Browsing by Author "Murungi, Joan"

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    78% Ugandans have no access to electricity.
    (New Vision, 2017-09-08) Lumu, David; Murungi, Joan
    Only about two out of every 10 Ugandans have access to electricity, leaving majority of Ugandans in darkness or at least using rudimentary kerosene lamps for lighting, according to a new report from the energy ministry.
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    Boy needs sh70m for operation on gullet.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-17) Murungi, Joan
    Eight year old Jodra Aneyo is in pain. he speaks but cannot eat normally like many of his able- bodied friends because of an accident that left his gullet impaired.
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    Heroine most smuggled drug - Police.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-16) Masaba, Simon; Murungi, Joan
    Two foreign courier companies (names withheld) and landing sites on Lake Victoria are the main entry and exit routes for trafficking narcotic drugs in Uganda, the Police have revealed. The Criminal Investigations Dictectorate's (CID) Anti- Narcotics department boss,
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    HIV prevalence much higher among fishermen
    (New Vision, 2017-07-10) Murungi, Joan; Bwambale, Taddeo
    The HIV-prevalence among fishing communities in western Uganda is much higher than previously known, a new study has revealed. The study, conducted on 890 randomly selected households, interviewing adults aged 15-69 by Epicentre Uganda, examined the HIV-prevalence rate among adults and children in 12 fishing communities around Lake George and Edward.
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    Soldier jailed for cheating
    (New Vision, 2017-07-07) Murungi, Joan; Odeng, Michael
    Being dissatisfied with the lower court's ruling, she petitioned the General Court Martial on grounds that the court relied on improperly scruitinised prosecution exhibits and evidence riddled with contraditions to convict her.
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    Uganda to roll out new tuberculosis.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-07) Murungi, Joan; Bwambale, Taddeo
    Starting January, patients suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) will take a shorter dose lasting nine months from the current 24 months as the Government moves to change the treatment regimen.