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Jinja Hospital, Muslims ordered off contested land

Uganda, April 16 -- Security organs have declared Plot 31-39 Nile Avenue out of bounds to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and the Muslim community since the matter is in court. The decision was arri... Read More


Muslims to vote out Jinja land-grabbing politicians in 2026

Uganda, April 15 -- Muslims in Jinja City have put politicians implicated in aiding or grabbing their land on notice ahead of the 2026 general elections. The Muslims say they specifically hold Juma p... Read More


Patients abandoned as Jinja Hospital staff protest land giveaway

Uganda, April 15 -- Patients at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital were Monday morning caught up in the crosshairs of a land row between the facility and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC). The dispu... Read More


Kyabazinga, Inhebantu host Muslims for juma prayers

Uganda, April 6 -- Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV, and the Inhebantu, Jovia Mutesi, on April 5 hosted thousands of Muslims for Juma prayers at the Royal Palace atop Igenge Hill in Bugembe, Jinja... Read More


Jinja woman enrolls in same school with granddaughter

Uganda, April 3 -- A 42-year-old woman has returned to school, with family sources saying it was after she was promised a dream wedding once she sits for Primary Leaving Examinations. While she says ... Read More


Encroachers on Jinja Golf Club land given five months to vacate

Uganda, March 27 -- Encroachers on the Jinja Golf Club land on the shores of Lake Victoria and River Nile banks have been given five months to vacate the property for its further development. The fiv... Read More


13 water monitoring machines installed on Lake Victoria, Nile

Uganda, March 26 -- Thirteen hydrometer monitoring systems have been installed on Lake Victoria and on the banks of River Nile to provide timely information of the water quantity, level and requiremen... Read More


Jinja cuts budget proposal for FY2024-25

Uganda, March 24 -- Jinja City Council has cut its budget for the 2024/2025 Financial Year, citing inadequate local revenue collections from property taxes, among other challenges. Jinja City Council... Read More


Girls using polythene papers as pads get help

Uganda, March 19 -- About 250 girls in Buyala Village, Budondo Sub-county in Jinja North Division, Jinja City, have received free sanitary towels following a Monitor story that highlighted their pligh... Read More


Departed head of Busoga clans replaced ahead of burial

Uganda, March 19 -- Busoga Kingdom clan executives from the 11 chiefdoms have appointed Mr Richard Mafumo, the monarchy's Minister for Culture, to replace departed Keith Mutengu as the head of all cla... Read More