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Kampala mayor Balimwezo calls for entrepreneurship training before PDM funding

Uganda, May 7 -- The Lord Mayor-elect for Uganda's capital, Kampala, Mr Ronald Balimwezo, has urged the government to make entrepreneurship training mandatory before beneficiaries can access funds und... Read More


Mailo-kibanja: Legal to economic design

Uganda, May 7 -- For much of Uganda's history, the mailo-kibanja relationship has been treated primarily as a legal problem. The dominant assumption held that once the law clearly recognised kibanja ... Read More


New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims

Uganda, May 7 -- The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims and strengthe... Read More


Protect the most vulnerable in this era of constrained resources

Uganda, May 7 -- When a sudden flash flood in northern Uganda's Lamwo District submerged a road, 28-year-old midwife Alice found her ambulance and life-saving medical supplies stranded on the wrong si... Read More


Crime threatens our very core

Uganda, May 7 -- It was reported that on Monday morning this week, thugs broke into the heavily guarded Central Bank. Even without further detail, that revelation is shocking enough. The Central Bank... Read More


Museveni sponsors 150 pilgrims to Mecca

Uganda, May 7 -- The first group of Muslim pilgrims is set to depart for Mecca, Saudi Arabia tomorrow, with about 150 being sponsored by President Museveni, his press team announced Thursday. Hajj, o... Read More


Uganda has only half of the required ambulances - minister

Uganda, May 6 -- Uganda has only about half of the ambulances it requires, underlining glaring gaps in the country's emergency response system. According to statistics presented by the Minister of He... Read More


Rotting garbage chokes Soroti market as collection stalls

Uganda, May 6 -- Piles of uncollected garbage and a pungent stench have overwhelmed Soroti Central Market, disrupting business and raising health concerns after waste went uncollected for more than th... Read More


Kasese man arrested over killing child during food fight with wife

Uganda, May 6 -- A domestic dispute over food turned fatal in western Uganda after a man allegedly killed his toddler during a violent altercation with his wife, local authorities said. The incident ... Read More


Wakiso police uncover decomposed body in suspected cult-linked case

Uganda, May 6 -- Police in Kira Division are investigating a suspected murder following the recovery of a decomposed body believed to be that of a 52-year-old woman who had been missing for months. T... Read More