Month: July 2025

Frans Hiemstra (L), General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber and Innocent Muhangi (C), CEO, Uganda Driving Standards Agency, giving a boda boda rider a certificate and safety gear Uber has announced a partnership with Uganda Driving Standards Agency  to provide training for UberBoda driver-partners on road and vehicle safety.  The initiative is part of

Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the embattled Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital has been interdicted. This is contained in a March 2, 2022 letter issued by the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine. She has asked Dr. Baterana to hand over the office to his deputy, Dr. Rosemary Byanyima,

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing the guidelines, regulations, and processes of receiving their

Members of Parliament joined the Deputy Speaker Anita Among  in protesting a ban imposed on travels both in land and abroad, saying the decision interferes with Parliament’s legislative and oversight mandate. The protest by lawmakers took place during today’s plenary where Deputy Speaker informed lawmakers that the Ministry of Finance had

Commander of Land Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has said it has no powers to summon the First Son and Commander of Land Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba over accusations that he masterminded the torture of novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, because they don’t have jurisdiction. The remarks were made

Deputy Speaker Anita Among  (pictured) has given the Ministry of Health two weeks to explain how Government intends to curb the  incresaing mortality rates in the country. Among’s directive followed a petition tabled by Sarah Opendi (Tororo Woman MP), saying a number of women are dying at alarming rate, and

MP Zaake has severally been tortured The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has asked Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to sensitize Ugandans about their rights and warn them against resisting arrest, saying this has led to incidences of torture that have become rampant in Uganda. The call was made by

Arua District COVID-19 task force is stuck with more than 100,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccines. The vaccines that will expire at the end of this month, were part of the consignment that was delivered in December to the district and the city by the Ministry of Health during