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UN Women, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), Cotila, and other development partners under the Spotlight Initiative have committed to financially support the Bugisu Cultural Institution to conduct sensitisation tours in schools across the region. The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Bugisu Cultural Institution, Steven Masiga, who told RedPepper that the Prime Minister, Dr. Paul Mwambu, has …

Sexual violence and family expulsion among the challenges facing African LBQ women  Photo illustration courtesy of Chapter Four Uganda. A new African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) report reveals how lesbian, bisexual, and queer women experience systematic violence that begins within families and communities and continues through displacement, detention, and so-called host countries. Authored by Melanie Nathan, From Home to Hostile …

By Amos Tayebwa | Buhweju District Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye is facing growing pressure as his main rival, Grace Agaba Byarugaba, accuses him of running a sexist and discriminatory campaign aimed at undermining her candidature ahead of the January 15, 2026 elections. Agaba, a flamboyant and outspoken MP aspirant, claims that the incumbent legislator has been moving around campaign …

Post Views: 1 By Twesigye Aggreyin Mbarara/Buhwejuwwww.mknewslink.com—– Police in Buhweju district have launched investigations into a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of eight market vendors and left seven others injured along the Nsiika–Bukiro road on saturday night. According to the greater Bushenyi regional police spokesperson, SP Apollo Tayebwa, the accident involved a Fuso lorry registration number UBA …

By Kayiira Jackson  Kampala University (KU) women’s handball team announced their intentions at the 2025 Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) Games with a commanding 28–17 victory over Nkumba University, setting an early marker in the championship. KU were dominant for large spells of the contest, using pace and improved coordination to pull away after a tricky opening phase. Nkumba’s …

Tororo – The National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders and supporters in Tororo district on Friday hailed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his longstanding commitment to empowering women and young people, as well as for steering Uganda through four decades of peace and socioeconomic transformation. Speaking at the rally, MP-elect for the elderly persons in Eastern Uganda, Ofwono Opondo, who went …

Hopeful Future Women Football Club is targeting nothing than maximum points as they pay visit to Kangulumira Public WFC on matchday four (4) of the 2025/26 Buganda Women League Bugerere Women’s derby will be played at Kangulumira Church of Uganda Playground on Saturday, 15th November 2025, with kick off at 4PM. The “Queens of Hope” as baptized have had a …

Finance Trust Women Super League: Brilliant Nakasi, Poor Corporate, Struggling Asubo as Kawempe takes the Summit Charge after Week Six | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Finance Trust Women Super League: Brilliant Nakasi, Poor Corporate, Struggling Asubo as Kawempe takes the Summit Charge after Week Six …

Finance Trust Women Super League: Nabukenya Shines as Kawempe Muslim Ladies Cruise to Fourth Straight Victory | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Finance Trust Women Super League: Nabukenya Shines as Kawempe Muslim Ladies Cruise to Fourth Straight Victory

Kampala, 31st October 2025 – Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda, joined women entrepreneurs, policymakers, and development partners at the annual Women Enterprise Conference with a shared goal of bridging the financial and economic gaps faced by women entrepreneurs. Held under the theme “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Business Growth.” The conference showcased the critical role women …