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Kampala– The Appointments Committee of Parliament, chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Anita Annet Among, today vetted Mr. Samuel Akena following his reappointment as the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons. Mr. Samuel Akena (courtesy photo) The vetting took place on Thursday at Parliament as part of the legal process required for senior government appointments. During the meeting, the committee …

By Mwebesa Moses Nyakakoni Rukindo As Uganda celebrated International Women’s Day with speeches, flowers and colorful ceremonies, millions of ordinary women across Uganda were still battling the same old struggles — dirty water, broken hospitals, dangerous roads and a system many feel has forgotten them. Behind the celebrations lies a painful truth: for many Ugandan mothers, survival is still a …

By Kayiira Jackson  The round of 16 fixtures for the Buganda Schools Sports Competitions boys’ football championship have been confirmed following a draw conducted this morning at Kawanda Secondary School. The knockout stage will see several traditional football powerhouses battle for places in the quarterfinals, with St Mark Kayunga and St Mary’s Kitende headlining the fixtures. St Mark Kayunga will …

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Kampala Set for Historic Reconciliatory Cycling Race as Over 100 Riders Target Land Title Prize | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Kampala Set for Historic Reconciliatory Cycling Race as Over 100 Riders Target Land Title Prize

Kampala– The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chapter at Makerere University has unveiled Tebakor Jimmy Prince as its Guild Presidential flag bearer ahead of the upcoming April guild elections. Hon.Rose Namayanja Nsereko handing over the flag to the party candidate On Thursday, the chapter presented Mr. Tebakor to the NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rose Namayanja Nsereko, during a meeting at the …

Police in Kampala have arrested 14 suspects during an operation targeting individuals believed to be involved in aggravated robberies against boda boda riders. Some of Motor bike spare parts. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police South, the operation was conducted on 11th March 2026 at Muganzirwaza Building where several shops were searched as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks …

‘Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country’ Anti-gay legislators at Senegal’s National Assembly in Dakar celebrate the passage of the bill to double the penalties for same-sex intimacy. (Seyllou photo courtesy of AFP / Getty Images) Yesterday the National Assembly in Senegal unanimously approved a bill yesterday to double the prison time for gay sex, sending it to President …

KAMPALA — Uganda’s ambitious march toward the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is facing uncomfortable scrutiny after a damning Value for Money audit exposed serious coordination failures within the Office of the Prime Minister, piling pressure on the leadership of the country’s SDG Secretariat. At the centre of the unfolding accountability debate is Albert Byamugisha, the Senior Technical Adviser and …