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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...

FIVE SUSPECTED MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN MBARARA

Health authorities in Mbarara city have swiftly taken action to mitigate the spread of measles after five suspected cases were reported in Nyamityobora central ...

TWO ARRESTED: HOW RUKUNGIRI DHO CONNIVES WITH PRIVATE CLINICS TO STEAL & SELL GOVERNMENT DRUGS

The District Health Officer-DHO Rukungiri, Dr Akasiima Mucunguzi is in trouble over theft and sale of government drugs and other medical stores in the...

NO MEDICAL STORES: THE DILAPIDATED KAMBUGA HOSPITAL WHERE MINISTER CHRIS BARYOMUNSI WAS RUSHED & LATER AIRLIFTED

Poor service delivery is evident in many parts of Kanungu district,other areas across western Uganda and the country at large. This situation has yet been...

FESTIVE SEASON: 30 PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGE THEMSELVES

Mbarara regional referral hospital authorities have warned patients and their caretakers against discharging themselves especially during this festive season. RISE NEWS UGANDA can confirm that...

HOW KITAGWENDA DISTRICT IS GRAPPLING WITH INCREASING TEENAGE PREGNANCIES 

Local leaders and stakeholders in Kitagwenda district have called for stronger interventions to ensure that girls and boys stay in school as the district...

POLICY GAPS HINDERING HIV/AIDS CARE

BY AARON AINOMUGISHA. Health authorities and experts in Kabale district western Uganda have asked the government through the Uganda AIDS Commission to consider establishing...