12+ hour, 22+ 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…...

14+ hour, 59+ 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…...

21+ hour, 12+ min 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…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (628+ words) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the people of Tooro to resolve the dispute over the succession to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV through peaceful and legal means. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament delivered Museveni's…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1174+ words) For nearly 31 years, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV held the reins of power, carrying the destiny, hopes and identity of Tooro Kingdom. For 15 years, nearly half of his reign, he ruled under a council of regents who managed…...

3+ day, 19+ 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, 1+ hour ago   (571+ words) The succession dispute in Tooro Kingdom has deepened following the naming of Prince Edward Kijanangoma Rukidi as the new king, with Queen Mother Best Kemigisa challenging the process and appealing for her family to be allowed to mourn the late…...

4+ day, 1+ 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, 16+ hour ago   (376+ words) The Government of India has officially resumed processing all visa services for Ugandan nationals, bringing relief to hundreds of business travelers, students, and medical tourists whose plans were temporarily halted. The move, announced Wednesday, September 9, 2026, follows Uganda's official declaration as…...

4+ day, 13+ 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…...