IGAD, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, issued a press release reaffirming the need for an immediate termination of hostilities and the return to the negotiating table in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. This comes after H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan and the lead IGAD mediation team, shared
Police have detained eleven female opposition MPs on Thursday morning as they demonstrated against ongoing abuses by security forces. To deliver a petition to the minister, the MPs marched from parliament to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ main office. These ministers were eventually detained at the Central Police Station in Kampala after a fight broke
Early this morning, 211 Ugandans arrived after being repatriated from the Republic of Sudan. The successful evacuation was commissioned by President Kaguta Museveni and overseen by the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations. The evacuees, including diplomats, students, and business expatriates, arrived at Entebbe International Airport at 02:30 am aboard Ugandan Airlines from Bahir Dar
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has announced that there will be an interruption in water supply in some areas of Kampala and its surrounding regions due to a planned shutdown at Katosi Water Works. According to there press release on 24th, the shutdown is scheduled to take place from 7am on Tuesday 25th
Uganda’s health service centres have come under fire from concerned netizens, who are spearheading a campaign to bring attention to the poor state of the country’s health services. The campaign was launched this week by Twips, a group led by cartoonist Jim Spire Sentongo, who shared their own experiences of the difficulties they have faced
State Minister for Finance and Planning, Amos Lugoloobi, has been arrested and charged with two counts related to dealing with stolen property in connection to the Karamoja iron sheets scandal. Lugoloobi appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court on Monday, April 17, 2023, and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Despite attempts by his lawyers to secure