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The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is deploying a team of highly trained officers to Kenya to support the care, monitoring, and quarantine of American citizens departing the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a coordinated interagency effort with the State Department and...

Education CS Julius Ogamba provides an update on the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County. 1. 16 learners sadly lost their lives, while 79 others were injured, seven of whom remain hospitalized. 2. The fire has been confirmed as arson, with eight learners currently...

A new government report has revealed that Uganda is struggling to fill more than 300,000 vacant public service positions despite rising unemployment among young people and university graduates. According to the State of Human Resource Report 2025 released by Uganda’s Ministry of Public...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially unveiled Uganda’s proposed Cabinet list for the 2026–2031 term, retaining several longtime allies while introducing a number of reshuffles across key ministries and government departments. In a statement released Tuesday evening on his His...

The government suffered a major setback on Monday after matatu operators publicly rejected a deal proposed by Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi aimed at ending the nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices. The dramatic rejection happened live on camera during a high-level meeting between...

Gospel artist Rachel Wandeto is nursing severe injuries after she was allegedly attacked, doused with a flammable substance, and set ablaze by unknown assailants in the Mwiki area of Kasarani, Nairobi. Police say she sustained burns covering approximately 70 per cent of her body, a condition...

The Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda, has requested TZS 525.32 billion as the ministry’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year to implement nine key priorities. Among these priorities are completing the rehabilitation, upgrading and construction of...

Government has earmarked Shs20 billion to compensate traders who were affected by flooding in Kampala last October, as part of ongoing efforts to support recovery and strengthen disaster response. The Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Lillian Aber, announced the...

The Ministry of Health has raised concern over a rising number of measles cases across Uganda, warning that low vaccination coverage particularly for the second dose is driving new outbreaks among children under five. The Director General of Health Services, Charles Olaro, said the country...

Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the Member of Parliament for Kira Municipality, has accused the government of not only “stealing” from Ugandans but also from neighbors. Speaking before Parliament of Uganda during debate on the proposed 2026/27 national budget, Ssemujju singled out the Democratic...

The government of uganda has suspended all trade order operations across the country following complaints from religious leaders, traders and Members of Parliament over the manner in which the exercise was being carried out. State Minister for Industry David Bahati announced on the floor of...

Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks remain sufficient. The move follows mounting public complaints of dry pumps, rationing, and selective selling at petrol...

Despite a government directive to remove Dangerous Mechanically Conditioned (DMC) taxis from Kampala by April 8, 2026, these vehicles remain in operation across the city. Recent footage circulating on social media shows a taxi carrying passengers comfortably despite lacking rear windows...

Introduction Across Tanzania today, from the bustling trade hubs of Kariakoo to the quiet farming villages of the Southern Highlands a singular, sobering message echoes through homes and markets, the cost of survival is rising. The sharp increase in fuel prices this month is a historic shock...

Teachers at Kotomor Seed Secondary School in Uganda's Agago District issued a 10-day ultimatum to the government to clear seven months of salary arrears for 25 new recruits who started in September 2025, leading to class suspension. Classes have been suspended at Kotomor Seed Secondary School...

Civil society activists under the Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance have called on the government, religious leaders, and Members of Parliament to intensify efforts to combat excessive alcohol consumption, particularly among young people in urban communities. Speaking during a community outreach...

The Supplementary allocation was announced today April 7, 2026 by local organising committe(LOC) at Uganda Media Center and is aimed to close the preparation gaps ahead of AFCON PAMOJA, 2027. Dr Denis K. Mugimba, Chairperson LOC described the funds as part of a whole of government approach to...

Three former senior government officials, Mohamed Liban, Joe Sang, and Daniel Kiptoo, have been released on police bail as investigations continue into a multi-billion shilling fuel importation scandal. The trio had been detained over their alleged involvement in the importation of...

Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed the immediate closure of all roadside sugarcane weighbridges, citing widespread theft and malpractice that cause significant losses to farmers and sugar mills, as detailed in a March 17, 2026, memo. The order builds on a February 2025 ban...

Late in February, the bank accounts of some five civil society organisations (CSOs) were frozen at the behest of the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA). Mr Samuel Wandera, the FIA executive director, did not say why Agora Centre for Research (Agora CFR), Chapter Four Uganda (CFU), the...