Uganda: Pope Francis Won't Visit Uganda This Year

Pope Francis will not be coming to Uganda this year, the Office of the President has confirmed. The Roman Catholic Church, through President Museveni, had invited the Holy Father… Read more »

Uganda: Report - Uganda Under Military Grip

A study commissioned by Makerere University's Human Rights and Peace Centre (Huripec) has confirmed a long-held suspicion that Uganda is a more militarised country today than… Read more »

Uganda: Seven Universities Research On Children Issues

Seven Ugandan universities have each received a Shs 20 million grant from African Child (AfriChild) to undertake child-focused research. Read more »

Uganda: We Need to Mitigate Climate Change

The tragic reality is that the earth is reaching a tipping point faster than ever before and this will affect all of us. Read more »

Uganda: Doctor Reveals Rot in Health

Prof Anthony K. Mbonye's book; Uganda's Health Sector Through Turbulent Politics (1958-2018), serves up nearly 156 pages of a scathing critique of the ministry of Health and its… Read more »

Uganda: Investment Climate - MTN, Govt Should Harmonize Their Interests

After a golden era of growth and friendlier relationship with government, giant mobile telecommunications company (MTN) has taken a large tumble. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Sets New Course for NRM

Five years since the NRM constitution was amended to give the party's chairman powers to appoint full-time secretariat staff, President Museveni is instead facing more infighting… Read more »

Uganda: Mamdani's Endless Insults to Colleagues At Makerere

There is a section of Makerere University semi-senior academics whose hysteria with Mahmood Mamdani is difficult to explain. Read more »

Uganda: Janet Order On 'Backdoor' Admissions Brings Change

In 2017, first lady Janet Museveni attended the annual selection/placement exercise as Education minister for the first time. Read more »

Uganda: The Chameleon Effect and Why Museveni's Govt Is the Way It Is

In a 1999 article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, behavioural psychologists Cartrand Tanya and Bargh John came up with the concept 'chameleon effect' to refer… Read more »

Uganda: Stage Names Are for Fake People - Alex Mukulu

Alex Mukulu is one of Uganda's most respected and eccentric actors, playwrights and singers, although his productions are a rarity to Kampala audiences. Justus Lyatuu recently… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Turns to Mobile Money to Boost Securities Market

Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow the public use the mobile money platform to buy government securities. Read more »

Uganda: Heart Treatment and its Massive Potential

There are approximately 1.5 million babies born in Uganda every year. That isn't news since Uganda has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world. Read more »

Uganda: Male Calls for Judicial Inquiry Into Pastors

Last Friday's arrest of Pastor Augustine Yiga of the Revival Church Kawaala for alleged rape became the latest outrage in a growing tale of scandal and debauchery now rocking the… Read more »

Uganda: IGP Ochola Slams Hooligans in Police

Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth-Ochola over the weekend turned up the pressure on his officers, reminding them of previous warnings against engaging in acts of torture. Read more »

Uganda: Shs 14 Billion Distributed to Ex-Iso Employees

More than 1,000 former employees of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) have started getting their terminal benefits after years of waiting for conclusion of a long-running… Read more »

Uganda: Aliguma's Soft Touch Transforms Slum Dwellers in Acholi Quarters

Rita Aliguma is a go-getter. My acquaintance with her dates back more than a decade through sports journalism. Read more »

Uganda: Collective Effort Needed to Fight Female Genital Mutilation Now

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is commemorated every year on February 6. Read more »

Uganda: Ishaka Nursing School Under Probe Over Caning Students

Ministry of Education and Sports has dispatched a five-man team to Bushenyi to investigate circumstances that led to caning of nursing students by authorities at Ishaka Adventist… Read more »

Uganda: Makerere Students 'Withdraw' Cooperation With Management

Makerere University student leaders have faulted management for the current stalemate between staff and administration. The stalemate has seen students go without lectures for more… Read more »

Uganda: From Boda Boda Rider to Business Empire - Amazing Story of Safeboda

What started as a business experiment to ensure safety of boda boda riders has grown to become a big business in Kampala and beyond, influencing the lives of thousands. Simon… Read more »

Uganda: More MTN Staff Under Investigation - National Security

More MTN employees, Uganda's biggest telecom are being investigated for using their positions to allegedly compromise the country's national security. The employees whose… Read more »

Uganda: Another Woman Killed in Entebbe

The body of an unidentified half naked woman was found dumped in the compound of Rose Namutebi, a resident of Katabi cell in Entebbe municipality. Read more »

Uganda: Masindi Hospital Also Hit By Blood Shortage

Masindi hospital has joined the long list of the country's health facilities currently hit by blood shortages. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Heart Institute Threatened With Eviction

The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is facing eviction from Mulago hospital premises. The centre is now in dire need of Shs 256 billion to construct its own facility within Kampala… Read more »