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Retired UPDF Soldier Michael Katungi extradited to U.S. in mega Arms & Drug scandal

Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and former African Union policy adviser, has been extradited from Uganda to the United States on Saturday, September...

Tooro at a Crossroads: Let History,Justice & the Will of King Oyo Prevail – Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga

11/09/2026, by Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga. The unfortunate death of His Majesty King Oyo Rukirabasaija and...

SUCCESSION PLAN? Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Abel Kandiho and Charles Bakahumura arrested

The arrest of two former commanders of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) Rtd Maj Gen Abel Kandiho...

Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa: Tooro Kingdom must survive its King & the King’s wishes must be honored!

By Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga, Senior Global Citizen. I have been in great pain since the loss of my...

Over 600,000 people in Karamoja experiencing severe hunger

For the past three years, the Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has intensified missionary efforts in Karamoja,...

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...

22 YEARS OF CONQUERING HIV/AIDS STIGMA!

EXCLUSIVE - BY AARON AINOMUGISHA. In 2000, Ms. Juliet Kasande tested positive for HIV/AIDS. Her husband, a centenary bank accountant whom she had married...

MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR STOLEN

Police in Mbarara city and authorities at Mbarara regional referral hospital are jointly investigating the theft of an oxygen concentrator following the arrest of...