Parliament Rejects UPDF's UGX 138 Billion to Monitor 2026 Elections
Parliament has rejected a request by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) to allocate UGX 138 billion for monitoring the 2026 general elections.Lawmakers argued that...
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Uganda confirms new outbreak of Ebola in Kampala
The index case sought treatment at Mulago in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga in Wakiso District, and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale City...
Broke Museveni Gov’t Moves To Cut Cultural Leaders’ Salaries From Shs60m To Shs 5M, Reasons Revealed
A Lusoga proverb says, “If you refuse to honor your elders, you will struggle to find guidance in times of need.” This saying is proving true as the government grappl...
Panic As Ministry Of Health Confirms Ebola Outbreak In Kampala
The Ministry of health has this afternoon confirmed an outbreak of the very contagious Ebola disease in Kampala.In a press briefing held at the Ministry of health headqu...
Meet the Successful Doctor Who Started a Family With Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng While in Medical School
Dr. Andrew Ocero is a successful Ugandan doctor who met Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng when they were both studying at Makerere University Medical School in the late 1980s.They had...
Meet a Tribe In Kenya With Only 99 Members Because A Person Dies When a Baby is born
The El Molo tribe is one of the smallest ethnic groups in Kenya, with a population of around 99 members.The tribe originally lived near Lake Turkana, but over time, they...
Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling
The government’s move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni’s concentration of powerKampala, Ugand...
Top UPDF General’s Son Loses Gun To Street-Preaching Pastor
Security agencies led by the Directorate of Crime Intelligence’s (DCI) Flying Squad are intensifying efforts to recover a gun mysteriously stolen from the son of a high...
How California's Proposition 36 Changed Shoplifting for Two Thieves
The Seal Beach Police Department in California released video footage of how the newly passed Proposition 36 changed shoplifting for two alleged thieves accused of steali...
Why Did Armed Guards Give Uganda's Top Lawyer Just 120 Seconds to Face Justice?
Armed military police burst into Makindye's General Court Martial at 3:28 PM Tuesday, forcefully escorting prominent attorney Eron Kiiza to face an unprecedented lightnin...