NGO Demands Legal Access, Release of Maid Detained in Syria
A migrant rights organisation has petitioned Syrian authorities to grant legal access, halt prosecution, and secure the release and repatriation of a Ugandan housemaid de...
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NRM’s Brandon Kintu Defends Size and Role of Parliament Amid Concerns Over Quality of Debate
As debate intensifies over the size, cost, and performance of Uganda’s incoming 12th Parliament, NRM parliamentary caucus spokesperson Alex Brandon Kintu has defended t...
Parish Presiding Officer, Constable Arrested Over Election Fraud in Mubende
Police in Mubende District have arrested a parish presiding officer and a police constable over alleged election fraud after unsealed ballot boxes and conflicting declara...
55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield in the four years of war with Russia is 55,000, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Zelensky announced the fi...
Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital
An unknown number of aid workers are missing after air strikes hit a hospital in South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border, a charity group says.The hospital, run by medical...
NUP's western coordinator charged with rash driving after weeks missing
Bright Muhumuza, the National Unity Platform (NUP) Coordinator for Ankole sub-region, has been charged with doing a rash and negligent act.The charge comes weeks...
Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled over badly behaved tourists
Japanese authorities in a town near Mount Fuji have cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival, saying a surge in tourist numbers is unmanageable for locals.The influx...
CAR Army Chief Says UPDF Support Helped Rebuild Military, Secure Elections
The Chief of General Staff of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA), Major General Zépherin Mamadou, has credited Uganda’s military support with strengthening FACA a...
Judiciary Kicks Off 2026 Law Year with Call for Professionalism and Innovation
The Judiciary has officially launched the 2026 Law Year, calling on legal practitioners to embrace professionalism, innovation, and creativity in addressing challenges wi...
Fact-Check: Viral Video Claiming Uganda Is Launching Mandatory Newborn DNA Screening Is False
A poster circulating on social media claims that the Ministry of Health is set to roll out a nationwide mandatory newborn screening for paternity DNA, allegedly to be lau...