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By Joseph Mary Buwule KAMPALA, Uganda — Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged Members of Parliament to become ambassadors for cancer screening and early detection in their constituencies as Uganda continues to grapple with a growing burden of cancer. Tayebwa made the call during his communication from the Chair in Thursday’s plenary sitting, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes...

By Sarah Natoolo Uganda is strengthening its focus on anticipatory action to reduce the risks associated with extreme weather and climate conditions, as the country seeks to improve preparedness for potential climate shocks linked to El Niño and other weather-related hazards. The approach aims to shift the country from responding to disasters after they occur to taking early, coordinated measures based...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark When the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) and its guests gathered at their Rwenzori Courts Kampala Head office to celebrate becoming the first Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) among 51 in Africa to earn the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 cybersecurity certification, the atmosphere was equal parts high-stakes financial diplomacy and stand-up comedy. Presiding over the dual milestone which included launching...

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has secured Shs25 billion in government funding to begin the first phase of an integrated waste management facility at Buyala during the current financial year. The project will include construction of a sorting bay, fencing of the approximately 230-acre site and procurement of 10 garbage trucks to strengthen waste collection and evacuation across the city. KCCA...

The Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Uganda Embassy in Addis Ababa Mrs Margaret Kafeero, today received a courtesy call from Ambassador Solomon Rutega, Secretary-General of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO). The high-level meeting focused on IACO’s expanding institutional footprint, highlighted by the opening of its new Addis Ababa Office at the African Union (AU) headquarters, and the joint execution...

By Joseph Mary Buwule KAMPALA, Uganda — Makerere University has disseminated findings from a research project aimed at addressing the growing challenge of water scarcity and inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. The project, titled “Urban Expansion Model for Mitigating Water Scarcity in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area,” was funded by the Government of Uganda through...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today met the European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Johan Borgstam, at State House, Entebbe, where they discussed regional peace and security, including the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During the discussions, President Museveni reiterated his call for dialogue, describing it as the only viable solution to the...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark Real estate developers, engineering contractors, and housing officials have sounded an urgent alarm over the alarming surge in deadly building collapses across Uganda, demanding immediate enforcement of professional standards, strict inspection regimes, and individual culpability for compromised site supervisors. Speaking during a press conference in Kampala ahead of the upcoming National Real Estate Conference, leadership from the...

Team Uganda has begun settling into the Games Village in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the Youth Olympic Games, with table tennis player Joseph Ssebatindira and rower Marcel Otim becoming the first Ugandan athletes to arrive. Otim was the first member of the Ugandan contingent to reach Dakar after flying in directly from the United States. He was welcomed by Chef...

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has promoted Brigadier Oscar Munanura to the rank of Acting Major General and appointed him the new Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). Munanura previously served as Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security under Major...