Uganda’s long-distance running star Joshua Cheptegei has extended his impressive road-running form after winning the Tata Steel World 25 Kilometre Race held in Kolkata, India, on Sunday the 21st. Cheptegei, the world record holder in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, clocked 1:11:49 to claim the men’s title. He outpaced reigning world marathon champion Alphonce…
Idi Ssemata, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate for the Mawogola North parliamentary race, has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. He becomes the second NUP candidate to pull out of the race in Sembabule District ahead of the general election slated for January 15. His withdrawal follows that of Isaac Tumusiime, whom the…
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The Kawempe Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Kanyanya has dismissed an application for mandatory bail by ten National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who have been on remand for more than sixty days without the commencement of their trial, ruling that the lapse of time alone does not automatically entitle an accused person to release. In a…
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have not withdrawn from Uvira city and surrounding areas in South Kivu Province, according to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). On December 18, 2025, M23 released photos and videos showing fighters leaving Uvira, claiming the move was in response to calls from the United…
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Pader District continues to grapple with maternal and perinatal deaths despite ongoing health dialogues aimed at improving maternal and newborn services. Dr Michael Ojok, an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital and the lead facilitator, said the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB)-supported dialogue held on Thursday, December 18, 2025, was intended to review…
The newly appointed Uganda Defense Attaché to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Brig. Paddy Ankunda, has challenged Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) prosecutors to uphold human rights standards in all aspects of their duties. Speaking at the passout ceremony of UPDF prosecutors who completed a prosecutors’ and investigators’ course at the Legal Training Center…
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