Uganda news

In an effort to raise public awareness about epilepsy in Uganda, Uganda Forex Bureau, and Money Remittance Association has donated Shs 2.5 million towards sensitization of masses about epilepsy. Kiiza Lamek the association chairman says the donation will go along way to sensitizing and raising public awareness about the stigma and discrimination of epilepsy victims in society. “We support the ...

Museveni has blamed the loss of the National Resistance Movement Party in Buganda that saw a number of NRM ministers lose to cheating. He said this during the party caucus at Kololo Airstrip. The president mentioned a number of issues that could have caused the loss in Buganda but cheating was his number one priority. He obviously said some of ...

The author of the political fiction book, The Greedy Barbarian, Kakwensa Rukirabashaija has sued the government of Uganda for the torture meted out at him by security authorities after his arrest last year. Operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence arrested Kakwensa Rukirabashaija in April 2020 apparently for unclear reasons. He was then reported missing for a number of days, prompting ...

The ICT and Information Minister Judith Nabakooba has warned that security will immediately arrest people or groups attempting to protest in various parts of the country. While she addressed journalists on Sunday, Nabakooba said the government intercepted news about plans by people planning to cause chaos. She said that the unnamed people plan to start protests in different parts of ...

The government of Uganda is accusing foreign journalists of sabotaging the image of Uganda in other countries. It claims that this has seen the tourism sector of the country lose its visitors. People have started thinking that Uganda is not a safe country to visit. The State Minister for Information and ICT Peter Ogwang while addressing the media claims foreign ...