Uganda news

The Ebola task force in Mubende together with security have resolved to close down a health facility at Kirunji Village in Mubende district. This facility has apparently been treating suspected Ebola patients. Rosemary Byabasaija, the Resident District Commissioner, says the move is aimed at reducing the risk of infection. It is also intended to encourage access by suspected cases to ...

Former NBS journalist, Mordecai Muriisa, has said Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is not as famous as the media is trying to paint the picture. Mordecai says he is only being prepared for the ballot paper in the next elections and this is why he is being painted popular in the sight of the public. “Let’s get this clear, Muhoozi Kainerugaba is ...

Uganda is joining the rest of the world today to commemorate the World Mental Health Day. The Uganda police Force is joining this in a very special way by enrolling a five-year strategy to address mental health challenges.  Dr Moses Byaruhanga, the director of Police Health Services, said the strategy majorly targets the challenges faced by their officers. He also ...

President Museveni recently gave a directive to Resident District Commissioners to ensure wetlands restoration across the country. Following this, pastors with churches in wetlands have been ordered to vacate. “We want proprietors of churches to have economic empowerment strategies in their flow such that they stop only receiving blessings but they also receive knowledge, that will emancipate them from poverty,” ...

Hon. Timothy Batuwa, Jinja City Division West MP, has said Uganda is driven by some wind and not just the government. He says Uganda is at the mercy of the funders and whichever direction they show the country, Uganda follows. However, he says it can get better because the country has so much good work on paper. According to him, ...