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Police in Nansana have registered a major breakthrough in investigations into a string of robberies targeting bank clients within the area. According to police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, four suspects were arrested during operations conducted between 10th and 14th March 2026 in connection with the incidents. The suspects are believed to have been ambushing individuals returning from banking halls and robbing them...

Police in Kassanda District have launched investigations into the abduction of a three-day-old baby by an unidentified woman who allegedly posed as a medical officer at Kiganda Health Centre IV. According to reports, the baby’s parents, Muhindo Joachim and Nalubowa Ruth, residents of Katosi Cell in Kiganda Town Council, took their newborn daughter to the facility on 12 March 2026...

The Shadow Minister for Education, Gonzaga Ssewungu, has raised concern over the increasing incidents of market fires in Kampala, which have resulted in extensive losses. Reports show that a fire outbreak at Katwe Market destroyed more than 700 businesses, with property worth millions of shillings reduced to ashes on 15th March 2026. Hon. Ssewungu, who also serves as the MP for...

By Sarah Mawerere Many patients in Uganda especially those in the rural areas still yearn for better health services despite government’s expansion of health infrastructure at different levels across the country. It is through such gaps that Rotary EClub Ntinda in conjunction with C-Care International Hospital Kampala, Rotaractors, CJ Odur Foundation and Uganda Bureau of Statistics organized a camp at Kiwoko...

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn has today paid a courtesy call on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House, Entebbe. Lt. Gen. Flynn, former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former U.S. National Security Advisor, is in the country at the invitation of the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for discussions on leadership development...

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has stepped up efforts to tap into the global Halal market, positioning it as a key driver of exports and economic growth. Speaking at a Corporate Iftar dinner in Kampala, UNBS Executive Director Eng. James Kasigwa said the bureau is strengthening collaboration with the Muslim community to advance quality standards, protect consumers, and...

The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in collaboration with the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat, has convened a high-level strategic workshop aimed at strengthening coordination across Uganda’s innovation ecosystem. The engagement brought together both leadership and technical teams to take stock of ongoing collaborations, identify existing gaps, and develop a shared framework to better align ICT and science, technology...

The government has intensified efforts to safeguard the integrity of the Parish Development Model (PDM) by taking firm action against individuals who exploit wananchi through fraudulent schemes.  This follows a Presidential directive to expose and hold accountable those who extort money from citizens under the guise of facilitating access to PDM funds. In Kiryandongo District, authorities have arrested and arraigned before court one Nangoti Peter...

The Commissioner for the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps (NSPC) at State House, Ms. Hellen Seku has urged students in Busoga sub-region to respect their bodies and avoid behaviors that could expose them to HIV/AIDS. While addressing students during a visit to Jinja Secondary School yesterday, Ms. Seku emphasized the importance of discipline, self-respect, and education as key tools in...

Uganda has begun the long-awaited return of rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park, more than four decades after the species disappeared from the area. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on Tuesday flagged off the translocation of the first two southern white rhinos from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Kidepo, marking the start of a broader effort to restore the species in...