The Deadly Cost of School Health Neglect in Uganda
As Ugandans, we are known to move on very fast from public events or circumstances, but this should not be ignored. The recent, heartbreaking death of a 14-year-old sc...
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Water Shortages at Ntara Health Centre IV Leave Patients and Caregivers Struggling
Some caregivers told Nile Post they are forced to buy a 20-litre jerrycan of water for Shs500 from nearby vendors or walk nearly a kilometre to fetch water from alternati...
IGG donation brings relief to overstretched maternity ward at Masaka Hospital
The donation follows an impromptu inspection conducted on February 11, 2026, when the IGG led a team from the Inspectorate of Government (IG) on a monitoring tour of the...
Ugandan motorists weigh long-term costs as new car incentives challenge used vehicle market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing pr...
Low Turnout Raises Concern as Tororo Residents Shun Voters’ Register Display Exercise
EC boss Simon ByabakamaThe display of the National Voters Register ahead of Local Council I elections in Tororo Municipality has recorded low participation, with election...
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...
M7’S HAMMER FALLS! IGG Suspends Two Works Engineers Over Sh1.7Trn Busega-Mpigi ‘Route Scam’
The walls are finally closing in on officials linked to one of Uganda’s biggest and most expensive road projects after the Ministry of Works and Transport suspended two...
Developers to Help Tackle Uganda’s 2.4 Million Housing Deficit
Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba (in blue) officiates at the event.Uganda’s government has called on private real estate developers to take a leading role in addressing...
Rukiga District Returns Sh500 Million Unspent Amid Road, Health Woes
RUKIGA, Uganda — Rukiga District Local Government returned 500 million shillings in unspent funds to the Treasury at the close of the 2025/2026 financial year, even as...