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    Former NWSC Deputy MD pushes for economic empowerment as she launches Rukiga MP bid

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 21, 2025
    Alinaitwe aims to unseat Rukiga District Woman MP, Ms Caroline Kamusiime Muhwezi who has been in Parliament since 2017.

    WHO Launches First-Ever Global Guidelines to Manage Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 19, 2025
    With quality health care, women with inherited blood disorders like sickle cell disease can have safe and healthy pregnancies and births

    Youth SIG Elections in Ntungamo Marred by Low Turnout and Poor Awareness

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 19, 2025
    In Western Division we are having Cell 4, 5 and 9 and it's only Cell Five with NUP aspirants on four positions that applies to the whole Western Division

    Disability Has Become Sweeter: Ntungamo PWDs Cry Foul Over Impersonation

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 18, 2025
    Persons with Disabilities in Ntungamo accuse imposters of hijacking disability leadership roles and call for increased awareness to protect genuine beneficiarie...

    Rwanda opposition leader Ingabire Summoned to Court in Treason Case

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 18, 2025
    Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been ordered to appear in court amid a treason trial involving nine defendants accused of plotting regime change in Rwan...

    Ntungamo Villages Fail to Hold PWD Elections Due to Lack of Aspirants

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 17, 2025
    Several villages in Ntungamo District have been unable to conduct elections for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) under the ongoing Special Interest Group polls,...

    Stabex Gives Out 100 Free Gas Cylinders as New Ntungamo Fuel Station Launches

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 17, 2025
    Stabex International, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy, rolls out clean cooking solutions in Ntungamo, urging residents to ditch charcoal and embrace...

    DR Congo Justice Minister Barred Form Leaving Kinshasa Amid $19m Graft Probe

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 17, 2025
    Prosecutor bars embattled minister from leaving capital after parliament lifts immunity in corruption scandal

    Global Hunger Crisis Deepens as Five Nations Teeter on Brink of Famine — UN Report

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 16, 2025
    Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Haiti face catastrophic food insecurity amid conflict, climate shocks, and limited humanitarian access, says a new UN warnin...

    Power Infrastructure Vandalism Suspect Held in Nakaseke

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 16, 2025
    A 21-year-old technician was intercepted during a night patrol in Nakaseke District with suspected stolen electric cables, meter boxes, and other power equipmen...

    Rwampara District Grilled Over Accountability as RDC Slams Reports Without Impact

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 13, 2025
    Despite receiving Shs 27 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year, Rwampara District faces mounting public scrutiny over poor project quality, incomplete infrast...

    Over 20 Rights Groups Demand Kenyan Police Chief Lagat Step Aside Over Death of Ojwang

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 12, 2025
    Twenty-one human rights groups have called on Kenya’s Deputy Police Chief Eliud Lagat to step aside amid growing demands for accountability following the suspic...

    Big Boost for Education Sector in 2025/26 National Budget

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 12, 2025
    The Education sector has been allocated Shs5.04 trillion in the 2025/26 national budget to expand access, improve quality, and upgrade infrastructure at all lev...

    Police Apprehend 99 in Greater Kampala Swoops

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 12, 2025

    Sudan Launches Cholera Vaccination Campaign to Protect Over 2.6 Million in Conflict-Stricken Khartoum

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 12, 2025
    I have seen first-hand the devastation caused by the cholera outbreak in Khartoum, where the health system has been devastated by conflict and is struggling to...

    New Chapter for Nakaseke North? Philip Ndamira Picks NRM Nomination Forms

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 12, 2025
    Ndamira is an alumnus of St. Mary’s College Kisubi (SMACK) and went on to earn a Joint Honours degree in Law and Finance from the University of Warwick. He has...

    Odonga Otto Quits Teaching Job at LDC For Another Shot At Parliament

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 11, 2025
    Otto, a lawyer and seasoned politician, first entered Parliament in 2001 on the UPC ticket before later aligning with the opposition FDC, where he became a prom...

