March 08, 2023
Uganda: We Are Not 'The Gays', We Are Okay
Lately, homosexuality in a hostile takeover has grabbed our social media feeds and news headlines. The news headlines must be grateful for the break. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Uganda: Parliament Passes Law to Regulate Doping in Sports
Parliament has passed the National Sports Bill, 2022 that will establish the National Anti-Doping Organisation in Uganda, in accordance with requirements of the World Anti-Doping… Read more »
March 05, 2023
Uganda: BAT Uganda Calls on Govt to Help Fight Illicit Trade
BAT Uganda has called upon the Government to ramp up efforts to curb illicit trade in cigarettes, which it says is impacting the sustainability of its business. In its 2022… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Uganda: This Isn't the Museveni That We Have Known
A Cabinet minister accused of drawing a pistol during an argument with a woman has resigned, Radio Uganda announced Wednesday. Read more »
February 09, 2023
Uganda: Why Parliament Debates Homosexuality
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa last week led the August House into a debate about homosexuality. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Uganda: Parliament to Investigate Shs588 Billion Tax Exemptions
Muwanga Kivumbi was unamused by the majority report, and noted that government could be losing well up to Shs8 trillion in tax exemptions, which he said makes no sense in light of… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Uganda: Police Issue New Safety Guidelines for Events Organisers
Police issued new security and safety guidelines to be followed by event organisers and music promoters wherever they organise concerts moving forward this year. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: Number of Detained Persons Inflated, Says Army
The Joint Chief of Staff of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has said the number of detained persons circulated by activists is an exaggeration. Read more »
January 14, 2023
Uganda: Law That Criminalised Stella Nyazi, Kakwenza Kicked Out
When former Makerere University Research Fellow Stella Nyanzi was in April 2017 picked by security agents from a fundraising function at Mackinnon Suites Hotel in Kampala, her case… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: Regulation of Medicines in Africa
Africa's limited pharmaceutical industry, high costs of raw materials, and dependence on imported medicines have long hampered citizens' access to the medicines they need. Read more »
Uganda: Leader of Opposition Courts Church on Constitutional Reforms
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has rallied the church to support efforts by the Opposition to amend the Constitution. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Uganda: President Museveni Was There for Me - Senior Superintendent of Police Agasiirwe
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nickson Agasiirwe, who is currently in the General Court Martial battling cases of kidnapping Rwanda elements and arming Kitata of Boda Boda… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Uganda: ICC Throws Out Appeal By Ex Lord's Resistance Army Leader Dominic Ongwen
The International Criminal Court appeals chamber threw out an appeal by former LRA rebel commander Dominic Ongwen challenging the 25-year sentence. Read more »
December 14, 2022
Uganda: Justice Aweri Opio Was Humble, Selfless - MPs
Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. Read more »
Uganda: Police Reinstates Road Checkpoints as Festive Season Approaches
Police on Monday said it is reinstating checkpoints on major highways to curb traffic violations and insecurity as the festive season starts. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Given Nine Days to Release Kabuleta
Leaders of National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) last week gave the government up to December 14 to release their president Joseph Kabuleta who is said to be in poor health… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Uganda: New Public Health Law Coming
Uganda's unending battles against deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, COVID-19 and Marburg are among the factors that have prompted the government to swiftly amend its 87… Read more »
Uganda: Speaker Petitioned Over Palliative Care Legislation
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has petitioned Parliament for a national palliative care policy which will facilitate access to services by the terminally ill. Read more »
Uganda: Cambridge University Agrees to Return Stolen Colonial-Era Artefacts
The University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) is in talks with the Uganda Museum about repatriating the objects to the east African nation in 2023. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Uganda: Tanzanian President Pardons Over 1,600 Prisoners in Commemoration of 61 Years of Independence
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned 1,631 prisoners in commemoration of the east African nation's 61 years of independence on Dec. 9, an official said late… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Uganda: 'Being Rogue' and 'Vagabonding' Are No Longer Offences, Constitutional Court Rules
The Constitutional Court in Kampala nullified sections 168(1) (c) and 168(1) d) of the Penal Code Act which criminalized being rogue and vagabond. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Uganda: Malaba - DRC Bound Fuel Truck Ambushed, Driven to Mbale
Using the modern Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS), the Uganda Revenue Authority's security team on Friday rescued a fuel truck that had been hijacked by robbers. Read more »
October 23, 2022
Uganda: Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Over Illegal Possession of Ivory
Court has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Justice Kisaakye Sues Chief Justice Owiny Dollo
Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye has sued Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and five others seeking a permanent injunction restraining them from withholding funds drawn from… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Sets Tough Penalties for Human Organ Trade
Parliament has passed the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill, 2022 setting tough penalties for dealing in human organs for commercial purposes. Read more »