ROSACU Calls for Coordinated Action as Child Road Fatalities Rise
Road safety advocates have called for urgent action to protect school-going children following alarming road crash statistics contained in the Uganda Police Annual Crime...
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How Corruption Raised Mpigi Expressway Cost to UGX 2Trillion
The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project is now expected will have cost more than 2 trillion shillings by the time it is completed, according to Fred Byamukama, the Minister f...
Four-Acre Model farmers decry water scarcity, seek government help on irrigation
Farmers under President Museveni’s four-acre model in Mityana say water scarcity is their biggest barrier to commercial agriculture, appealing for deep-well drilling.MI...
Health Ministry confirms deadly malaria surge; 4 students die at top Kampala schools
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that four students died from severe malaria at Makerere College School, Mengo SS and Gayaza High School.The Ministry of Health has co...
Baryomunsi Shocks Parliament: Alcohol Drinkers More Susceptible to Mosquito Bites
Dr Baryomunsi’s statement on malaria offered relief to worried parents The Minister of Health, Chris Baryomunsi caused unease in Parliament when he revealed that people...
MPs Demand Stronger Malaria Response as Schoolchildren Hard Hit
KAMPALA, Uganda — Members of Parliament have raised concerns over rising malaria infections and reported deaths, including among school-going children, and called on th...
How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...
As forests vanish, chimpanzees are turning into human threat in Kagadi
boy fetching water pauses cautiously as chimps passFor generations, communities around Muhorro town council in Kagadi district lived alongside chimpanzees, separated by f...
Kotido to construct Shs7.8 bn modern bus park under World Bank project
Kotido, Uganda: Kotido Municipality is set to construct a Shs7.8 billion modern bus park under the World Bank-funded Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Devel...
Poor Sanitation Crisis Deepens in Kampala Informal Settlements
Rapid urban growth in Kampala’s informal settlements is worsening sanitation challenges, with residents of Katanga suburb facing mounting waste management problems and...