    Ministry of health Dismisses Claims of COVID-19 Resurgence

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 11, 2025
    The Ministry continues to monitor information about new strains of COVID-19 being reported in various parts of the world and working in collaboration with relev...

    MPs Protest Harsh Traffic Fines as Government Reviews Controversial EPS System

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 11, 2025
    Pressure is rising against Uganda’s new Electronic Penalty System as MPs and the public decry steep fines, inadequate signage, and concerns over a private compa...

    Rwanda Receives 70 White Rhinos in Landmark Translocation to Akagera National Park

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 10, 2025
    In a historic conservation feat, Rwanda has received 70 southern white rhinos from South Africa, marking the largest cross-continental translocation of the spec...

    Russian Firm Takes 80% of EPS Fines as Taxpayer Gets Just 15%

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 10, 2025
    A controversial contract has left Ugandans footing steep traffic fines while a Russian company reaps 80% of the revenue—casting doubt on claims that the Express...

    Motorists Trapped Between Traffic Cameras and Officers’ Conflicting Signals

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 10, 2025
    While the Uganda Traffic Act clearly states that the direction of a traffic officer overrides traffic lights, motorists report receiving fines from the automate...

    Why You Must Pay Attention to the Fibroids in Dr Kimera's Antics

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 9, 2025
    Fibroids are non-cancerous growths of the uterus, and they are the most common tumours in women

    Trump’s Remittance Tax Plan Rattles Uganda’s Diaspora Dreams

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 6, 2025
    Buried in Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative proposal, a new remittance tax threatens to undermine the billions Uganda relies on from its citizens abroad, just...

    World Bank U-Turn Ends Loan Ban to Uganda After Anti-Gay Law Fallout

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 6, 2025
    The Bank’s decision to resume funding comes as a diplomatic boost for Uganda, which has faced mounting financial isolation since passing its anti-gay law — incl...

    Uganda Backs Pan-African Drive To Tackle Oesophageal Cancer

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 6, 2025
    As Uganda prepares to host a high-level symposium on June 13, the Foreign Ministry and Cancer Institute have commended the AfrECC Foundation’s regional strategy...

    Child Infections 

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 6, 2025
    Avoid self-medication. It is a big cost to the health system and to the families and it delays people to get to the health system. The germs that cause infectio...

    When A Tweet Became A Thunderclap: Dr Kimera, Fibroids and The Battle Over Women’s Health

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 4, 2025
    Known for his engaging posts on malaria, HIV, and cancer, Dr Kimera ventured into more sensitive territory when he linked the rising risk of uterine fibroids to...

    Rapper GNL Zamba Questions Martyrs Day Narrative, Says Kabaka Mwanga Was Framed

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 4, 2025
    In a reflective social media post timed to coincide with this year’s Martyrs Day commemorations, the founder of Baboon Forest Entertainment urged Ugandans to re...

    US Issues Security Alert After Martyrs Day Blast

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 4, 2025
    Embassy caught off guard as suicide bomber strikes near Munyonyo shrine during religious commemorations

    Museveni Orders Martyrs Day Funding to Be Included in National Budget

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 3, 2025
    President Museveni directs permanent state support for Uganda’s largest religious commemoration, signalling a deepening partnership between government and faith...

    How Churches Became Uganda’s Quiet Education Powerhouse

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 3, 2025
    From historic missionary foundations to nationwide networks of schools, vocational institutes, and universities, the Church continues to anchor Uganda’s educati...

    Museveni Blasts Sectarianism, Calls for Pan-African Market to Solve Surplus Puzzle

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 3, 2025
    “You are busy with tribes… denominations,” President warns during Martyrs Day speech

    Cholera Crisis in Sudan Deepens: WHO Calls for Ceasefire to Save Lives

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 3, 2025
    To bolster treatment efforts, WHO has also sent medical supplies and transport resources, ambulances to treat cholera patients

    M23 Rebels Threaten New Offensive on Pinga as Reinforcements Stream Into Walikale Axis

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 3, 2025
    At least seven Kamaz trucks reportedly arrived in Nyabiondo on Friday evening, with four more arriving on Saturday.

