A top finance officer at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the mismanagement of over UGX 550 million in public funds, a scandal that has cast a spotlight on persistent corruption within Uganda’s public healthc
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) elections tribunal has adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the party's primary victory of Diana Mutasingwa in the Buikwe District Woman MP race to 4pm, after the petitioner failed to appear.Mutasingwa, who also serves as the Minister of St
Panic swept across the Pacific Wednesday morning after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast set off tsunami alarms in more than a dozen countries.The quake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, one of the most seismically active regions in the world, sending w
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has announced that this year’s International Day of Families will be celebrated on July 31st under the theme “The Impact of Urbanisation on Families in Uganda.”Speaking to journalists in Kampala, the Minister of State for Cultural
In Uganda, conversations regarding Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) remains a significant challenge, particularly among young men and women.Many young people fall victim to early marriages, teenage pregnancies, and unsafe abortions often due to a lack of accurate informati
Police in Kampala have arrested a popular TikToker over allegedly defaming government officials on the social media platform.Benson Miyingo, 32, a resident of Mutundwe was arrested by security and is currently detained at the Central Police Station in Kampala.It is said that using h
The recent withdrawal of several petitions from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries has sparked debate over the integrity of internal party elections and the broader health of Uganda’s democratic processes.According to Dr. Sarah Bireete, a prominent governance analyst, the w
Some police men seen blocking Suleiman Namwoza’s advance team from accessing Mpumudde estates primary school playground. Jinja, Uganda | Police in Kiira region on Sunday blocked a thanksgiving event organized in Jinja City by
Simbamanyo house which was acquired by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia.The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed a high-profile legal challenge filed by Simbamanyo Estates Limited, ruling that the $10 million post-import loan facility extended to Eq
A growing wave of discontent has emerged among the kinsmen of former Supreme Court Judge Justice George Kanyeihamba following the announcement that he will be laid to rest in Kampala rather than his ancestral home in
