Police Recover Body of Miner Trapped in Collapsed Namayingo Gold Pit
The Uganda Police Mineral Protection Unit has recovered the body of one of two artisanal gold miners who remained trapped in a collapsed gold pit in Namayingo District.Th...
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Museveni responds to Mwenda criticism over Nuwagaba case
President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to intervene in the case of Stephen Nuwagaba, a young man he says was a victim of torture and mistreatment by elements...
Q&A: Amb Olara Otunnu on UN Reform, AI, Africa’s Voice and Global Peace
Uganda’s candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, last week spoke to journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in K...
Refugee children in Rhino Camp skip school for funerals in search of food
Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement (Courtesy)A worsening food crisis in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s Terego District is forcing some refugee children to skip sc...
MP Drills Boreholes Using Personal Salary, Urges Leaders to Act Independently
Otuke, Uganda – In a move that has drawn widespread praise from residents, the Member of Parliament for Otuke East County, Julius Acon Bua, has launched a Shs75 million...
URC Breaks Silence On Reports Shs25bn Used For Staff Training
KAMPALA, Uganda – The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has dismissed reports alleging that more than UGX 25 billion was spent exclusively on training its staff, saying...
Balaam Pledges to Protect Patients' Privacy During Anti-Corruption Hospital Inspections
Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara has pledged that patients will no longer be exposed during government anti-corruption inspections of health facilities, respon...
UHRC Seeks More Time Before Appearing to Parliament's Rights Committee
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked Parliament's Human Rights Committee to postpone its scheduled appearance, saying commissioners require more time to prepare b...
United Nations warns of shrinking civic space, military overreach in Uganda
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has accused Uganda of intensifying its crackdown on dissent and shrinking civic space since the January 2026 elections...
Gov’t Moves To Protect Bugoma, Echuya & Bukaleba As UWA Takes Charge
The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Tom R. Butime, has gazetted Temporary Management Measures placing Bugoma, Echuya and Bukaleba Central Forest Reser...