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The Uganda Police Force together with the UN Women established a Gender Based Violence Cases (GBV) toll-free helpline (0800199195). This passed through the UN’s line department of child and family Protection. Police officers were then asked to be courteous while handling Gender-Based Violence. ‘’Be courteous and exercise customer care while receiving the calls and speaking to victims of Gender Based ...

Former Minister and NRM bush war hero Al Hajji Nadduli has come out to warn his boss President Museveni that he’s playing with fire. He was commenting on the issues of mailo land in Buganda saying that if the President presses any further, he might not like the outcome. Nadduli further said that Museveni’s goal is not to settle the ...

Police under the instruction of the Statehouse anti-corruption unit has arrested four OPM officials. Police detained them over the purchase of poor quality relief items for Kasese flood victims. These four officials were part of the nine that the PM put in charge of this project. Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanjja expressed her disappointment in the materials purchased, calling them substandard. ...

News coming in indicates that Peruth Chemutai has won Uganda’s first gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chemutai was competing in the 3000m steeplechase. The athlete becomes the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic event and the third Ugandan after John Akibua and Stephen Kiprotich. She also set a national record of 9:01:41 to win the 3000m steeplechase title. ...

Uganda is  set to hold Africa Diplomatic intellectual Property Conference for the Adoption of a Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights. The conference will be organised by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), and the government of Uganda. According  URSB Registrar General Mercy Kanabwisho, the one week  conference will take place ...