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Museveni Orders Review of Policy Linking Medical Students’ Graduation to Internship

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that the policy requiring medical students to complete their internship before graduating be corrected, saying graduation and housemanship should be treated as separate processes. Museveni made the directive after meeting medical interns and leaders of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), led by its president, Dr Frank Asiimwe, at State […]

Former MP Ssekikubo Faults MPs for Keeping Silent as High Fuel Prices Bite

He added: “Unfortunately, our legislators are quite enjoying their emoluments as if everything is okay. That is so disappointing. We rarely accepted that to happen during our reign. I pray to the Honourable Leader of the Opposition to wake up and do something.” Former Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has criticised current Members of Parliament […]

‘Prison Is a Place of Suffering’ But Necessary: NUP Bodyguards Recount Ordeal

Beyond politics and prison life, Mugumya recounted how his greatest fear while on remand was dying without leaving behind a child, saying his prayer was answered while he was still incarcerated. Ugandan Bus Driver Reportedly Killed in Houthi Missile Attack in Saudi Arabia Two bodyguards of National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, who […]

Works Ministry Announces Alternative Route After River Mucha Bridge Collapse

“The diversion is a motorable murram road,” the ministry said, urging motorists to drive carefully, particularly during rainy conditions, and to set off early to avoid delays. The Ministry of Works and Transport has temporarily closed River Mucha Bridge in Kisoro District following its collapse, directing motorists heading to Rushaga and Nkuringo to use an […]

Police Arrest Two Over Murder of Three People in One Home

The canine tracking exercise subsequently helped police arrest two suspects in connection with the murders. Police in Kyegegwa District have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of three people in one home in Karokalungi LC I, Kyamagaba Parish, Nkanja Sub-county. The deceased have been identified as Kansiime Christine, 28, her one-year-and-three-month-old daughter, Miracle, […]

Sh40bn Dei Biopharma Compost Deal Raises Pricing, Quality Questions

The Agriculture Ministry also needs to explain the basis for approving the sh40bn arrangement, the standards used to assess the compost and the measures in place to ensure that farmers receive products appropriate for their needs. A sh40bn government procurement arrangement for compost supplied by Dei Biopharma Ltd has raised questions about the cost of […]

64 Years of Independence: Mukono Elder Recalls Uganda’s Journey from Obote to Museveni

“Then, we had a few schools, which is not the same as today, when one can find several schools in a single village, especially in urban areas,” he said. Independence Day: Fr Kibirige Urges Ugandans to Love Country Despite Economic Hardships As Uganda marked 64 years of independence, Siriri Bampa Mutabaazi, a resident of Mpoma […]

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