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Elders and clan leaders have been strongly warned against their involvement in sexual abuse cases leaving aside the police. While sensitising the west Nile region in refugee camps, Anatoli Muleterwa, the head of community policing pointed out that although local leaders and elders are mandated to prevent crimes such as gender based violence, they are not allowed to handle capital ...

Ebola death toll in Uganda has climbed to eight after the Ministry of Health confirmed that one of their doctors has succumbed to the disease. Dr. Mohammed Ali is the first health worker to succumb to the fifth Ebola outbreak in Uganda. He also becomes the eighth person to succumb to the recent Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda. He ...

Elgon zonal police have launched an investigation into circumstances surrounding six deaths over suspected food poisoning. The six deaths all happened in the past week with the last being a mother along with her two children in Namakwekwe suburb. Apparently, the father of the children also battled for his life at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. “We heard their father groaning ...

Environmental Experts have warned that if people don’t learn how to regulate solar waste, the country is heading towards environmental disaster. Generally, the experts warn that solar technologies are a great danger to the environment. Ashabrick Nantege Bamutaze, the coordinator Appropriate Technology Centre at the ministry of Water and Environment said she has realized that there are also a lot ...

Last evening as he addressed the nation, President Museveni said he will not impose an Ebola lockdown on the country. He said this because he is sure the country is able to contain the highly contagious virus. Last week, authorities in the country declared the outbreak in Mubende, a central district in Uganda. The declaration came after the country reported ...