Who Will Protect Uganda’s Older Persons When Abuse Comes from Family?
By Diana N. Kintu Kampala, Uganda: For an older person, home should be a place of safety. But Uganda is confronting a difficult reality: some of the people older persons…
UNITE Urges Practical Action to Strengthen Teacher Education
By Wakibi Iddi The Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE) has called on stakeholders to move beyond policy discussions and translate education reforms into practical changes in teacher training,…
Schools’ Time Is Up: Submit UCE Continuous Assessment Scores by Midnight
By Caroline Nakire The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has issued a final reminder to secondary schools to submit Continuous Assessment (CA) scores for 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)…
Tooro Has a New King. Here’s What Nyabongo I Promises His Kingdom
By Diana N. Kintu Fort Portal, Uganda: For weeks, the royal drums at Karuziika Palace had been silent. On Tuesday, they sounded again. The lion statues were unveiled, symbolising the…
Museveni Tasks Cultural Institutions with Preserving Indigenous Languages
By Wakibi Iddi FORT PORTAL, Uganda | September 29, 2026 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked cultural institutions with working closely with the central government to preserve indigenous languages…
Deaf Ugandans Seek Legal Recognition of Sign Language
By Wakibi Iddi People with hearing impairment and disability rights advocates are calling for legislation to formally recognise and regulate sign language in Uganda, saying communication barriers continue to limit…
Uganda Says No More Exporting Raw Minerals, It Wants the Factories Too
By Diana N. Kintu 16th September 2026 Kampala, Uganda: For years, Uganda’s minerals have left the country before anyone here got the chance to add value to them, dug up,…
President Museveni Calls for Unity Ahead of Adjumani West By-Election
By Wakibi Iddi Wednesday, 16th September 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on voters in Adjumani West to support National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer James Pili Leku, urging…
Girls in Kal Village Won’t Have to Cross the Juba Highway for Water Anymore
By Diana N. Kintu For women and girls in Kal, Langetta and Opok villages, fetching water has meant long walks and, for some, crossing a busy highway just to reach…
Museveni Calls for Stronger Cancer Fight as King Oyo is Laid to Rest
By Wakibi Iddi FORT PORTAL — The King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, was laid to rest on Saturday, September 12, at the Karambi Royal Tombs, following…