World Bank suspends new loans to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law

The World Bank has halted approval for new public finance projects in Uganda over the country’s adoption of a widely criticised bill criminalising same-sex conduct.

Islamic State Terrorists attack secondary school in Uganda, kill 37 students and abduct others

No fewer than 37 students were killed when militants linked to Islamic State attacked a private secondary school in Mpondwe town, Uganda on Friday, June 16. 

Oh goodness!!! See VIDEO as Ugandan doctors kneel before President Museveni, beg him to run for 7th term in 2026

A group of doctors in Uganda caused a stir after kneeling before long-time President Yoweri Museveni, asking him to to run for a seventh term. 

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In Uganda, Man arrested for masquerading as a woman and stealing from unsuspecting men

Police in Uganda have arrested a man for masquerading as a woman and stealing from unsuspecting men. 

 

Fire kills 11 girls at Uganda school for blind children

Eleven children have died after a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday October 25, at a school for visually impaired children in Uganda.

 

Police say they are investigating the cause of the fire at the boarding school after it killed 11 girls, ages four to 13.

Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high-risk districts as the country battles a rise in Ebola infections.

 

President Yoweri introduced the lockdown for the two districts worst affected by the killer virus, where dozens have already been infected and nearly 20 patients have died.

Scare as Uganda confirms six more cases of Ebola including one death

The World Health Organization has announced that six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, just after the country reported its first fatality from the highly contagious virus since 2019.

Tanzania to reopen universities as coronavirus silence persists

Tanzanian President John Magufuli said Thursday that universities and sports events would resume next month, after declaring that prayer had spared the country the worst of the coronavirus, even as critics say cases are soaring.

Tragedy as Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda hit by deadly flooding with over 260 people killed (PHOTOS)

Flooding as a result of recent heavy rains has killed more than 260 people across East Africa.

Kenya has been the hardest hit with the government recording 194 deaths.

Alas!!! Pastor who said coronavirus is just a 'common flu' is arrested for ‘uttering false information and spreading harmful propaganda’

A controversial Ugandan pastor who said the deadly coronavirus is just a 'common flu' has been arrested for ‘uttering false information and spreading harmful propaganda.’

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Pastor Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala in Rubaga division in Kampala, in a video that has since gone viral, doubted the existence of Coronavirus in Uganda.

Coronavirus: Ugandan pastor and his followers arrested for defying presidential directive on religious gatherings (PHOTOS)

Police in Kampala have arrested a pastor and 30 of his followers for allegedly defying presidential directives against religious gatherings in a bid to forestall the spread of coronavirus.

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President Museveni recently suspended religious gatherings for at least a month as part of his government’s measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic that has killed at least 20,599 people worldwide since it first appeared in China in December.

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Hohoho!!! 94-year-old Ugandan father of 100 marries four new wives; says he still hopes to have more children and marry more women

A 94-year-old father of over 100 children, Nulu Ssemakula,  recently expanded his already bloated household by marrying four new wives in Ruyonza, a largely polygamous village in Uganda.

TRUE LOVE: 90-year-old man marries 83-year-old in beautiful church wedding

St. James Cathedral, Kigorobya, Hoima district, Uganda was filled to capacity to witness the wedding of Yakobo Rwakaikara, 90 and Jane Rwakaikara 83.

Rwakaikara, who is famous for supporting the NRM bush struggle in which he lost some of his children, wedded on Wednesday, Ugandan news website, Newvision reported.

Another global scare as Uganda confirms 1 death from Ebola-like Marburg virus

Uganda has confirmed one death from Marburg virus, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the health minister said on Thursday.

Jane Aceng told reporters the case, which led to a fatality, had been confirmed after a series of tests were carried out.

Wow! Ugandan Parliament members invite clerics to sanitise house (PHOTOS)

The Ugandan Parliament members on Thursday welcomed over 100 religious leaders across the country to pray for and sanitise the house following a series of fights amongst them in the past weeks.

On September 27, a fight ensued among the legislators leaving many injured, about 25 suspended and several others arrested.

Alas! Health minister disguises to investigate corruption in hospital, the result will shock you

Uganda’s health minister disguised herself as a patient and caught two medical workers demanding a bribe for free government services, she told AFP on Saturday.

Health Minister Sarah Opendi said she wore a face veil and travelled to a hospital in the capital Kampala on a boda-boda (motorbike taxi) to disguise her identity.

Oh gracious! See PHOTO as jealous husband slits wife, own throats

A resident of Makata, Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District Ugandan, identified as Musa kisakye has attacked his wife, Mrs Olivia Nangonzi after she informed him that her parents have enrolled her for a nursing course in the United States.

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Ugandan Pastor who burnt bibles lands in court

A Ugandan Pastor, Aloysius Bugingo landed in Court over the alleged burning of bibles during the lenten season about  three months ago. 
Recall we reported in April of his act during lenten season.

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The lent is a 40 days fasting usually observed by Christian ( especially Orthodox) before Easter celebration.

Discipline as Uganda civil servants face strict dress code

Public servants in Uganda are facing a strict dress code after the government issued a circular warning them to "dress decently".

Female staff have been told not to show any cleavage, wear brightly coloured nails, braids or hair extensions, sleeveless or transparent blouses.

Goodness gracious me! 12-year-old boy commits suicide after grandmother complained of missing money (PHOTOS)

Uganda - A 12-year-old boy identified as Derrick Mukisa was found hanging on a rope in his bedroom after his grandmother complained of missing money, reports say.

The body of the Primary Two pupil was found by his uncle who said that he returned from work and found the body hanging on a rope.

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