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The Uganda Development Bank has rolled the dice on seasoned technology executive Peter Mukuru, appointing him Director Business Technology in a high-stakes move aimed at accelerating the bank’s digital transformation agenda. In Uganda’s fast-evolving development finance landscape, where efficiency, transparency and digital resilience are no longer optional, UDB appears to be gambling on Mukuru’s two decades of executive experience to …

Uganda is sitting on a silent epidemic, and the numbers are chilling. Fourteen million Ugandans — roughly 32 percent of the population — are estimated to be battling some form of mental disorder. Yet only about 10 percent are receiving treatment. As cases surge, the Auditor General’s December 2025 Value for Money audit on the Provision of Mental Health Services …

Stephen Mubiru, Head of Mission, officiated as Chief Guest at the Uganda Economic Forum held in Vienna, an event organized in conjunction with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. The high-level forum brought together key stakeholders from Austria and Uganda to explore investment opportunities, strengthen trade ties, and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.   The forum attracted distinguished members of the Austrian …

Under Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, they could face life in prison The flag of Uganda The Nation reported: Two women have been arrested in northwestern Uganda for kissing in public, police confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The arrest, under Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, has sparked outrage among human rights groups. The law imposes penalties of up to life imprisonment for consensual …

Entebbe – Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, has chaired a meeting of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) High Command at State House, Entebbe, to review the country’s security situation. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni chairing the UPDF high command meeting The meeting, held in line with established tradition, assessed the prevailing security environment …

Kampala- The leadership of the Judiciary, headed by the Chief Justice, Flavian Zeija, on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, to discuss funding requirements for the Financial Year 2026/2027. Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija (Courtesy photo) The meeting, held at the Court of Appeal building in …

Mukono District Local Government has taken a historic step toward strengthening water service delivery by convening a stakeholders’ meeting to elect the first committee of the District Water Supply Services Board (DWSSB), in line with the latest operational and management guidelines for rural water infrastructure issued by the Ministry of Water and Environment. The establishment of the Board is aimed …

Proposal comes amid widespread arrests of accused gay men in Senegal  Large anti-LGBT demonstration in Senegal in May 2021 (@afrik1TV) On Feb. 18, the government of Senegal announced it has “adopted” a new bill that, if passed by parliament, would toughen penalties for LGBT+ people guilty of “unnatural” acts. Senegal has long been on a path toward increasing criminal penalties …

On Tuesday afternoon, the Anti Corruption Unit of State House together with Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) arraigned Dr. Odung Tony, the District Health Officer of Alebtong District Local Government, before the Anti-Corruption Court. Dr. Odung Tionny In the middle The charges of causing financial loss to the Government amounting to UGX …

 LGBTI rights workers face intensified criminalization in Europe and Central Asia.    Temirlan Baimash ILGA-Europe reports: Kazakhstan has brought charges against two LGBTI activists, in a move that reflects a rapidly growing trend in the criminalisation of LGBTI human rights work across Europe and Central Asia. The activists, Temirlan Baimash from Queer.kz and Zhanar Sekerbayeva from Feminita, are being …