    Makerere Academic Staff Association Raises Alarm Over Delayed Salaries

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 2, 2025
    MUASA describes the delay as unacceptable and harmful to academic staff, who rely entirely on their earnings to sustain themselves and their families.

    Mao, Bayigga, and Alitia Face Off in Divided DP as Leadership Vote Nears Climax

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 1, 2025
    As the Democratic Party’s delegates cast their final votes in Mbarara, the three contenders for the presidency – Norbert Mao, Michael Lulume Bayigga, and Alitia...

    HIV TikTok Scandal in Mbarara Rekindles Fears of Digital Harm and Stigma

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 1, 2025
    A TikTok account in Mbarara has sparked national outrage after posting names and photos of alleged HIV-positive individuals without their consent. The scandal,...

    Chaos Rocks DP Delegates Conference as Aspirants’ Names Go Missing from Ballot

    Bridget Nsimenta | Jun 1, 2025
    Angry delegates at the 12th Democratic Party National Delegates Conference protested missing candidate names despite paid nomination fees, leading to police dep...

    Thailand's Suchata Crowned Miss World 2025 as Natasha Nyonyozi Shines for Uganda

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 31, 2025
    Opal’s crowning moment was not just a symbol of beauty, but of substance and leadership

    Mbarara City Hosts Mental Health Run to Fight Stigma, Support Youth

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 31, 2025
    Hundreds take to the streets of Mbarara to confront stigma and spark conversation about mental health, as Ukara Mental Health Services launches a grassroots cam...

    Mbidde Warns Against ‘Guesswork Leadership’ as DP Delegates Convene in Mbarara for Conference

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 31, 2025

    Police Officer in the Dock Over Evidence Tampering as Land Wrangles Spur Arrests

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 30, 2025
    Protasi Ngabirano faces obstruction charges as authorities intensify crackdown on corruption in law enforcement and land disputes

    Mbidde Urges DP Delegates to Reject ‘Guesswork Leadership’ at Crucial Mbarara Conference

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 30, 2025
    As Democratic Party leaders gather in Mbarara, vice president Fred Mukasa Mbidde calls for experience, loyalty, and a rejection of opportunism ahead of the 2026...

    DP Struggles for Unity as Mao Faces Fierce Re-Election Battle in Mbarara

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 30, 2025
    Norbert Mao’s NRM alliance divides delegates as opposition critics call for a return to DP’s roots

    Kagame to Astana Forum: World Ignored Rwanda During Genocide

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 29, 2025
    When genocide was taking place in our country, and the rest of the world looked the other way and didn’t pay attention to us, that taught us a lesson. - Paul Ka...

    Uganda Prisons Slash Recidivism, Empower Inmates Through Reform

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 29, 2025
    All delegates attending the Mbarara conference will be secure, but only those with formal invitations from the party’s Secretary General will be allowed to acce...

    Police Investigate Suicide After Six Family Members Die in Bukasa House Fire

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 29, 2025
    Preliminary police investigations suggest that the deceased, Ssekabila, may have shown signs of suicidal behaviour, according to statements from his friends—tho...

    UEDCL Marks 57 Days with Promises of Expansion, System Overhaul and Reforms

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 28, 2025
    Backed by a $74 million (about Shs274 billion) capital expenditure approved by ERA for the first year, UEDCL has set in motion projects to refurbish lines, upgr...

    Kagame Says Rwanda Courting Kazakhstan for 'Progressive' Ideals

    Bridget Nsimenta | May 28, 2025
    Rwanda and Kazakhstan, both landlocked and strategically located in their respective continents, share common interests in economic diversification, regional st...
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