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Following the death of Tooro’s former King, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, renewed public attention has been drawn to Uganda’s capacity to diagnose and treat cancer, particularly the absence of a PET scan. The debate followed reports that the late King travelled to Nairobi for specialised cancer investigations after earlier medical assessments in Kampala. A PET scan can help...

Long delays in accessing Parish Development Model (PDM) funds, alleged illegal deductions, fear of reporting corruption and limited youth representation on PDM committees have emerged as some of the key challenges raised during Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa’s assessment of the programme in Ruhinda North. Tayebwa, together with district political and technical leaders, spent Wednesday and Thursday meeting residents across the...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa has commended the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineers Brigade for resuming construction works on health infrastructure projects in Mitooma District. Tayebwa made the remarks during an inspection of Bitereko Health Centre III and Kigyende Health Centre III, which is being upgraded from a Health Centre II. He welcomed the return of the...

Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama has commended voters in Adjumani West Constituency for what he described as a peaceful and orderly parliamentary by-election. Byabakama made the remarks on Thursday evening following the conclusion of voting, counting and tallying across the constituency’s 114 polling stations. The Electoral Commission had earlier confirmed that 51,437 voters were registered in the constituency. (EC...

Members of the Government Communications Officers Forum (GCOF) have visited National Medical Stores (NMS) in Kampala to gain a better understanding of Uganda’s medicine supply chain and distribution system. The learning tour, held on September 17, 2026, exposed the communications officers to the processes involved in receiving, storing, managing and distributing medicines and other essential medical supplies. During the visit, the...

Senior Presidential Advisor for Political Mobilisation, Mr. Moses Byaruhanga, has called for stronger government support for locally manufactured medicines, saying increased procurement from Ugandan pharmaceutical manufacturers will create jobs, conserve foreign exchange and strengthen the country’s industrial base. Mr. Byaruhanga made the remarks last week during a meeting with the leadership of the Uganda Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (UPMA) and the...

By Crispin Kaheru The overall observation is that polling in Adjumani West has generally gone well. Materials generally arrived on time, polling started on time at most stations, the Biometric Voter Verification Kits generally worked well, and polling constables were present. The security environment was calm and largely unobtrusive. The Electoral Commission demonstrated firm operational control of the process throughout the polling...

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Alex Kakooza has provided an update on government interventions in different parts of the country. Kakooza says the food relief distribution exercise in Karamoja has been successfully concluded. He also says the ongoing cattle restocking programme in the Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions is progressing well. Kakooza further addressed the public on the...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 320-million-litre Kampala Storage Terminal in Mpigi District, describing the project as a major milestone in strengthening Uganda’s petroleum security and capacity to supply fuel to domestic and regional markets. The Kampala Storage Terminal, being developed by the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), is located...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has commended the progress of construction works on Ncwera Bridge in Mitooma District, saying the project will restore vital connections for communities that have been cut off since the original bridge was destroyed by floods. Tayebwa, who is the Ruhinda North MP, thanked the President for his intervention, which resulted in the provision of...