Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya, the Member of Parliament for Kawempe North, will be laid to rest on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at his ancestral home in Masaka District.This follows his untimely passing earlier today at L
Its a moment of grief in Kawempe North and among the friends and family of Honorable Ssegirinya Muhammad who has been confirmed dead at Lubaga hospital in Kampala this afternoon.The deceased had battled sickness f
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has been plunged into a legal battle as Nyendo-Mukungwe legislator, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, files a lawsuit against party president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. Mpuuga is seeking a court order to bar Bobi Wine f
Damalie Nachuha, born in 1981, is a remarkable Ugandan police officer who is reported to be the only female Regional Police Commander (RPC) in the country. Holding the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, she leads the East Kyoga police region, which includ
Professor Victoria Nakiboneka Mwaka stands out as Uganda's most educated female Member of Parliament. In 1991, she made history by becoming the first woman in Uganda to become a professor.Prof. Mwaka started her t
Celebrated former journalist and chairman of the Board of Nile Breweries Ltd, Francis Onapito Ekomoloit succumbed to lung cancer just within two months after diagnosis.Ona as he was fondly known passed away on Sep
The Parliament has passed a law mandating the Minister of Finance to prescribe a maximum interest rate that money lenders may charge their borrowers. Not surprisingly, the moneylenders’ association has “rejected” the new law, arguing that the government has no right to control what doe
Most rural women in Uganda are engaged in agricultural activities, contributing 88 percent of agricultural labour force, an activity that contributes to 76 percent of Uganda's economy. Women's traditional roles in agriculture are still influenced by their reproductive roles therefore, ta
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged and remanded a man accused of being a fake doctor to Luzira prison over forgery of academic documents. Thirty-eight-year-old Ken Nyombi alias Innocent Ssemanda alias Samuel Alfred Teriyeitu or Fred Ssendi was arraigned on Friday befor
KAMPALA , Uganda – Hunger among Uganda’s university students has become an urgent crisis, revealing the severe financial challenges facing young people in higher education. Uganda’s universities are currently grappling with a widespread hunger issue among students, with reports indicati
