Uganda news

After over four decades of service, one of Uganda’s most prominent former military leaders Gen Kale Kayihura has officially retired from the armed forces. Gen Kale Kayihura served as the Inspector General of Police from 2005 until 2018, overseeing law enforcement across the country. However, he was indefinitely suspended from active police duties three years ago amid a corruption purge ...

Veteran singer Jackie Chandiru has revealed how another struggling singer Ricky Giant can best be helped. It should be noted that the rapper has been going through a mental breakdown. For a number of years, he’s been in and out of rehab but with no positive results. This was all brought about by heavy drug use. All attempts to help ...

The Ugandan health ministry has been summoned before Parliament to address concerns over the alleged use of antiretroviral drugs meant for people living with HIV/AIDS in the poultry industry. This follows revelations made on Wednesday by Namisindwa district Woman NRM MP Ms Sarah Netalisire Kayaga while interacting with a team of researchers from Makerere University led by college of Health ...

Makerere University Chancellor, Prof Ezra Suruma, has appointed to office the new chairperson to head the University Staff Tribunal. This development comes five months after the institution prematurely halted the reign of the former tribunal boss, Justice Patrick Tabaaro. Various sources at the top university say Dr. Henry Michael Onoria, a former lecturer at the school of law is the ...

A temporary animal quarantine got imposed in Pakwach due to an outbreak of two pneumonias. These are Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP). However, despite the temporary quarantine, livestock dealers in the district have openly decided to defy the restrictions. The quarantine encompasses Payimur sub-county, Payimur Town Council, Alwi sub-county, Pakwach sub-county, and Panyango sub-county. It happened ...