Search Results

Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines

Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines

President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen

Ultimate Uganda

Kabale Transport Operators Demand Park Upgrades Ahead of Trade Order Act Enforcement

Kabale Transport Operators Demand Park Upgrades Ahead of Trade Order Act Enforcement

Taxi and bus operators in Kabale Municipality have called on authorities to first improve the condition of designated taxi parks before fully enforcing the Trade Order Act, warning that the current state of the facilities is unsuitable for effective operations.The Trade Order Act, passed i

Ultimate Uganda

Okello’s Fate Hangs in Balance as Court Sets Ruling Date

Okello’s Fate Hangs in Balance as Court Sets Ruling Date

The High Court has adjourned proceedings in the murder case against Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the Ggaba school children killings, with a ruling expected on Thursday.Presiding Judge Alice Komuhangi Khaukha deferred the matter after the conclusion of submissions, leaving

Ultimate Uganda

Sovereignty Bill Criticism Is Misguided, Says Nsibambi

Sovereignty Bill Criticism Is Misguided, Says Nsibambi

The emotional reactions to the bill misrepresent it. It’s very difficult for the common man to fully understand the bill’s gist. It’s our responsibility as elites to explain to the public the full purpose of the bill.Former FDC deputy president argues opposition to proposed law is dr

Ultimate Uganda

Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel

Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel

Four senior Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks on charges of misusing operational fuel for their personal gain.Brig Gen James Barigye Ruheesi, 60; Col David Ocitti Kidega, 52; Maj Innocent Kikongi Mugumya, 41 and Capt Kenneth Lab

Ultimate Uganda

Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

The Government has announced a sweeping change to early childhood education regulations, banning nursery schools and kindergartens from operating daycare centres under the newly introduced Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy.According to officials, the policy seeks to clearly

Ultimate Uganda

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

Ultimate Uganda

Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks remain sufficient.The move follows mounting public complaints of dry pumps, rationing, and selective selling at petrol sta

Ultimate Uganda

Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually

Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually

facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as administrators call for urgent expansion and possible elevation to referral status.Mityana General Hospital, the main publi

Ultimate Uganda

Nelson Mandela grandchild joins Uganda’s Jane Acilo in empowerment drive

Nelson Mandela grandchild joins Uganda’s Jane Acilo in empowerment drive

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Thursday evening, between the two nonprofits, launching strategic collaborations that will focus on education, health, leadership and community development.South Africa’s Thembekile Mandela Foundation (TMF) ha

Ultimate Uganda