[Independent (Kampala)] Kitgum, Uganda -- Security personnel in Kitgum district have arrested the 7th ring leader of criminal gangs who have been terrorizing the district in the past three weeks.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise (COSASE) has embarked on a process of evaluating the curriculum vitae and qualifications of Uganda Airlines' top management.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Lawmakers have said that corruption and connivance are to blame for the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the Ministry of Finance to increase funding to the National Physical Planning Board for it to effectively execute their mandate.

[Independent (Kampala)] Young people have always been critical drivers of change. From Soweto, where children rose up against apartheid, to Malala standing up for girls' education, to Greta and the school strikers demanding action on the climate cris...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kampala -- Kampala authorities have arrested thousands of vendors this year and there is criticism over poor treatment and lack of regulation

[allAfrica] African nations have "unlimited" potential to become "breadbaskets" that not only feed the continent but also a hungry world, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said during a policy address on food securit...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Legislators want deliberate action by the Ministry of Works and Transport to improve road designs across the country in a bid to curb road carnage and improve road safety.

[Nile Post] Parliament has approved a $70 million (Shs266 billion) loan for the construction of a state of the art facility to house the Uganda Heart institute.

[Nile Post] Government ready for environmental restoration- Museveni

[Nile Post] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, Jennifer Bamuturaki has said she is qualified and experienced to run the airline.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, Jenifer Bamuturaki has said she is qualified and experienced to run the airline.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] An LGBTQ+ Ugandan refugee now living in Kenya writes of the challenges of trying to find a better life.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has given Uganda Airlines one month to come up with a staff structure after it emerged that several officers are being paid ...

[Observer] Uganda is facing limited supply of HIV/Aids life-saving medication, particularly for third-line patients. The stock-outs and shortages of HIV drugs have increased the risk of antiretroviral resistance, treatment failure, sickness and death...

[Nile Post] Stakeholders have urged government to prioritise and step up funding for child protection to ensure their proper upbringing.

[Nile Post] The presidential directives used to reallocate the land were found to be non-existent

[Nile Post] Government has announced that it has started importing a certain percentage of electricity for use in the country from neighbouring Kenya following an emergency shutdown at Isimba down.

[Nile Post] Opposition behemoth, Dr Kizza Besigye has expressed concern about the continued involvement of security in the Busongora South parliamentary by-election, saying this must stop as soon as possible.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Minister of State for Education, Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory instrument to regulate school fees and other school related matters.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The State Minister for Health, Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance wants the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 withdrawn.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa are among African leaders who have congratulated Preside-Elect William Ruto for his victory in the August 9 presidential electi...

[Nile Post] There was drama at Parliament as a snake invaded the parliamentary gym.

[Nile Post] Former minister Joy Kabatsi is being considered to chair the board of the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC), reliable sources have told The Nile Post. Her announcement to the post could be made as early as August 15 after cabinet sits and...

[Nile Post] Even the afternoon downpour and evening drizzles could not stop "reggae" at the Gulu edition of the Walkers Tour that took place on Saturday night at the Acholi Inn in Gulu.

[Observer] Mike Ssentongo is living the life. A boda body rider, stationed in the busy and cosmopolitan Kisementi area, Ssentongo cannot be more grateful for choosing the boda boda as a source of financial freedom.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Government has developed a robust disaster risk management plan that will mitigate impending disasters across the country, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hillary Onek, has said.

[HRW] Last week, Uganda's National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations banned Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights organization, for not having officially registered with it....

[Nile Post] Many analysts have claimed that Uganda People's Congress (UPC), one of the country's oldest parties, has become weaker after its decision to work with the ruling government.