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Asiimwe accuses fellow Bunyoro MPs of compromise in Speakership race

Uganda, May 3 -- The Masindi District Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Asiimwe Akiiki, has accused legislators from the Bunyoro sub-region of being compromised as the race for the Speakership o... Read More


Man held after allegedly killing wife over sex denial, burying body in garden

Uganda, May 3 -- Residents of Bisaka Village in Kitimbwa Sub-county are reeling from shock after a man allegedly strangled his wife and secretly buried her body in his garden over claims she had denie... Read More


Uganda launches first 'Packaging Centre of Excellence' to boost exports

Uganda, May 3 -- Government May 2 launched its maiden 'Packaging Centre of Excellence', a move officials envisage will enhance, standardise, and modernise the country's packaging industry. Science, T... Read More


Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say

Uganda, May 3 -- Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refugees. Leaders... Read More


STIs worry medics in Mayuge district

Uganda, May 3 -- A medical outreach has unearthed underlying health challenges with more than 300 patients tested, confirmed and treated for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) within a week, promp... Read More


EU bails Arua City from urban refugee stress

Uganda, May 3 -- Arua City is set to benefit from funding support worth USD900,000 to support services that have been stressed by the influx of urban refugees in the area. The support, a courtesy of ... Read More


Uganda faces acute shortage of cancer screening specialists, experts warn

Uganda, May 3 -- Uganda is grappling with a critical shortage of cytotechnologists, a gap health experts say is fuelling late cancer diagnosis and rising deaths. Cytotechnologists are specialised hea... Read More


Kaliro school triples enrolment in eight months after Shs172m facelift

Uganda, May 3 -- For the past eight months, pupils' enrolment at Bwayuya Primary School in Kasokwe Sub-county, Kaliro District, has been increasing, with authorities attributing the turnaround to the ... Read More


Kigezi stakeholders warn Sovereignty Bill risks inequality, shrinking civic space

Uganda, May 3 -- Stakeholders in Uganda's Kigezi sub-region have warned that the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 could create inequality and undermine civic space if passed without broad... Read More


Six arrested in Lira over alleged gang rape of 20-year-old woman

Uganda, May 3 -- Police in Lira City have arrested six youths to aid investigations into the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman, with four other suspects still at large. The incident is reporte... Read More