Uganda: Uganda in Trade Surplus With Neighbours - BoU

Uganda is presently enjoying trade surplus with all her neighbours, Bank of Uganda has revealed. Read more »

Uganda: Dr Stella Nyanzi Case Fails to Take Off

The hearing of the case in which Dr Stella Nyanzi is charged with offensive communication has flopped. Read more »

Uganda: Prince Ssimbwa Turns to God After Surviving the Boat Accident

On Sunday December 2, Prince Arnold Ssimbwa, one of the survivors of the November 24 fatal boat accident on Lake Victoria, turned up at Victory Christian Centre, where he gave his… Read more »

Uganda: Sheebah Proved Her Relevance On Ugandan Music Scene

Last Friday, Sheebah Karungi held her second and biggest concert yet - the Omwoyo concert at Hotel Africana in Kampala. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Briber Found Guilty, Convicted in Us

Former Hong Kong Home Affairs minister Patrick Ho Chi-ping has been found guilty by the federal court in USA of offering millions of bribes to several African leaders including… Read more »

Uganda: Man Stabbed to Death Over Shs 1,500 Bet

Police in Rukungiri is holding five suspects in connection to the death of a young man involved in a gambling brawl. Read more »

Uganda: Locals Reject Environmental Report On Tilenga Oil Project

Residents of Buliisa in Bunyoro and Nwoya in Acholi sub-region have rejected the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report [ESIA] done by Total E&P for the extraction… Read more »

Uganda: High Court Judge Opts Out of Magara Murder Case

High court judge Elizabeth Kabanda has pulled out of the case in which nine suspects are charged with the kidnap and murder of former Bwendero dairy farm cashier Susan Magara. Read more »

Uganda: 30 Years of World Aids Day, HIV Vigilance Relaxed

It is 30 years since World Health Organization (WHO) declared December 1, as the World AIDS day, in 1988. Read more »

Uganda: MP Kakooza Vehicle Knocks Dead Pastor in Kiruhura

One person was knocked dead in Kiruhura by a vehicle belonging to Kabula county member of parliament and former state minister for Health, James Kakooza. Pastor Enos Kishokye a… Read more »

Uganda: Condom Stock Out Hits Bukwo Hospital

Bukwo general hospital has run out of condoms. The facility hasn't had condom supplies for close to five months, with the last supply coming in July this year according to the… Read more »

Uganda: No Man in This Country Can Impress Me - Sheebah

After about an hour's delay, Sheebah Karungi, commonly known as Queen Sheebah, sweeps into The Dawn, Kansanga for the 10-minute interview. Read more »

Uganda: BoU Probe - Bagyenda Aides Arrested

The parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) today ordered for the arrest of two aides to Justine Bagyenda, the former executive… Read more »

Uganda: Prince Wasajja Hired Capsized Boat - Beach Employee

Fresh information has emerged indicating that Buganda kingdom prince David Kintu Wasajja hired for his invite-only guests the ill-fated boat that capsized into L.Victoria with… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Passes GMO Bill

Parliament has passed the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill, 2018, formerly known as the National Biotechnology and Bio-safety Bill. The bill seeks to provide a regulatory… Read more »

Uganda: Bodies Trapped Under Boat Wreckage - Divers

Several bodies are still trapped under the wreckage of sunken boat, according to police marines and UPDF divers. The boat capsized in Lake Victoria near Mutima beach in Mpatta… Read more »

Uganda: Parent Sues School for Son's Dismissal Over Homosexuality Rumours

The parent of a former senior one student of St Mary's College Kisubi (SMACK) has sued the school for "illegally dismissing" their son on allegations of homosexuality. On June 20,… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Lobbies to Host Regional Chemical Management Academy

At the ongoing States Parties to the Chemical Weapons convention in The Hague, Netherlands, Uganda has appealed for the institution of an academy to build local and regional… Read more »

Uganda: Boat Retrieval Suspended Again but Progress Made

There has been slight yet significant progress in the operation to retrieve from Lake Victoria the sunken vessel that killed over 33 people last Saturday. The boat capsized on… Read more »

Uganda: Dozens Dead in Lake Victoria Boat Accident

Several people have perished in a motor boat accident that occurred in the waters of Lake Victoria in Mpatta sub-county, Mukono district. Police spokesperson Emilian Kayima said… Read more »

Uganda: Teefe Closure - What MPs Want to Know

Legal experts have raised questions over Bank of Uganda's (BoU) failure to prepare an inventory report and other documents stating the assets and liabilities, when it closed Teefe… Read more »

Uganda: State House to Kasaija - Name Thieving Officials

Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has come under increasing pressure to name the public officials whom he says are hiding billions of shillings stolen from public coffers in their… Read more »

Uganda: Envoys Shocked By State of Refugee Health Centre

Alice Nyadeng had been sitting inside Kyangwali HC III children's ward on a bench since 7am by the time we arrived at the health facility at around 11am recently. Nyadeng looked… Read more »

Uganda: Why Men Need Prostate Cancer Screening - Dr Okuku

In marking prostate cancer awareness month [November], the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) last Friday held a live Facebook/Twitter session to sensitize the public. DR FRED OKUKU, an… Read more »

Uganda: Sugar War Rages in Parliament

Parliamentarians are on the defensive in face of allegations that some have received financial perks to support the writing of a law to regulate the production of sugar in Uganda. Read more »