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AILING OPPOSITION POLITICIAN DR KIZZA BESIGYE RETURNED TO LUZIRA PRISON

Ailing opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye was returned to Luzira Prison on Friday evening, August 7,2026 before recovering as he received treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital, with his...

Uganda’s new school transport measures as accidents involving learners increase

The government of Uganda has unveiled a raft of new school transport measures aimed at improving the safety...

WHERE IS SAM MUGUMYA?

A disturbing video has emerged showing one of Uganda’s leading opposition figures and activists Sam Mugumya, months after...

OPEN LETTER: The Proposed Extradition of Michael Mpeirwe Katungi to the U.S. is fraud 

By Mr. Taremwa Barnabas Bwaniaga, influential commercial farmer/rancher, businessman, Gen Salim Saleh's brother-in-law, 5th July 2026. The Proposed...

Pride Month 2026: 40 Africans who changed queer history

Credit - Minority Africa.  From a 17th-century Angolan queen to a Ghanaian musician in exile, this June, we’re...

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNED: WHITE HOUSE, EU, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL & UN CONDEMN UGANDA’S NEW ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL

The White House and the European Union (EU) have joined the United Nations (UN), Amnesty International and other human rights groups in condemning Uganda’s...

WESTERN UGANDA: SUSPECTED LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS FIRED FROM WORK

By Aaron Ainomugisha. Two men suspected to be members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual-LGBTQIA+ community have been fired from work...

LABOUR EXTERNALISATION GAPS: WHY IS THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT CONCEALING THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARABIA?

Article by Mr. Kayonde Abdallah, President – MIGRANT WORKERS’ VOICE ORGANIZATION akayonde@gmail.com . In December 2022, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development...

SEXUAL MINORITIES: MBARARA BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO BOYS

POLICE STATEMENT ON HAVING CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A PERSON AGAINST THE ORDER OF NATURE. Police at Mbarara Central Police Station is holding Saturday Micheal,34,...

SGBV: HOW A 17-YEAR-OLD S.4 VACIST SURVIVED FORCED MARRIAGE

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Kibuli Kampala in coordination with Greater Kiruhura police have arrested 5 people for conniving to kidnap, traffic...

LABOUR EXTERNALISATION GAPS: MINISTER OKELLO ORYEM STOP DEFENDING SELF-INTERESTS – MIGRANT WORKERS’ VOICE PRESIDENT KAYONDE ABDALLAH  

Article by Mr. Kayonde Abdallah, President – MIGRANT WORKERS’ VOICE ORGANIZATION. The diplomatic codes under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs doing the best to...