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Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

The National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Western Uganda, Jolly Kyomugasho Mugisha is dead, the party leadership has announced. "It’s with great sadness that I announce the passing of Hon. Jolly Mugisha, the National Unity Platform Deputy President for Western Uganda," t

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Medicare Advantage Costs Soar in 2025 with Big Changes Ahead

Medicare Advantage Costs Soar in 2025 with Big Changes Ahead

Seniors across the nation are bracing for significant changes to their Medicare Advantage costs in 2025 as major updates are on the horizon for prescription plans. New Cost Caps and Premium Increases Medicare Advantage and Part D plans are in for a transformation that could have both positive an

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Country’s Top Surgeons Descend on Ankole for Life-Changing Surgical Camp

Country’s Top Surgeons Descend on Ankole for Life-Changing Surgical Camp

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) administration and local legislators have today welcomed a team of Uganda’s finest surgeons and health professionals for a highly anticipated surgical camp starting tomorrow, September 22nd, and running until the 28th. Dubbed the Ankole Surgical Camp, this

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Kisoro MP Hopeful Calls on Youth to Harness Talent for Employment Solutions

Kisoro MP Hopeful Calls on Youth to Harness Talent for Employment Solutions

Emmanuel Maniraguha, a hopeful member of Parliament for Kisoro Municipality in 2026, has urged the youth to focus on talent development as a key strategy to combat the country’s high unemployment rate. This message was delivered on Sunday, September 22, 2024, during the launch of the Kisoro

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How to coexist with pets in our homes

How to coexist with pets in our homes

Joviah and Samantha have been my friends for donkey years. Both love pets. But when I visited them last Sunday, they had complaints. Joviah owns a pet dog, Cooper. Her daughter, Samantha, owns a pet cat, Luna. Both animals are always fighting each other. Samantha explains first: “Her dog e

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Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Tax controversies have recently stirred debate across the country, with the country’s tax body – the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)—and the National Treasury struggling to justify certain tax breaks to particular companies while in the National Assembly. In a new twist, the two age

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EU deforestation regulation a game changer for global trade, environment

EU deforestation regulation a game changer for global trade, environment

Addressing deforestation has become critical in a world grappling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse. The European Union (EU) has responded to this challenge with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), an ambitious policy designed to curb global defor

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Museveni can only become a King David, not Amin

Museveni can only become a King David, not Amin

Whenever President Museveni denounces Idi Amin, labelling him an 'idiot', it rekindles debates about the parallels and contrasts between these two prominent figures in Uganda's political history. Amin has globally been clustered in a band of brutal leaders like Adolf Hitler who was the maste

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Infrastructure failures are derailing socio-economic transformation projects

Infrastructure failures are derailing socio-economic transformation projects

Your Excellency President Museveni,  I write to you as a concerned citizen who has been actively involved in the capacity-building efforts of your government’s socio-economic programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, and GROW. These initiatives were introduced wi

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Knowing we deserve better is a great thing

Knowing we deserve better is a great thing

If you have heard Hon Norbert Mao speak, whether at a funeral service or graduation ceremony, you will admit that there is a good connection between a head and mouth that rarely goes wrong. Like him or not, this is something you give to him without a grudge. Strangely, that has never transla

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