Uganda: 68 Countries Ugandans Can Visit With No Visas

Monitor

Ugandans intending to travel abroad have at least 68 countries, 15 of them in Africa, they can travel to without a visa. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Opposition Vents Concerns About Repression

VOA

Heads of Uganda’s political parties have gathered to address growing criticism among opponents of longtime President Yoweri Museveni and growing political repression in the… Read more »

East Africa: Museveni, Nkurunziza in Strong Exchange

Monitor

President Museveni and his Burundian counterpart Pierre Nkurunziza have, within a week, exchanged strongly-worded letters that reveal simmering division between East African… Read more »

Uganda: Govt to Construct 900 Houses for Landslide Survivors

Monitor

Plans have been finalised for government to construct 900 houses in Bunambutye Sub-county in Bulambuli District to resettle landslide victims, the State Minister for Relief,… Read more »

Uganda: Musisi Celebrates KCCA Exit in Speech

Monitor

My heart is full of joy and thanksgiving to God. I want to recognize my bosses, the ministers that are seated here, political leaders and all of you my people. Today is a special… Read more »

Uganda: Musisi Hands Over KCCA Office to Kamya

Monitor

Ms Jennifer Musisi, who has served as Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director for seven years, Friday handed over office to Kampala Minister, Ms Beti Kamya. Read more »

Uganda: Family Demands Army to Release Ex-ADF Abductee

Monitor

The family of a former abductee of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is demanding the army to release him unconditionally or arraign him before court after they failed to trace… Read more »

Uganda: MPs to Investigate BoU Directors' Wealth

Monitor

The Parliament's committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) that is probing the closure of commercial banks has announced an investigation into… Read more »

Uganda: New Phone App to Help Farmers Get Insurance

Monitor

Medical practitioners have been asked to adopt centralised medical records for effective treatment and avoid wasting patients' time. Read more »

Uganda: Rakai School Fire Suspects Remanded Again

Monitor

Grade One Magistrate in Masaka yesterday further remanded suspects in the dormitory fire that killed 10 students at St Bernard's Secondary School in Mannya in Rakai district. Read more »

Uganda: Government Introduces Volunteer Scheme for Fresh Graduates

Monitor

The Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Development has introduced a volunteer scheme for the youth fresh from university as a way of fighting unemployment. Read more »

Uganda: Court Orders Medical Tests for Suspects in Magara Murder

Monitor

The High Court in Kampala has ordered that the eight people accused of killing Suzan Magara be allowed private medical examination and treatment at their own cost to verify the… Read more »

Uganda: Construction Works On Two Rubanda Roads Start

Monitor

The Ministry of Works and Transport and Rubanda District officials have commissioned construction of two new community access roads in Rubanda West Constituency estimated to cost… Read more »

Uganda: Government Asked to Prioritise Refugee Health Coverage

Monitor

Government has been urged to prioritise the health needs of over one million refugees in Uganda to achieve the United Nations health coverage goal for all by 2030. Read more »

Uganda: 2 Killed in Dramatic Robbery in Kiboga

Monitor

Two of four suspected robbers died in a movie-like scene in Kiboga District, with one being lynched and another shot dead after tripping and fracturing a leg. Read more »

Uganda: Don't Recruit Ex-UPPC Workers, Museveni Directs German Firm

Monitor

President Museveni has ordered Veridos Identity Solutions Group, a German company that signed a deal with Uganda to, among other things, print money and passports, to reject all… Read more »

Uganda: CID Should Probe Kutesa - Besigye

Monitor

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president and four-time presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, has said the Foreign Affairs minister, Mr Sam Kutesa, should be… Read more »

Uganda: I am Not About to Retire, says Museveni

Monitor

President Museveni yesterday told political parties during the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) summit that he is not about to leave power and they should stop thinking… Read more »

Uganda: Legislator Drafts Bill to Ban Traditional Healers

Monitor

The chairman of Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children and Ayivu County MP, Mr Bernard Atiku, has prepared a Private Member's Bill seeking to regulate traditional healers and ban… Read more »

Uganda: Next Ipod Summit to Review Council Resolutions

Independent (Kampala)

The next Inter party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) summit will be held in May 2019. Read more »

Uganda: Issuance of Transcripts Excites Kyambogo Graduands

Independent (Kampala)

The issuance of transcripts on graduation day has sent a wave of excitement among Graduands at Kyambogo University. Read more »

Uganda: Fighting Corruption Under Museveni Looks a Lost Battle [opinion]

Monitor

I grew up in a humble Christian family in the hills of Kigezi mid last century. My formative education was in Christian-based schools up to Junior Secondary Two. The schools, most… Read more »

Uganda: Aliker's Book Named 2018 Best Seller

Monitor

Fountain Publishers Ltd has said Dr Martin Aliker's book The Bell is Ringing, could turn out as Uganda's fastest selling book because of the number of copies which have had to be… Read more »

Uganda: High Population a Threat to Universal Health Access - Experts

Monitor

As Uganda yesterday joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Universal Health Coverage Day, health experts have asked government to check the fast-growing population to… Read more »

Uganda: CID Boss Held Over Releasing Suspects

Monitor

The Old Kampala criminal investigations chief has been apprehended on accusations of releasing suspects held over aggravated robbery. Read more »