President Museveni, Dr. Magoola, Speaker Among Named Uganda Health Sector Transformation Champions
The NRM Government led by President Museveni has made significant achievements in the health sector, including improvements in infrastructure, human resources, disease prevention, and maternal and child health. The recognition of these champions highlights the government’s commitment to improving healthcare outcomes in Uganda. The champions include notable individuals such as
NTV Business Journalist Aloysious Atwine succumbs to Kidney failure
NTV business journalist Aloysious Atwine has passed away, Daily Star can reliably report. Atwine, who was attached to the NTV News Desk, succumbed to complications related to kidney failure and diabetes. He had been admitted to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital for over a week before his passing last Night. “Aloysious
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
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
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
Court remands lawyer Andrew Obam Over Shs 200 million Theft From Retired Justice Kanyeihamba
City lawyer Andrew Obam has been charged with money laundering in connection with the alleged theft of over $56,500 (Shs 200 million) from retired Supreme Court Justice Prof. George Kanyeihamba. Obam, an advocate and sole signatory to the bank account of Loi Advocates, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday.
