All Ugandan government vehicles to be electric, locally made
Uganda’s new national e-mobility strategy is focused on domestic vehicle manufacturing, battery production, charging infrastructure and specialised human capital develo...
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Uganda Cancer Institute, French Firm Sign Deal for New Oncology Centre in Western Uganda
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and French healthcare company Tyllium SAS on Wednesday signed an agreement to design, construct and equip a modern Diagnostic and Oncolo...
NIRA official remanded over data leak linked to Dubai trafficking ring
staff member of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been remanded to prison over allegations of leaking citizens’ personal information to...
Couple jailed for forcing teenager to eat faeces
court in Lira has sentenced a couple to prison after finding them guilty of forcing a 15-year-old girl to eat human faeces in an incident the court described as degrading...
Christopher Okello Onyum Fate: When Museveni Threatened to Hang Death Row Inmates and Asked for Their List
Christopher Okello Onyum’s fate has remained a matter of national interest since the brutal murder of toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre in the capital Kampala. Convict...
URA Moves to Assist Traders Affected by Container Leaders’ Fraud
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced urgent measures to support traders whose goods have been unfairly withheld by so-called “container leaders,” followin...
New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims...
Stolen in Broad Daylight, Found Within Hours! Police Rescue Kidnapped Infant
Police at Kira Division have successfully recovered a three-month-old baby boy who had been reported stolen in a shocking incident that left a family in distress. The cas...
Mediation of Bugisu cultural leadership dispute starts
A long-running leadership dispute within the Bugisu cultural institution (Bukuuka Bwa Bugisu) has entered a decisive phase, with court-led mediation now underway at the H...
Ugandan scientists move closer to HIV treatment injection taken once every two months that could replace daily ARV pills
Uganda is preparing for a major shift in HIV treatment as researchers and health officials work towards introducing long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) th...