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Dr. Atwine Warns Sickle Cell Could Surpass HIV as Uganda’s Biggest Health Threat if Uncontrolled

Dr. Atwine Warns Sickle Cell Could Surpass HIV as Uganda’s Biggest Health Threat if Uncontrolled

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has issued a stark warning about the growing public health threat of sickle cell disease, cautioning that if left unchecked, it could surpass HIV in its impact on the nation’s healthcare system.The warning came during a Media Breakfast Meeting at the Ministr

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Auditor General demands tighter controls as tech giants pay Shs29b in tax

Auditor General demands tighter controls as tech giants pay Shs29b in tax

While digital tax collections from giants like Apple and Meta have hit 29.5 billion shillings, the Auditor General warns that a lack of independent verification is causing significant revenue leakage.Uganda has successfully collected 29.5 billion shillings from global tech firms, but the c

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Inside the battle for House Speakership

Inside the battle for House Speakership

The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “

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Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism

Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has issued a sharply worded statement rejecting what it described as an attempt by incoming Chief Justice Flavian Zeija to silence critics on social media, escalating tensions between the bar and the judiciary at the start of the new legal year.In a public rele

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Katanga case: Lawyers make their final pitches

Katanga case: Lawyers make their final pitches

Defence lawyer Elison Karuhanga (right) during the Katanga murder trial in Kampala on October 20, 2025. Photo | Juliet KigongoIn the Ugandan judicial system, for the prosecution to prove that an individual committed murder, it has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt four ingredients: the hu

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Unsafe Abortions Increasingly Recorded among Adult Women, New Data Shows

Unsafe Abortions Increasingly Recorded among Adult Women, New Data Shows

Health experts caution, however, that these figures may only reflect a fraction of the true burden. Many abortions are illegally procured in unregulated settings where deaths and complications go undocumented.A pregnant lady (courtesy photo)Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly

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Kasibante applies to withdraw presidential election petition over prohibitive litigation costs

Kasibante applies to withdraw presidential election petition over prohibitive litigation costs

Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants’ Party, a former presidential candidate, seeks to overturn President Museveni’s victory, citing alleged widespread irregularities, violence and the misuse of state resourcesKAMPALA, Uganda — Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has

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Gen. Muhoozi Signals UPDF Withdrawal from Somalia over Funding

Gen. Muhoozi Signals UPDF Withdrawal from Somalia over Funding

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) could withdraw completely from Somalia by the end of 2026 unless urgent and serious discussions address the persistent funding shortfalls for the African Union mission combating Al-Shaba

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Finance Trust Bank to surrender commercial license for Tier II status

Finance Trust Bank to surrender commercial license for Tier II status

Finance Trust Bank has applied to surrender its Tier I commercial license in favor of Tier II status effective April 1. The move follows a Bank of Uganda notice as the lender shifts its strategy to meet revised capital requirements while maintaining core credit and deposit services.KAMPALA

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Jean-Philippe Mateta: Man United face double blow after Villa’s move

Jean-Philippe Mateta: Man United face double blow after Villa’s move

Manchester United risk losing out on Jean-Philippe Mateta in a move which constitutes a deadly double blow at Old Trafford, according to the latest report.Target ManThe Red Devils have maintained a long-standing interest in the Crystal Palace frontman after two consecutive impressiv

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