Uganda
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:54:48 GMTSchools Urged to Set Up Mental Health Clubs
[Nile Post] Schools have been urged to establish mental health clubs to provide a platform for students to discuss mental health issues and raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse, which is a major contributor to mental health problems among ...
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:29:08 GMTChildhood Hepatitis B Risk High Despite Vaccine
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Despite the introduction of the Hepatitis B (HBV) birth dose vaccine in 2023, public health officials acknowledge persistent challenges in achieving optimal immunisation coverage for new-borns.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:26:34 GMTUganda's Protest Crackdown - a Costly Gamble
[Nile Post] Senior Superintendent of Police Bashir Ssempala who is attached to the police's community liaison office, said strikes and demonstrations cost a lot of the tax envelope of the country
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:57:08 GMTIt's High Time You Stopped Taking Youth for Granted, Ssenyonyi Tells Museveni
[Nile Post] Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has responded to President Museveni's letter on demonstrations of the youth against corruption named match to parliament.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:01:24 GMTMuseveni Sounds Ominous Warning for Youth Protesters in Custody
[Nile Post] Museveni says foreign agents were planned very bad things and that protesters in custody will find out what they stepped on when their trial starts
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:28:12 GMTArrested Anti-Corruption Protesters Say They Were Raped - Police Deny It
[Nile Post] The Uganda Police have dismissed reports as untrue that some of the anti-corruption protests were subjected to sodomy while in police cells.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:59:46 GMTDPP Launches Guidelines for Prosecuting Human Trafficking Cases
[Nile Post] The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has launched a comprehensive dissemination strategy for the newly developed standard operating procedures on investigating and prosecuting cases of trafficking in pers...
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:02:02 GMTActivists Arrested At Press Briefing Over Anti-Graft Protests Granted Bail
[Nile Post] Three civil society activists apprehended by security at a press conference in Kampala on Wednesday have been granted bail by City Hall Court.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:01:41 GMTMuseveni Hails Security for Foiling Protests
[Nile Post] President Museveni has hailed the security forces for foiling the anti-corruption protests which kicked off on Tuesday.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:56 GMTYouth Leaders Petition UHRC Over Illegal Arrests
[Nile Post] A group of youth leaders has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission(UHRC) following the purported illegal arrest of young demonstrators who were peacefully rallying against corruption within the country.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:25 GMTKalungu Coffee Trader Kidnapped and Murdered
[Nile Post] A prominent Kalungu coffee trader was kidnapped from his home in Kyagudda village, Bukulula sub-county, and later found brutally murdered.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:07:53 GMTVroomula Amaja - Airtel Money to Reward Customers in New Promo
[Nile Post] Ugandans using Airtel Money will have an opportunity to walk away with prizes including a new
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:06:22 GMTAbsa Moves to Enhance Digitally Powered Financial Solutions
[Nile Post] Absa Group is extending pivotal partnerships in the digital space to offer clients continued
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:05:32 GMTFinancial Institutions Urged to Collaborate in Fight Against Fraud
[Nile Post] Financial institutions have been encouraged to maintain vigilance in detecting fraud avenues in order to promote an anti-fraud environment in the financial service industry.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:31:21 GMTNRM's Strategy to Win Parliamentary Seats in Masaka in 2026
[Nile Post] As Uganda warms for the 2026 general elections, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is strategizing to reclaim its parliamentary dominance in the greater Masaka region.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:09:33 GMTNew Algerian Ambassador Presents Credentials to Minister Mulimba
[Nile Post] The newly appointed Algerian Ambassador to Uganda, Mourad Amokrane has presented copies of his Letters of Credence to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, John Mulimba.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:08:56 GMTBolstering Ties in Sight As New Kenyan High Commissioner Presents Credentials to Minister Mulimba
[Nile Post] The newly appointed Kenyan High Commissioner to Uganda, Joash Arthur Maangi has presented copies of his Letters of Credence to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, John Mulimba.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMTFlash Floods Kill Two Children in Moroto
[Nile Post] Two children have lost their lives after being swept away by flash floods in Moroto District on Wednesday.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:36:06 GMTSecurity Seizes Anti-Graft Activists At Press Briefing
[Nile Post] Security operatives have apprehended a group of activists from civil society organisations who had organised a press conference at Hotel Eliana in Ntinda, Kampala.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:37:40 GMTYouth Council Demands Release of Arrested Youth Protesters
[Nile Post] The National Youth Council (NYC) has called for the immediate release of young people apprehended during an anti-corruption march on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:33:04 GMTUgandan Court Charges Over 40 Youths Arrested During Anti-Graft Protest
[RFI] A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:37:54 GMTPolice Halt Planned NUP Public Meetings in Bugweri, Pallisa, Cite Past Violations
[Nile Post] The Uganda Police Force has suspended the National Unity Platform's (NUP) planned public meetings in Bugweri, Pallisa, and Soroti districts due to multiple violations of agreed guidelines.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:20:47 GMTKitgum Mayor Arrested Over Murder
[Nile Post] Police have arrested Kitgum Municipality mayor, Richard Ojara Okwera over murder.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:19:46 GMTGovt to Construct Another Banana Processing Factory in Kiruhura
[Nile Post] Government is in final stages of starting the construction of another banana processing factory in Sanga town council Kiruhura district.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:36:22 GMTTwenty Acres of Garden Plantations in Wetlands in Kagadi Destroyed
[Nile Post] The Kagadi district security committee led by the RDC Lillian Ruteraho have destroyed twenty acres of garden plantations in wetlands in Bwikara Sub County in Kagadi district.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:21:53 GMTMore Details Emerge As Police Arrest Key Suspect in Buddo Shooting
[Nile Post] Police have arrested a key suspect in Tuesday night shooting in Buddo in Kyengera Town Council along Masaka Road in Wakiso District where two people were killed.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:18:50 GMTFive Parish Chiefs, Sacco Leaders Arrested Over Extorting From PDM Beneficiaries in Rubanda
[Nile Post] The Rubanda district acting RDC, Eric Ssewandingi has ordered the arrest of five parish chiefs and Sacco leaders in Ikumba sub-county and Nshanjare town council over extortion of parish development model beneficiaries.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:40:34 GMTSecurity Makes Arrests As March to Parliament Begins
[Nile Post] Scores of protesters have been arrested in Kampala as anti-corruption activists started their march to Parliament.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:05:37 GMTUgandan Transgender Advocate Demands Inclusion in HIV Response - 'Stop Leaving Us Behind' #Aids2024
[allAfrica] Munich, Germany -- "I want all human beings to be safe, to be treated with dignity, and to have equal rights," said Jay Mulucha, a trans man from Uganda and the Executive Director of FEM Alliance Uganda, an organization formed in 2012 to ...
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:47:52 GMTMuseveni Is a Danger to Democracy
[Observer] About the NRM government, it is crystal clear that a tyranny is a cult of unintelligent hungry wolves who barely comprehend logical deliberations--and because they have to catch up with reality and fill their mammoth inadequacies, they oft...