The Masaka High Court upheld the election of Aisha Ssekindi as Kalungu District Woman Member of Parliament. On Thursday, the court dismissed a petition challenging her victory on grounds of alleged electoral malpractice and non-compliance with electoral laws. Justice Bernard Namanya dismissed the petition filed by Hellen Nakeeya, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate who…
The expected El Niño rains have been slow to establish, with September recording below-average rainfall in parts of the country and limited rainy days that did little to support agricultural activities, according to a senior meteorologist. William George Omony, a principal meteorologist at the Department of Meteorological Services, says the delayed onset was anticipated in…
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Twenty-five people living with sickle cell disease have undergone hip replacement surgery to treat osteonecrosis, a painful condition in which bone tissue dies because of reduced blood supply. The operations were carried out during a free surgical camp that ends on Friday.Dr Philip Kasirye, who heads the Sickle Cell Clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital,…
Security officials and environmentalists in West Nile have resolved to step up protection of standing trees and enforce the ban on charcoal trade under Presidential Executive Order No. 3 of 2023. The resolutions were made during a stakeholders’ meeting chaired by the 4th UPDF Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Joseph Serunkuma, at the West Nile Regional…
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Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has rejected suggestions that Uganda’s Sovereignty Bill may have contributed to the recent depreciation of the shilling, attributing the currency’s weakness primarily to a widening current account deficit and reduced portfolio investment flows. The Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026, which President Yoweri Museveni signed into law in May after…
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Aisha Naluzze Batala, has challenged local government leaders in Fort Portal City and Kabarole District to strengthen monitoring of funds disbursed under the Parish Development Model (PDM), warning that weak oversight could undermine efforts to improve household incomes. Naluzze said local governments should take primary responsibility for tracking beneficiaries…
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