Soroti residents push back against UCAA's unilateral land claims
Residents affected by the planned expansion of the Soroti Flying School airstrip are demanding that the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) remove mark stones planted...
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PRIMECheptegei’s death opens old wounds of domestic violence
The death of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, has renewed questions on governmentâ...
16-year-old maid trafficked, infected with HIV
In December 2023, 16-year-old Sophie* (not her real name) left her parents' home in Bugiri District to work as a maid in Lumino Town Council, Busia District. Unbeknownst...
Rebecca Cheptegei to be buried with full military honours
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full...
Lukwago demands review of Greater Kampala programme
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has called for a review of the Shs2.2 trillion Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP) to ensure the eff...
Proposed five new cities to come with a hefty price tag
The Ugandan government is proposing to create more new cities amid concerns that the nine cities, which were created in 2020, are already crippling financially and operat...
Remove names of colonialists from public roads, court told
With barely a month to Uganda’s 62nd Independence anniversary, a concerned citizen calling himself a historian, has asked the court in Kampala to issue orders to the Ka...
Kigezi moves to ring-fence Mateke position for region
A section of leaders from Kigezi Sub-region have appealed to President Museveni to replace State minister for Defence and veteran affairs Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke with...
Kigezi moves to ring-fence Mateke position for region
A section of leaders from Kigezi Sub-region have appealed to President Museveni to replace State minister for Defence and veteran affairs Sarah Nyiravbashitsi Mateke with...
Museveni regrets minimum education requirement for MPs
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Memb