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Pope Leo XIV Says AI Doesn’t Undergo Experiences & Has No Moral Conscience

There’s plenty of discussion on whether current AI systems are conscious, and the Pope too has chimed in. Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope, a former mathematics major,...

REPORT: Police Top Human Rights Violation Complaints in 2025 

The Uganda Police Force has once again emerged as the leading institution in human rights violation complaints, according...

American doctor tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo outbreak

An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola amid the...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan...

Hon Crispin Kaheru: Expectations in this kisanja “no more sleep for all Ugandans”

By Hon Crispin Kaheru - Member, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). What awaits H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in...

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...