President Yoweri Museveni met with security leaders in northern Uganda and made the first eviction order of 2025, after the Executive Order Number 3 of 2023 was halted in December 2023, due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in more than 30 districts across the country.
Preliminary findings indicate that the land was initially owned by late Vasco Lwigale, a former dairy farmer in the area. However, after Lwigale's demise, his children entrusted the land to 10 squatters, supervised by Wilberforce Lwigale.
Julius Musaasizi Kizito, the Buikwe District Education Officer, also emphasized that it is time for communities to acknowledge the reality of teenage pregnancy among school-going girls. He stressed that the issue goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and called for a fundamental change in how schools handle pregnant students.
John Were, the Chief Relations Officer at the Uganda Securities Exchange, says that investors today are not just looking at how much profit a company is making, but are more concerned with sustainability, board diversity and environmental impact.
Dr Gloria Owomugisha, a Pediatric Cardiology Fellow who led the study team reveals that they assessed four hundred and forty children receiving care at the institute and almost half of them were diagnosed late with some attributing the delay to seeking alternative treatment such as herbal medicine.
Over the past year, 839 children aged between 3 and 15, who had previously been living and begging on the streets of Kampala, were returned to Karamoja and enrolled in Lokodiokodio, Loodoi, and Lotome Girls Primary Schools.
Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda said she is ready to present her manifesto to the people of Budiope West in Buyende District, now that her nomination is complete. She pledged to address long-standing service delivery gaps in the area.
Edson Seno, a farmer from Nakonyen Village, lamented the unpredictable weather patterns, which he says have drastically changed in recent years, making it harder for farmers to adapt.
Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, the Amuru Resident District Commissioner told Uganda Radio Network that investigation points to a possible connivance between security personnel and URA enforcement teams who were guarding the bags of cement.
The water project will have 28 tap-stands to supply residents in the eight villages of Kibito, Kibanda, Kabwabwa,Kiganja, Kihungura,Kigwara, Kiryemiya and Kiryandongo. It will also serve public institutions including places of worship, schools and the Kiganja sub county headquarters.
Ms SAMCO National Construction Company began work on the 20,000-seater stadium in December 2024, following the contract signing at State House. The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in January 2025.
Mohammed Nazih, the project manager, said work has reached 10 percent and that 60 percent of the construction equipment has already been mobilized, with more on the way. He added that more than 30 subcontractors are currently engaged on the project.
The new board is the institute’s third replacing the one that was headed by Prof William Bazeyo, a former Dean at Makerere University School of Public Health. As the chairman board, Bazeyo was accused of overstepping his mandate from providing oversight to engaging in day to day running of the facility which in the end led to several operational inadequacies at the institute.
Speaking in response to the lawyers' ongoing industrial action, Dr. Zeija said the strike was unnecessary and premature, criticizing its ringleaders for failing to follow proper communication channels before mobilizing their members.
The deceased, Simon Kusuro Kishen, 58, a resident of Kengsin Village, Teremboi Parish, Kitowoi Sub County, went missing in December 2021 following a brief episode of mental illness, according to his family.
Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Legislator who was nominated as a sole FDC candidate for 2026 Kilak South Parliamentary race noted that the turnout of aspirants signifies that FDC is still alive in the district despite rumors of its declining strength.
Held under the auspices of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), the meeting held at Speake Resort Munyonyo brought together air traffic safety engineers, airport security specialists, and civil aviation authorities from across Africa.
According to a statement released by WHO, the new guidance is being released after evidence revealed women who received care from trusted midwives are statistically more likely to experience healthy vaginal births and report higher satisfaction with the services they receive.
