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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 to the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Annual Report 2025 released...

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...

UGANDA: Dog Shelters Being Used To Scam Donors

ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS: How dog shelter content creators in Uganda are tricking people online. Many donors being scammed. 🎥...

REMANDED TO LUZIRA: INSIDE UGANDA NETBALL FEDERATION PRESIDENT SARAH BABIRYE KITYO & DR BERNARD OGWEL SCANDALS 

The Buganda road magistrate's court on Monday afternoon, May 15,2023 remanded to Luzira prison the president of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) Ms Sarah Babirye Kityo,36,...

KANUNGU DISTRICT SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLING UGX77.3 MILLION

Police and other authorities in Kanungu district are investing the Kanungu District Senior Accounts Assistant, Charles Mugisha who has been arrested for allegedly embezzling...

MBARARA CITY TECHNOCRATS IN TROUBLE OVER THE MISSING UGX6.4 BILLION

Technocrats at Mbarara City Council have been tasked to explain the missing UGX6.4 billion that was meant to be spent in the financial year...

HOW TEACHERS FORGED APPOINTMENT LETTERS AND EARNED UGX36 MILLION IN 13 YEARS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament-PAC has directed the arrest, investigation and prosecution of two teachers from the Buhweju and Isingiro districts who are...

MONITORING GAPS & CORRUPTION IN MBARARA CITY TENDERS: BUSINESSMAN NICHOLAS ASIIMWE NICOZ AND OTHERS DEFAULT OVER UGX110 MILLION

By Aaron Ainomugisha. Mbarara city businessman Nicholas Asiimwe a.k.a Nicoz's Woodfix Technical Services Ltd risks losing street parking fees collection tender after defaulting for...

RUKUNGIRI: OVER UGX200 MILLION MISSING IN 375 MILLION WATER PROJECT

The Rukungiri district water officer,Twekwase Deus in trouble for allegedly embezzling over Ugx200 million meant for Omukatooma Gravity Flow Scheme construction,to benefit residents of...