Fresh details obtained by ChimpReports indicate that a police officer attached to Speaker Anita Among opened fire on a female motorist after she allegedly blocked a convoy linked to the Speaker along Mackinnon Road in Nakasero.The incident, which occurred at around 3:00pm on Thursday, has
President Museveni has proposed scrapping Pay As You Earn (P.A.Y.E) tax on scientists, arguing that the move would strengthen Uganda’s research capacity and accelerate solutions to key agricultural challenges.The President announced the proposal on Thursday during the offici
A growing concern over the state of kidney care in Uganda has emerged after journalist Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam publicly shared a heartfelt message from a Ugandan health worker appealing for urgent intervention from Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.In the message, which Adam sa
For years, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) has felt like one of those silent deductions you don’t question. You just look at your payslip, sigh a little, and move on.But this time, it is different.For more than 10 years, Uganda has kept PAYE largely tied to a reality that no longer exists.
When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there’s another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting – and sometimes permanent – consequences: hearing loss. A wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs are known to be oto
Fourteen-year-old Chloe is looking forward to returning to school, playing with friends, and living a normal life again after undergoing successful heart surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute through a Rotary-supported medical camp.Chloe was among nine children who received life-saving clo
The suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Kindergarten, Christopher Okello Onyum, in the dock during his trial and a public hearing at Ggaba Community Church, Kampala. PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the brutal
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major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen
The Makerere University Students’ Guild has issued a formal missing student announcement for Arinda Freedom, a first-year student at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), after his whereabouts became unknown more than a week ago.In a letter dated Wednesday, April 29, 202
Barbie said the violent incident shattered everything she had built and forced her into what she described as a painful personal transformation.Barbie Itungo Kyagulanyi, the wife of National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi, has spoken out once again on how the January security r
