18+ hour, 58+ min ago   (534+ words) Two school-going children aged between six and 15 years die every day in road crashes in Uganda, police statistics show, raising fresh concerns about road safety as schools prepare to reopen for the final term. The figures come amid a rise…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (370+ words) Uganda has hosted a high-level policy dialogue on the domestication and implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Declaration and the CAADP Strategy and Action Plan 2026–2035. It builds on Uganda’s hosting of the extraordinary African Union Summit…...

1+ day, 8+ min ago   (786+ words) By Hillary Twinamatsiko & Sam Caleb Opio The reopening of schools for the third term has been marred by a road crash on the Mbarara-Bushenyi Highway that left several people seriously injured, including two students in school uniform, as education officials…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (80+ words) Daily Monitor The spike is suspected to be driven by unregulated sexual activity in massage parlours, spas, and lodges, among others. Museveni pointed to the dramatic rise of emerging economies like China and India as proof that affluence spreads when…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (563+ words) The government will procure 50 Type B ambulances and two specialised Type C ambulances worth Shs20 billion this financial year as part of efforts to strengthen emergency medical services. Dr Charles Akiya Oyoo, Commissioner for Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (749+ words) The writer, Ms Rebecca Karagwa. Culture is often invoked as an immutable pillar of identity, heritage and unity. However, when subjected to critical analysis, a lot of the time, the practical implementation of "culture" within traditional institutions frequently reveals itself…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (311+ words) The funding crisis has also affected the humanitarian-supported teachers from 4,216 in 2024 to 790 in 2026, an 81.3 percent reduction, according to the data presented. This has led to an estimated learner-to-teacher ratio of about 1:117 in refugee settlements, compared with the national standard of…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (283+ words) Prince Edward Kijanangoma Rukidi has been named the next King of the Tooro Kingdom, following the passing of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The announcement was made this evening by the Babiito clan leaders at the Karuziika Palace. Msgr…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (662+ words) By SYLVIA NAMAGEMBE & Franklin Ezaruku Draku President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a three-phase food stabilisation strategy for Karamoja to reduce the region's recurring dependence on emergency food relief amid prolonged drought and changing weather patterns. The strategy will focus on…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (666+ words) A power supply crisis at Nakaseke General Hospital is threatening to undermine gains made after the facility’s laboratory was refurbished and upgraded to serve as a regional testing hub, hospital officials have warned. The laboratory was refurbished by Baylor Foundation…...