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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...

THE GAPS HINDERING YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION!  

The government of Uganda and other stakeholders have a lot to play in supporting youth empowerment and general socio-economic transformation. In this article, Mr....

Rwampara CDO arrested over corruption 

Police in Rwampara district are holding Baguma  Didas,the Community Development Officer-CDO Rweibogo town council Bugamba sub-county who has been extorting money from Parish Development...

Ugx350 million: Government land being grabbed in Mbarara City!

Tension and outcry have escalated in Mbarara City North Division Mbarara City as the division  council and other authorities get divided over the allegations...

Embrace routine medical checkups – Hon. Atukwasa Rita Bwahika

The Woman MP for Mbarara City,Hon. Atukwasa Rita Bwahika has implored members of the community to embrace routine medical checkups to prevent both communicable...

IN-DEPTH: HOW TEENAGE PREGNANCY PANDEMIC EXPOSED UGANDA’S SRHR GAPS!

Audio 1 - Runyankore-Rukiga version Audio 2 - English version   YouTube (English) https://youtu.be/R_Z8aJ_gEnc YouTube (Runyankore-Rukiga) https://youtu.be/JaKhxi7p6Uc SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/3qSBB Uganda registered at least 644,955 teenage pregnancies in 2 years during the COVID-19 lockdown,...

No access to water without Ugx1000 in Nakivale refugee settlement

A daily burden;walking long distances & braving the hot sunshine to fetch water from swamps & dams - since they can’t access the tap...