Uganda news

Ministry of Gender has earmarked sh154 billion for youth projects to address impacts of  Covid 19 pandemic, State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs Sarah Mateke revealed. She explained that the money will be extended to skilling institutions like industrial parks countrywide. She was speaking to the media while launching Youth Week as Uganda prepares to celebrate International Youth Day ...

Musician Edirisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo has been involved in a nasty road accident on Thursday morning. The accident happened around Maya, along the Kampala-Masaka highway. According to sources, the internationally celebrated singer was heading to Kyotera, with two other colleagues at the time of the accident. The three all narrowly escaped death but eyewitnesses say they sustained some injuries. ...

A few minutes before 5 pm on Friday, Buganda Kingdom’s leader Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s convoy made its way into Masaka city. Upon his arrival, an aroused crowd welcomed him despite the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. The stop came as the Kabaka headed to his Nkoni palace in the neighbouring Lwengo district. This is where he held his 28th coronation ...

Popular stand-up comedian Pablo has come out to say the government is going to claim Olympic gold medalist Peruth Chemutai’s victory as their initiative. Yesterday 4th August 2021 saw Uganda get her first gold medal in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics through 22-year-old Peruth Chemutai. Chemutai who also doubles as a police officer and excelled just like previous sportspeople in ...

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 ...