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Here are the world records held by Uganda

Here are the world records held by Uganda

Uganda continues to make its mark on the global stage after long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record in the half marathon on Sunday.Kiplimo achieved the milestone after winning the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal with an outstanding time of 57 minutes and 20 s

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Aging population poses crisis for Uganda as 16 million workers lack pension cover

Aging population poses crisis for Uganda as 16 million workers lack pension cover

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is hurtling toward a systemic social and economic crisis as a rapidly aging population outpaces a retirement savings framework that currently excludes 16 million workers.While the national pension sector appears robust on paper—with assets surging 21 percent to

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Medical Students Association Rejects Government Policy on Internship

Medical Students Association Rejects Government Policy on Internship

Medical Interns addressing the press in Kampala in the pastThe Federation of Uganda Medical Students’ Associations (FUMSA) has firmly rejected a new government policy that requires medical students to complete a one-year internship before graduating, effectively extending the Bachelor of

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Among pledges reduced taxes on reusable pads for schoolgirls ahead of women’s day celebrations

Among pledges reduced taxes on reusable pads for schoolgirls ahead of women’s day celebrations

Speaker Anita Among (Middle) and other women activists at Parliament.The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has pledged that Parliament will support tax incentives aimed at increasing the production and affordability of reusable sanitary pads for schoolgirls across Uganda.Among comm

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Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network

Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network

As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might take some time to fully eliminate the street vendors, but the progress so far is promising. Recent efforts to streamline city

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DNA on Gun, Washed Blood and Head Shot Evidence: Why Court Ordered Molly Katanga to Defend Murder Charge

DNA on Gun, Washed Blood and Head Shot Evidence: Why Court Ordered Molly Katanga to Defend Murder Charge

Justice Kania ruled that it was unlikely that Henry Katanga, a right handed person intending to commit suicide, would shoot himself on the left side of his head,” and that the alternative trajectory proposed by Molly's defence would require awkward positioningMolly Katanga listening to t

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Who is Iran’s ‘new’ Supreme Leader? Slain Ayatollah’s son ‘treated for IMPOTENCY in UK’ set to become Trump’s no1 target

Who is Iran’s ‘new’ Supreme Leader? Slain Ayatollah’s son ‘treated for IMPOTENCY in UK’ set to become Trump’s no1 target

IRAN’S next suspected Supreme Leader was reportedly treated for impotency at hospitals in London.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, the son of the slain Ayatollah, has been tipped as the regime’s next dictator – and it could put him in Donald Trump‘s cross hairs.Mojtaba Khamenei, Son Of

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Liverpool must sell two players after Wolves disasterclass as ugly problem resurfaces

Liverpool must sell two players after Wolves disasterclass as ugly problem resurfaces

Liverpool lost 2-1 to Wolves after Andre's 94th-minute winner at Molineux (Image: Getty)If Liverpool begin next season with Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo as their starting wingers, something has gone wrong. That is not easy to say. In their Anfield careers, the pair have made major contribu

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BLACKOUTS, BILLIONS & BOARDROOM WARS! Investigation Exposes Rot at UEDCL as Power Crisis Rocks Post-Umeme Era

BLACKOUTS, BILLIONS & BOARDROOM WARS! Investigation Exposes Rot at UEDCL as Power Crisis Rocks Post-Umeme Era

Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited?Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish custome

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VIDEO: Museveni explains why Uganda rejected foreign military bases

VIDEO: Museveni explains why Uganda rejected foreign military bases

Uganda has long maintained that it will not host foreign military bases on its soil, a position President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says is rooted in the country’s belief that it can defend itself without external armies.Museveni’s remarks have gained renewed attention as tensions escalat

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