Mukono District Health Department has called for renewed commitment to ethics, accountability and patriotism among health workers following a comprehensive quarterly performance review held at the Mukono Municipality Council Headquarters. The meeting, convened on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, brought together health facility in-charges, medical superintendents, private health providers, religious leaders and development partners to assess service delivery, review progress and address persistent challenges affecting health facilities across the district. Presiding over the session, Mukono District Chairperson Isaac Dumba underscored the need for stronger coordination between public and private health actors, noting that improved collaboration is critical to delivering reliable and…
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Hon. Sheilah Amaniyo Draville, the Woman Member of Parliament-elect for Mukono District under the National Unity Platform (NUP), has graduated with a Master’s Degree in Economic Policy and Planning, marking what she described as “a statement that leadership must be enlightened, competent and accountable.” The graduation, held today, represents more than an academic milestone for the youthful opposition legislator. It signals her intention to deepen policy-driven oversight in Parliament at a time when Uganda faces mounting public debt, youth unemployment and widening inequality. With an undergraduate degree in Development Economics and a Certificate in Oil and Gas, Draville says she…
A Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 7-year-old visually impaired man to 44 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl, in a case that has drawn sharp public attention and renewed debate on sexual violence and disability rights in Uganda. Chief Magistrate Paul Matyama presided over the case, which saw the accused identified locally as a visually impaired beggar enter a guilty plea on charges of defilement under Ugandan law. Court records indicate the girl was 15 years old at the time of the offence, a clear violation of sections of the Penal Code…
A delegation of Members of Parliament from Mukono District yesterday visited detainees they described as political prisoners at Luzira Maximum Security Prison, pledging continued support and vowing to pursue their release through legal channels. The team was led by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, who also chairs the Mukono District MPs caucus. The delegation included Sheilah Amaniyo, Mukono District Woman MP; Mulima Mayuni Abdullah, MP for Mukono North; Kiwanuka Sulaiman, MP elect for Nakifuma and Maseruka Robert, MP for Mukono South. The legislators said the visit was intended to check on the welfare of opposition supporters currently in detention. Among…
The treason case against veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye suffered another delay today after the High Court ordered prosecutors to first complete disclosure of evidence before the trial can proceed. The case came up for conferencing before Justice Emmanuel Baguma but could not move forward due to incomplete documentation from the State. Dr Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, is jointly charged with Hajj Obeid Lutale and Capt Denis Oola over alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government. All the accused have denied the charges and remain on remand as preparations for trial continue. During the court session,…
Scarce rains and mounting food insecurity are driving northern Kenya toward a deepening humanitarian crisis after years of erratic weather. Once-fertile grazing lands have turned to dust as drought conditions intensify in counties like Turkana, Mandera and Marsabit. Local families have resorted to eating wild fruits now increasingly scarce while livestock carcasses line parched plains, testimony to the broader collapse of pastoral economies. Seventy-six-year-old Echakan Amaja, widowed after her son was killed in a cattle raid, survives with just meagre rations and foraged food, underscoring the human toll of diminishing livelihoods and conflict over scarce resources. Kenya’s National Drought Management…
Somalia is reeling from one of its most severe humanitarian crises in recent memory as prolonged drought pushes millions to the brink of starvation. According to a joint statement from the Somali government and the United Nations, an estimated 6.5 million people now face acute hunger, with hundreds of thousands displaced and struggling to survive in makeshift camps. The national drought emergency declared late last year reflects years of failed rainy seasons, decimating water supplies, crippling crop production and causing livestock to die in unprecedented numbers across the country’s agricultural regions. More than a third of those affected are children,…
President Yoweri Museveni on Friday hosted Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at State House Entebbe in a high-profile diplomatic engagement that underscores Uganda’s growing role in efforts to end Sudan’s protracted civil war. Gen Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, has been at the centre of Sudan’s violent power struggle since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). The conflict has since spiraled into one of Africa’s gravest humanitarian crises, displacing millions internally and across borders, and paralyzing key state institutions in Khartoum and beyond. According to…
Fertility Decline in Uganda Uganda’s long-standing reputation as one of Africa’s fastest-growing nations is beginning to change, official data show. According to the latest State of Uganda Population Report 2025 issued by the National Planning Authority (NPA), the country’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen from 7.1 children per woman in 1991 to an estimated 4.5 in 2024 a significant demographic shift over the past three decades. The downward trend reflects broader socioeconomic changes: increased access to family planning services, expanded reproductive health awareness, higher educational attainment, and more employment opportunities especially for women. Government statisticians have linked these factors…
Bobi Wine address to European Parliament over Uganda election dispute Uganda’s contested 2026 general election has entered a new diplomatic phase as opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, prepares to address the European Parliament on February 23. The session, expected to take place in Brussels, signals a shift in Uganda’s political contestation from domestic protest to international advocacy, placing Kampala’s post-election trajectory under heightened European scrutiny. The backdrop to the engagement is the January 15 presidential election in which Yoweri Museveni was declared winner with more than 71 per cent of the vote, extending his nearly…