National Clean-Up Exposes Sanitation Crisis in Mbale City's Mission Cel
As communities across Uganda participated in the country's inaugural National Cleaning Exercise, residents of Mission Cell in Mbale City used the occasion to draw attenti...
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Ebola: Africa CDC Chief Writes to U.S. to Lift Travel Restrictions to Uganda
Jean Kaseya, Director general of Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Jean Kas...
Nabbanja Flags Off Emergency Food Relief for Karamoja
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has flagged off the distribution of emergency food relief to vulnerable households in Karamoja, saying the intervention—ordered by...
Museveni Tells U.N. Sudan Envoy Lasting Peace Requires Elections, Respect for Diversity
We have slightly more than two million refugees, including Congolese and South Sudanese, and many of our cultural groups are connected,†he said.Museveni interactin...
Government Allocates Shs50 Billion for Karamoja Food Relief
The government has allocated Shs50 billion to provide emergency food relief to communities affected by prolonged dry conditions in Karamoja and neighbouring districts.ICT...
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...
Children, Elderly Dying as Food Shortages Worsen in Karamoja, Church Warns
The Bishop of the Church of Uganda’s North Karamoja Diocese, Rt. Rev. Simon Akol Aisu, has warned that Karamoja is heading towards a severe food crisis after month...
Zari Hassan closes business in South Africa as xenophobic violence rages
Zari explained that she took the decision as a precautionary safeguard because of unpredictable wave of anti-migrant protests.Ugandan entrepreneur and socialite Zari Hass...
Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis
Residents of Ntungamo Municipality are raising alarm over blocked drainage channels, overflowing sewage and poor waste disposal practices, warning that deteriorating sani...
Govt Stakes Shs5 Trillion on Health Sector But Medical Interns Left At Sea
Uganda has allocated Shs5.23 trillion to the health sector in FY 2026/27 to strengthen healthcare delivery and reduce donor dependence, but the omission of Shs28 billion...