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Makerere University medical student dies in Kampala road crash

Uganda, April 9 -- Michael Musisi, a first-year medical student at Makerere University, was on Thursday knocked dead by a motorcycle in Kampala. News about the incident was broken on social media, wi... Read More


Lango presidential skilling hub graduates to access Shs550m SACCO funding for startup tools

Uganda, April 8 -- Vulnerable youths who graduate from the Lango Zonal Presidential Youth Skilling Hub will now access startup capital after State House injected Shs550 million into district-based SAC... Read More


Rising fuel prices hit transporters in Rukungiri

Uganda, April 8 -- Motorists and transport operators in Rukungiri District have raised concern over rising fuel prices, calling on government to intervene as transport costs continue to climb across t... Read More


Refugee despair deepens as food cuts fuel mental health crisis in northern Uganda

Uganda, April 8 -- When Justine Ayek Bol fled violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile State in 2018, arriving at Palabek refugee settlement in northern Uganda with his wife and four children, he believed... Read More


Uganda Cubs draw former champs Cameroon, Ivory Coast

Uganda, April 8 -- Uganda's U-17 National Team, the Cubs, have been drawn in a tough Group B of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), set for May 13 to June 2 in Morocco. The draw was ... Read More


NMG, IGG to strengthen partnership in fight against corruption

Uganda, April 8 -- Media reporting has played a direct role in the recovery of misappropriated public funds, officials from the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) have revealed, as Nation Media Group Ug... Read More


Northern Uganda drivers demand 50% cut in proposed EPS traffic fines

Uganda, April 8 -- Drivers in Northern Uganda have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to reduce proposed Express Penalty Scheme (EPS) fines by 50%, arguing that the charges are unaffordable for... Read More


NUP deputy spokesperson Mufumbiro's wife dies amid detention row

Uganda, April 8 -- Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi said on Wednesday that the wife of a senior party official had died after a prolonged illness, raising fresh criticism over the continue... Read More


Katakwi health boss Omeke killed in Soroti-Moroto Highway crash

Uganda, April 8 -- Katakwi District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Simon Icumar Omeke, has died in a night road crash along the Soroti-Moroto Highway at, about 12 kilometres from Soroti City. The crash occ... Read More


Soroti village gets borehole after 26 years of drinking unclean water

Uganda, April 8 -- For the first time in 26 years, joy has returned among more than 3,000 families in Ongwengai village, Kamuda Sub-county, Soroti district, who were depending on unclean water from La... Read More