All posts tagged "News"
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1.3KNationalThree Buyende girls abandoned by mentally ill mother rescued after DailyExpress story
Buyende, Uganda: A child-headed household of three girls abandoned by their mentally ill mother in Buyende Trading Centre has been rescued by...
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811NewsBuganda, Bugisu, Acholi to Provide Land for Youth Tree Growing Project
Kampala, Uganda: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is set to roll out a youth-led tree planting initiative in selected districts across...
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1.2KBig StoryGen Saleh demands probe into Kampala land ownership
Kampala, Uganda: President Museveni’s brother, Gen Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known as Salim Saleh, has called for an urgent and well-funded national study...
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1.1KNationalPublic outrage as Express Penalty Scheme starts to bite
Kampala, Uganda: The government has directed the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, to enforce the newly introduced Express Penalty Scheme under...
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1.4KNewsCedric Babu burial set for Saturday in Kamengo, Mpigi
Mpigi, Uganda: The late Cedric Babu, son to veteran NRM politician Capt. Francis Babu will be laid to rest at his ancestral...
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1.4KBig StoryUganda records 380,000 HIV infections annually, Kiryandongo 11,000
Kiryandongo, Uganda: Uganda records over 380,000 new HIV/AIDS infections every year, with an alarming 104 cases daily among teenagers aged 14, according...
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978NationalMP Kaala hosts over 40,000 in historic belated Women’s Day Celebrations
Pallisa, Uganda: Over 40,000 people on Friday thronged the belated International Women’s Day celebrations organized by Pallisa District Woman MP Kevin Kaala...
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1.5KOP-EDPeasants produced presidents, now the rich produce addicts
By Steven Masiga Mbale, Uganda: There was a time when narcotics and local liquors like waragi were associated with poverty-stricken slums, Kitoro,...
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1.5KSpecial ReportPWDs advocacy groups dispute 2024 census figures, demand action on Marrakesh Treaty
Kampala, Uganda: Advocacy groups for people with disabilities in Uganda, led by the National Union of Disabled Persons Uganda (NUDIPU), have contested...
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781FeaturesEvolve or Dissolve: Prof. Muganga tells journalists amid AI revolution
Kampala, Uganda: The Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Prof. Lawrence Muganga, has sounded a bold warning to Uganda’s media industry, calling upon...
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2.2KNewsDrama at Nandere as MP Mugole, Dr Wakida clash over electricity project
Kibuku, Uganda: A government electricity handover ceremony in Nandere, Kibuku District, spiraled into political confrontation on Friday as area MP Hon. Mugole...
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1.1KNewsBuvuma youth leader Ivan Ssemuddu appointed ONC National Fisheries Coordinator
Kampala, Uganda: The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) under Senior Presidential Advisor Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye has appointed famed Buvuma youth...
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1.2KEast AfricaUPDF troops boost intelligence capabilities in Somalia to tackle emerging threats
Mogadishu, Somalia: Fifteen personnel from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU XI) have completed...
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966NewsVision for Children Youth Forum plants 2,000 trees in climate change fight
Gulu, Uganda: In a bold effort to combat rampant deforestation and the growing threat of climate change, the Vision for Children Youth...
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1.3KNewsHoly Scam? Faith-based NGO Pilgrim Africa faces criminal charges in Uganda, U.S. over theft of donor funds
If found guilty, the NGO could lose its tax-exempt status, face federal prosecution, and incur heavy civil penalties. Kampala, Uganda / Seattle,...
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892National‘Back apology with national reforms’ – Amb Kambula tells Museveni
Kampala, Uganda: Peace Service Ambassador Milton Kambula has challenged President Yoweri Museveni to back his recent public prayer of repentance with concrete...
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1.0KNewsEx-LRA child soldiers graduate with vocational skills in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda: At least 49 students, comprising returnees and children born in captivity, graduated from Terra Renaissance, a non-profit organization supporting former...
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1.5KFeaturesSomalia War Hero, Gen Sam Okiding named among Uganda Development Champions 2025
Kampala, Uganda: The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Lt. Gen. Samuel Okiding,...
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996NationalUganda supports Salva Kiir’s Gov’t in emergency humanitarian aid operation
Juba, South Sudan: The Uganda People’s Defence Air Force (UPDAF) has conducted multiple emergency airdrops of humanitarian aid to severely affected areas...
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875NationalOyam faces education sector funding gaps despite largest share in 2025/26 budget
Oyam, Uganda: The Education Sector in Oyam District is grappling with serious funding gaps, despite being allocated the lion’s share, Shs25.7 billion,...
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1.1KBig StoryAuditor General Akol scoops top development award for championing Uganda Vision 2040
Uganda’s Auditor General, CPA Edward Akol, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Uganda Development Champions Award in recognition of his...
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1.4KNewsNamayingo in mourning as four drown in Lake Victoria within three days
Namayingo, Uganda: Shock has engulfed residents of Maruba fish landing site, Bukewa Parish, Buhemba Sub County in Namayingo district when a 50-year-old...
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917NationalMbale residents demand health centre as healthcare crisis deepens
Mbale, Uganda: Residents and local Parish Development Model (PDM) leaders in Nabulu–Kasanja Ward, Nakaloke Rural, Mbale Northern City Division, have renewed calls...
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895NewsNambozo petitions Tanga, NRM Secretariat after terribly losing to Lumolo in Sironko polls
Sironko, Uganda: The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, who also doubles as Sironko District Woman MP, Hon. Florence Nambozo Wamala, has disowned...