Court Orders TASO to Pay Shs 190m for Treating HIV-Negative Client for Seven Years
The High Court has ordered The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) to pay Shs 190 million in damages to a man who was wrongly diagnosed as HIV positive and placed on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for seven years. In a landmark ruling, Justice Joanita Bushara found that TASO acted negligently when it
UDB Names Peter Mukuru Director of Business Technology
Peter Mukuru has joined Uganda Development Bank (UDB) as Director, Business Technology, strengthening the institution’s digital transformation and innovation agenda. UDB is Uganda’s national Development Finance Institution (DFI), mandated to drive socio-economic development through sustainable financing and strategic investments. Mukuru is a seasoned business technology practitioner and digital transformation leader
Uganda Rolls Out Long-Acting HIV Prevention Injectables
Uganda has received its first consignment of 19,200 doses of Lenacapavir from the Global Fund, the Ministry of Health confirmed. “The drug is administered every six months to prevent HIV among people at substantial risk of infection. It will be distributed to high-burden and high-incidence districts starting March 2026,” the
Year of the Fire Horse Begins Amid Global Lunar New Year Festivities
Fireworks exploded across the skies of Asia and major cities worldwide on as millions celebrated the Lunar New Year and ushered in the Year of the Fire Horse. Known in China as the Spring Festival, the holiday begins with the first new moon between January 21 and February 20 and
Paratus Switches On Congo–Mombasa Fibre Highway, Transforming Regional Connectivity
A new digital lifeline is now live across Central and East Africa. Pan-African telecom giant Paratus Group has switched on a 2,000-kilometre overland fibre corridor linking Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, a move experts say could transform the region’s digital landscape.
Court Orders DPP to Reveal Full Evidence in Besigye, Lutale Case
Tensions ran high at the Kampala High Court Criminal Division yesterday as the court ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to fully disclose all evidence in the high-profile treason case against opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, including former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The courtroom, packed with
Science-Led Survey Strengthens Great Ape Conservation in Bwindi
The 2025 Bwindi Chimpanzee Census has confirmed an estimated population of 426 chimpanzees widely distributed across Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, marking a major milestone in strengthening evidence-based conservation within one of Africa’s most important protected landscapes. The results were officially launched today by the Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife
Congolese Army Drone Strike Kills M23 Military Spokesperson
Willy Ngoma, the military spokesperson of the March 23 Movement (M23), was killed in a pre-dawn drone strike by the Congolese army in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, according to two senior rebel officials, a regional diplomat and a Western adviser to the government. The strike targeted
Mao: Oulanyah’s Death Opened Door to ‘Accidental’ Speakership
The President General of the Democratic Party and Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, has said the death of former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah created what he described as an “accidental Speaker of Parliament,” as he formally entered the race for the top parliamentary seat. Speaking at the DP
She Came to Russia with Nothing, Built a House for Her Family in Uganda: The Story of an Alabuga Start Participant
The oldest daughter and the only girl in her family, dreaming of moving to another continent and building a house for her mother – this sounds like a plot of a popular movie. However, this is exactly how the story of 20-year-old Aisha Akello from Uganda begins. About a year and
