Man Sentenced to Castration and Life Imprisonment for Raping 6-Year-Old
A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in the first such measure on the Indian Ocean island. The case arose from the rape and attempted murder of a six-year-old girl in Imerintsiatosika, a municipality
Don’t Let Anyone Spoil The Freedom Ushered In By Our Freedom Fighters – Col. Wilson Bagonza Urges SFC
The Commander of the Three Special Forces Group, Col. Wilson Bagonza, has urged members of the Special Forces Command (SFC) to remain vigilant and committed in safeguarding the hard-earned freedom ushered in by Uganda’s liberation heroes. He made the remarks on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, while officiating at the closure
East African Nations Launch Joint Streaming Platform to Boost Regional Cinema
A major milestone in the East African film industry was reached on Thursday as Stream East, a new regional streaming platform, was officially launched in Uganda. Hosted at Esella Country Hotel, the event marked the culmination of a four-day regional summit supported by UNESCO under the Revitalizing the Film Industry
Missing State Attorney Discovered Dead After Mysterious Absence
Police in Kasangati is probing into the unsettling death of a senior government prosecutor whose body was discovered in her residence days after she went missing. Her death raised fresh concerns about the safety of public servants and what may have happened behind closed doors. Fatumah Bbuye Nabiwemba, 47, a State Attorney
World Population Day: Family Medical Point calls for Expanded Reproductive Health Services in Fishing Communities
As Uganda joined the world in marking World Population Day, Family Medical Point (FMP) has called for urgent scaling up of sexual and reproductive health services in vulnerable fishing communities, where young people especially girls continue to bear the brunt of inadequate healthcare and socio-economic instability. This year’s global theme,
Byanyima Urges World Leaders to Prioritize HIV Amid Budget Cuts
UNAIDS has launched its 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, which shows that a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress unless countries can make radical shifts to HIV programming and funding. The report highlights the impact that the sudden, large-scale funding cuts
UPDF soldier shoots one dead in Foiled Mobile Money Robbery
A suspected robber was shot dead and another apprehended in a foiled armed robbery targeting mobile money agents in Kitintale, a suburb of Kampala, on Thursday. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) spokesperson Patrick Onyango, the incident occurred when two armed men attacked mobile money operators Ibrahim Ssebanenya and Rashid
Inside KCCA, COLAS Shs 1 trillion Deal aimed at Transforming Kampala Roads
In a landmark development for urban infrastructure, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has signed a €250 million (Shs 1.05 trillion) agreement with UK-based global infrastructure giant COLAS to launch the Kampala City Roads and Bridges Upgrading Project (KCRBUP) — a four-year initiative set to upgrade over 118 roads across the city’s
Magistrate Steps Down in Kamoga Land Fraud Trial Amid Bias Allegations
The Chief Magistrate of Entebbe, Her Worship Stella Maris Amabilis, has recused herself from a contentious land fraud case involving embattled land broker Muhamadi Kamoga, citing prior allegations that could compromise her impartiality. Kamoga—linked to the defunct Kamoga Properties Ltd—is facing a slew of criminal charges, including forgery, unlawful eviction,
Court summons Nandutu, Nandala Mafabi over Karamoja iron sheets
The Anti- Corruption court has summoned Agnes Nandutu, the former State Minister for Karamoja following her failure to appear for the fourth time to defend her self. The summons, issued by Acting Principal Judge Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, requires Nandutu to appear on July 24 to explain why her bail
