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Female driver shot near Speaker Anita Among's residence

Uganda, April 30 -- A yet-to-be-identified female motorist has been shot by a police officer near Speaker Anita Among's residence in Kampala, sources told this publication on Thursday.The woman who wa... Read More


Ntungamo, Rukiga shut animal markets over FMD outbreak

Uganda, April 30 -- Security and veterinary officials have suspended animal and animal product markets in Ntungamo District following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in some parts of the distric... Read More


Kamuli RDC dismisses viral claims of govt 'free wives' distribution scheme

Uganda, April 30 -- Kamuli Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Rose Birungi, has dismissed reports suggesting that the government has started distributing women and food supplies to a section of men... Read More


Ggaba residents protest denial of entry to Okello judgment

Uganda, April 30 -- Tension flared in Ggaba on Thursday morning after local residents protested being denied access to the makeshift court where judgment in the high-profile murder trial of Christophe... Read More


Security guard arrested over girlfriend's murder

Uganda, April 30 -- Police in Gulu City are holding a security guard accused of smashing his girlfriend's head with a gun butt on Wednesday night in domestic brawl. The suspect, identified as Albert ... Read More


NCHE decries funding gaps in quality monitoring

Uganda, April 30 -- The acting Principal Planning Officer at the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Mr Dennis Omvia Kaggwa, has disclosed that the council's delays in securing funding for p... Read More


Bunyoro, Tooro sugarcane farmers reject new tax

Uganda, April 30 -- Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro Sub-regions have rejected the newly passed tax on sugar, warning it will hurt their livelihoods and destabilise the industry. The farm... Read More


Manufacturer cries out over proposed excise duty on plastics

Uganda, April 30 -- A manufacturer has expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, where the government expects to generate Shs722b in revenue annually. Mr Tony Ga... Read More


Females extend dominance in adult classes amid campaigns

Nairobi, April 30 -- Enrolment in adult education jumped by nearly 19 percent in 2025, fuelled by female learners amid economic and social empowerment campaigns that mainly targeted women. The newly ... Read More


Kenya's contraceptive uptake falls sharply amid US funding cuts

Nairobi, April 30 -- The number of people seeking modern birth control procedures in Kenya dropped by approximately 11 percent between 2024 and 2025, marking one of the sharpest single-year contractio... Read More