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The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has ordered an investigation into allegations of extortion at Mukono General Hospital. Some of the hospital managers under investigation include Dr Godfrey Kasirye, the medical superintendent, Moses Bwogi, the facility administrator, and Sr. Alex Namala, the principal nursing […]

Tanzania's ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak near the border with Uganda. The virus causes a severe hemorrhagic fever and is deadlier than the related Ebola virus, which was first suspected in the deaths. Tanzanian health officials say they are working to contain the Marburg outbreak. […]

TotalEnergies, the French oil major has further reaffirmed its commitment to extract Uganda’s oil despite environmental concerns by climate activists. The company has been under intense pressure to abandon the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project as well as the Tilenga development project in the Albertine Graben. TotalEnergie’s […]

Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in South Africa.  The case has ignited public debate in Namibia on what constitutes a family. The Monday ruling overturned a lower court decision that ordered the government to […]

President Museveni has urged the inspector general of government (IGG), Beti Kamya Turwomwe, not to compel soldiers and other security personnel to declare their wealth publicly under the Leadership Code of 2021, no matter what the law says. The president said in a letter dated April 24, 2022, to the IGG that “the law must be in tandem, with […]

When journalist Lawrence Kitatta covered a demonstration in Nakasero at the home of then deputy speaker—now speaker of parliament—Anita Among last year, little did he know that would be the end of his journalism career. Before the Nakasero incident, Kitatta, 32, had built an unbroken seven-year career as a dogged political reporter and […]

The one-year imprisonment of rabblerousing maverick Kampala lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi Kiwanuka might have momentarily slowed him down, but it certainly did not ground him. On average, for every month he spent in prison, Mabirizi filed 10 cases in the different courts, including the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Collectively, he filed […]

On March 24, Observer cartoonist and columnist DR SPIRE SSENTONGO will launch himself into stand-up comedy at the National theatre. In an interview with Muhammad Kakembo, Ssentongo, who is known for his satirical cartoons and writing, said he wants to expand his horizons. Ssentongo, a university lecturer, said society construes comedy as the […]

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin this Thursday, March 23, according to Dr Ziyad Swalleh Lubanga, director of Sharia at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC). Lubanga also announced that Taraweeh prayers at the National Mosque and other mosques across the country will commence every evening at 08:30 pm. Additionally, he stated that […]

In her soon-to-be released autobiography on March 23, NNAABAGEREKA SYLVIA NAGGINDA candidly takes readers through her childhood, how she met the Kabaka, her hopes and fears on marrying into the monarchy as well as the joy of their twins. She also saliently delves deep into the role of the Nnaabagereka as well as her charity efforts to mentor young […]