The Bill presented before parliament for the first reading by the State Minister of Internal Affair, David Muhoozi, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, seeks to regulate how individuals, companies, and organisations receive money or assistance from foreign sources. Clause 22 imposes a…
By Admin The National Unity Platform leaders and former Presidential candidate in the 2026, general elections, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has gone into exile after spending about two months in hiding for fear of his life. In a message posted on his private…
Tanzanian business tycoon Rostam Aziz has acquired a controlling stake in the Nation Media Group (The Citizen) Following acquisition of East Africa’s largest media organization by a billionaire with prominent political connections, concerns have been raised about the future of independent journalism…
The toughing of Senegal’s law follows a wave of arrests last month over alleged same-sex relationships. Admin Senegal’s parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the “promotion”…
“We have received over 2,000 claims in the whole country. Some of them have already been verified, and more than half of the victims have so far been compensated,” John Makombo, the UWA Commissioner in charge of Biodiversity Management said. The Uganda…
By Helen Aguyo NAROWA signage Women activists in Karamoja Sub-region have voiced deep concern about customary practices in Karamoja that continue to undermine women’s land rights, health, and livelihoods. The Executive Director of Nakere Rural Women Activists (NARWOA), an umbrella Community-Based Organization…
Admin Karamoja elders initiating youths into elderhood in Moroto (Credit: URN) The exclusion of youths and women, who are not initiated into the elderhood system from decision-making processes, has sparked concerns among a section of youths in Moroto district. In order for…
By Moses Lokeris UEDCL engineers fixing faulty transmission line ( Courtesy Photo ) Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has blamed the frequent power outages and load shedding in North Karamoja on an overload on Opuyo–Moroto High Voltage Power Line. The Opuyo–Moroto High…