privy to Cabinet proceedings but refused to be named for fear of reprisal, told Sunday Monitor that Cabinet ministers said the Speaker did not allow them to present government positions on the different issues that arose on the Floor and ...
Nkumba dons strike over low salary - Daily Monitor
According to a staff member who refused to be named for fear of reprisal, the lecturers earn between Shs800,000 to Shs2.3million depending on the post held and the qualification, while support staff earn between Shs180,000 to Shs700,000. ...
Who is fooling who over match tickets? - Daily Monitor
The lady attendant at Shell Kireka, who declined to give her name, said: “We got only three booklets this morning, each having 50 tickets. Fufa said they would bring more in the evening but they haven't yet.” Hakim Sseruyange travelled from Masaka to ...
Ticket mess exposes Fufa, depresses fans - Daily Monitor
True, tickets were on sale at Shell Capital when we visited last evening but they were only delivered there at 5pm, according to the lady attendant, who declined to give her name. And those going for Shs20,000 were sold out within an hour and fans told ...
Unatu sets conditions to end current teachers' strike - Daily Monitor
A teacher who spoke to Daily Monitor by phone and asked not to be named, said he would use the time to till his land for cultivation. “As I talk now, I am even at work [in the garden] because I have to look for alternative means of survival. ...
Row erupts over Acholi crown - Daily Monitor
An elder in the chiefdom, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, told Daily Monitor that some of them will continue to honour Mandela as their legitimate chief. The elder claimed that Apire 'bribed' the council of elders to ...
Ankole crown prince, wife seek to settle divorce case out of court - Daily Monitor
A source, who declined to be named, told Daily Monitor that the couple will only come back to court to record the results. Prince Barigye accused his wife of adultery had petitioned court seeking to divorce Ms Kwezi with whom he has four children. ...
Last chance for Eritrean leader to redeem himself - Daily Monitor
A senior diplomat in Kampala, who asked not to be named to discuss Mr Afewerki's visit unencumbered, said the Eritrean leader is “a weak man looking to redeem himself”. The UN Security Council under Resolution 2002 passed on July 29, slaps further ...
Dead UPDF peacekeepers identified - Daily Monitor
According to sources in Somalia who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the matter, four are at the rank of Corporal, one is a Warrant Officer One and the other a private. They have been identified as WOI Julius Mubangizi from ...