| I
lied that Pastor Imelda's prayers cured my AIDS! |
For years Grace Kashemeire,
55, told Christians that Pastor Imelda Namutebi Kula
had cured her of HIV/AIDS by praying for her.
Some HIV-positive people believed her and went on their
knees in prayer to get healed too. For several, this
meant abandoning their life-saving anti-retroviral treatment,
resulting in deaths. |
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Kitende, Budo top varsity 2008 admissions |
St. Mary’s SS Kitende
has sent the highest number of students to all the six
public universities including MUBS through the direct
government sponsorship scheme.
Kitende has sent 127 students to all the universities
through this scheme, which represents 40% of the total
government scholarships. |
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Can prayers replace ARVs? |
| Scientists insist that HIV/AIDS
has no cure, but some people believe prayers can heal
the deadly virus and are busy spreading their belief. |
| Uganda
prepares to host OIC meet |
| Next month, Uganda will play
host to Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting
whose main focus will be to find ways of developing
and enhancing trade relations among the member countries. |
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Why NRM lost Buikwe |
| The victory of acting Democratic
Party (DP) Secretary General Dr. Lulume Bayiga in last
week’s Buikwe South by-election raises the combined
opposition numbers in the 320-member Parliament to 72. |
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New judges, extra burden |
| Ugandan taxpayers will have
to fork out an extra Shs 11bn per year to maintain the
newly appointed judges, the Chief Justice, Justice Benjamin
Odoki revealed at their swearing-in ceremony at State
House Entebbe last week. |
| Nsibambi
intervenes in Makerere stand off |
| As tension between lecturers
and the Makerere University administration shows no
signs of abating, the Prime Minister has ordered the
Minister of Education to meet the two parties and sort
out their grievances. |
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World Bank boosts Rwanda AIDS fight |
| KIGALI: The World Bank has
approved $10 million as additional financing to boost
Rwanda’s fight against HIV/AIDS, a statement issued
in Kigali recently said. |
| SHOPTALK
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Nsibambi moves with
torch in car
The Prime Minister, Apolo Nsibambi, never takes
chances, at least that was what he told journalists,
while touring Budo Junior School, where 20 pupils died
after fire gutted their dormitory last week. |
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