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Kampala– The National Unity Platform (NUP) election Management Committee (EMC) has invited qualified party members to express interest in contesting for the position of District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District ahead of the forthcoming by-election. The late Hellen Nakimuli former Kalangala Woman MP (Courtesy photo) According to a notice issued by the party, expressions of interest will be …

By Mwanje Gideon The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956. But the spirit of that house, rooted …

A 45-year-old woman has been remanded by the Chief Magistrate’s court in Mitooma district, western Uganda, over allegations that she forced her eight-year-old stepson to swallow sewing needles and several fragments of broken glass. Juliet Tushabeomwe appeared before grade one magistrate Gibson Muhangi on Thursday and was charged with aggravated torture and attempted murder. State prosecutor Caroline Kesubi told court …

The police in Busoga North, Kaliro district has mounted a search for Afuwa Namugwano over allegedly killing her two-year-old stepson, Rahim Kivuluga. It is alleged that Namugwano’s husband, Awali Balikowa was concerned about Kivuluga’s whereabouts, only to be told he had slept at a distant relative’s home. Balikowa says that Namugwano quietly escaped from their home at night, raising suspicion …

  × ]]]]>]]> According to reports, a woman who was driving her car near Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Kampala is currently nursing bullet injuries, after being shot by JAT security personnel guarding the home of the speaker. Sources say the woman who was reportedly driving a Toyota Harrier near the residence of the Speaker of Parliament at Mackinnon Road …

Yas lives under constant fear since her attack in Cameroon Homeless transgender woman Yas lying on her makeshift bed in Douala, Cameroon. By Steeves Winner Yas—a homeless transgender woman in Douala, Cameroon—lives under the constant threat of violence and stigmatization. Yas was recently the victim of an attempted assault orchestrated by a group of men in her neighborhood. It all …

By Alexander LuyimaApril 9, 2026 The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly criticized remarks made by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni regarding the disputed Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament election, describing them as unconstitutional and a direct intrusion into Uganda’s electoral and judicial processes.In a statement released on April 9, the ULS raised concern over comments made during the National Resistance …

The Woman of Valor: A Deeper Analysis of Hon. Babirye Kityo Sarah by a Concerned Citizen | Voice of Bugerere Home Politics The Woman of Valor: A Deeper Analysis of Hon. Babirye Kityo Sarah by a Concerned Citizen

Kampala- The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has nominated Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu as the second Deputy Director of Sharia, specifically overseeing female affairs, in a move seen as strengthening women’s representation in Islamic leadership. Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu (Courtesy photo) The decision was reached during the National Management Committee’s weekly Tuesday meeting chaired by the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan …

Qtalk app provides support and guidance for LGBTQ Nigerians LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation. Download Qtalk from Google Play or the Apple Store. This series presents their stories. For Qtalk users’ security, they are identified only with pseudonyms. On a …