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ANOTHER WAVE OF STATE-SPONSORED ABDUCTIONS? How Activist Ninye Tabz was abducted 

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the reported activist Andrew Natumanya, popularly known online as ‘Ninye Tabz.’ NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Natumanya was...

Blue Community Network officially Welcomes Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM

The Blue Community Network has officially designated and welcomed another partner in Africa, Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM from Uganda. RISECOM...

Is Africa’s climate crisis a legal crisis too?

Is Africa's climate crisis a legal crisis too? States' duties under human rights law. A landmark climate case is being heard...

Human Rights Foundation Calls Out Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Immigration Officers for Harassing Ugandan Activist Agather Atuhaire

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has  called out Dutch immigration officers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for what it...

D/Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Implicated: Who is Fighting Victoria University VC Dr. Lawrence Muganga 

What began as a routine ministerial vetting quickly turned into one of the most dramatic sessions before Parliament’s...

Ugandan Tycoon Gordon Wavamunno’s son Joe Kayima Dies in Bathroom Accident

Joe Wavamunno Kayima, the son of Ugandan tycoon Sir Gordon Wavamunno has died in a bathroom accident at the age of 57. Kayima, according to...

Two Congolese Perish in Kisoro Accident

The Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate has finally named the victims and survivors of single fatal accident that involved Motor vehicle registration number...

HOIMA POLICE PATROL VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS 9 LIVES INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS AND MURDER SUSPECTS  

Police in Hoima district has confirmed that the death toll in the recent road accident in Hoima district western Uganda has reached nine. Among the...

ACCIDENT CLAIMS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI’S DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY’S WIFE & LUUKA WOMAN MP HOPEFUL GLADYS ALIYINZA AND HER PA

President Y. T. K Museveni's Deputy Press Secretary Faruk Kirunda has lost his wife Gladys Aliyinza in a fatal road crash. Gladys, who had already...

KASSANDA ROAD ACCIDENT KILLS 15  

More people have succumbed to injuries in the hospital, bringing the total number of fatalities in the Kassanda accident to 15. Police have identified the...

POLICE AND ARMY LAUNCH OPERATION AGAINST ERRANT ARMY & VIPs’ DRIVERS

Police and the army in Uganda have launched a joint operation against errant army drivers, especially for government vehicles and VIPs. This follows a directive...