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A disturbing new report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics has lifted the lid on a growing but largely ignored national crisis — the silent disappearance of fathers from Ugandan households, leaving millions of children vulnerable, abandoned, and struggling to survive. The findings, released this week in Kampala, paint a grim picture of a country where fatherhood is increasingly becoming …

By Evans Najuna Uganda has made notable progress in the fight against malaria through the distribution and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). However, recent findings show that gaps in household coverage remain, highlighting the need for expanded distribution efforts to protect more families. This is contained in the 2024-25 malaria survey report released on Thursday at the Uganda Bureau …

A storm is brewing at the Uganda Wildlife Research and Training College after the latest report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda unearthed a trail of troubling gaps in funding, stalled projects, questionable contracts and a shocking governance vacuum at the country’s premier wildlife research training institution. College Principal, Robert Baluku, now finds himself presiding over an …

Kampala — Uganda’s institution tasked with modernising and reforming the country’s laws has itself landed in the spotlight after a revealing audit exposed governance gaps, staffing shortages, delayed reporting and questionable management practices that threaten its ability to deliver on its core mandate. A detailed report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has raised serious concerns about …

Uganda’s long-awaited oil dream may have hit fresh turbulence after a bombshell audit exposed worrying delays, funding gaps and project setbacks at the country’s powerful oil regulator, raising serious questions about leadership as its founding boss prepares to exit. A new report from the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has revealed that critical oil sector projects under the …

A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-rooted management weaknesses that now threaten the country’s fragile health system. At the centre of the storm …

By Venenscias Kiiza African health journalism is under unprecedented strain at a moment of escalating public health challenges, according to the Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026, launched 26 February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya by FINN Partners. Yet the report also highlights a growing shift toward solutions-driven, Africa-led health storytelling that could reshape how health issues are covered across the …

Kampala — For years, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) sold itself as the engine of Uganda’s agro-industrial transformation. Tea seedlings. Apple orchards. Hass avocado dreams. Irrigation schemes. Heifers for farmers. But the December 2025 Auditor General’s report paints a different picture — one of ballooning arrears, questionable payments, dormant Letters of Credit and a financial hangover that now threatens …

Kampala — For years, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) sold itself as the engine of Uganda’s agro-industrial transformation. Tea seedlings. Apple orchards. Hass avocado dreams. Irrigation schemes. Heifers for farmers. Etc. But the December 2025 Auditor General’s report paints a different picture — one of ballooning arrears, questionable payments, dormant Letters of Credit and a financial hangover that now …

By Venenscias Kiiza African health journalism is under unprecedented strain at a moment of escalating public health challenges, according to the Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026, launched 26 February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya by FINN Partners. Yet the report also highlights a growing shift toward solutions-driven, Africa-led health storytelling that could reshape how health issues are covered across the …