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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


Teso on alert over new TB cases

Uganda, April 8 -- Health workers in the Teso sub-region are on alert following the discovery of 14 new cases of Tuberculosis (TB) during a mobile clinic screening. These are part of 482 people who tu... Read More


Beyond the school gate

Uganda, April 8 -- On most mornings in Kampala, many parents drop their children off at school and feel a quiet sense of relief once they walk through the school gate. At that point, the worries of th... Read More


Iron sheets scandal: Ex-minister Nandutu convicted, remanded to Luzira

Uganda, April 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has convicted former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, for dealing with suspect property after she diverted thousands of metal... Read More


Nearly 200 students suspended after protest over denied disco in Kwania

Uganda, April 8 -- A total of 195 students of Aduku Secondary School in Aduku Town Council, Kwania District, have been suspended over alleged indiscipline after they reportedly caused chaos at the sch... Read More


Two bodies recovered after truck plunges into Lukolo swamp

Uganda, April 8 -- Two bodies have been recovered in Mpigi district after a truck loaded with stones plunged into Lukolo swamp on Easter Monday. Police have identified one of the deceased as Bosco Lu... Read More


Pros and cons of mobile courts or community trials

Uganda, April 8 -- On April 4, President Museveni directed the Judiciary to conduct the trial of the suspect in the killing of four toddlers at a Ggaba Early Childhood Development Programme, in the co... Read More


We need a new culture of political dialogue

Uganda, April 8 -- Uganda's last elections followed a familiar script of predictable outcomes, with the security forces taking over the electoral process, moments of tension and in some cases fataliti... Read More