By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D. (Hon.) & Faith Barbara Ruhinda -updated at 0945 EAT on Wednesday 11th December 2025 KAMPALA — Uganda’s celebrated media personality and public figure, Steven Busuulwa, added a new milestone to his illustrious career on Sunday when he was awarded a Master’s Degree in a vibrant and well-attended…
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U.S. and Uganda Sign $2.3 Billion Health Cooperation Deal.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) updated at 0826 EAT on Wednesday 11th December 2025 Five-year agreement strengthens disease prevention, boosts domestic health financing, and advances long-term health system self-reliance. The Governments of the United States and Uganda have today signed a landmark five-year, $2.3 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that…
EC Rules Walukaga Ineligible to Contest MP Seat
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1437 EAT on Wednesday 10 December 2025 The Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled musician-turned-politician Mathias Walukaga ineligible to contest the 2026 parliamentary elections for Busiro East Constituency in Wakiso District. In a decision dated November 25, 2025, the EC cited Walukaga’s failure to meet the minimum formal academic…
Fertility Clinics Used Sperm From Donor With Cancer-Risk Mutation for Nearly 200 Births
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1415 EAT on Wednesday 10 December 2025 A sperm donor who unknowingly carried a genetic mutation that significantly increases the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, according to a major investigation. Several of the children have already died, and experts warn that only a small…
Hamas Leader Offers to Reduce Gaza Rocket Fire but Stands Firm Against Disarmament
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1336 EAT on Wednesday 10 December 2025 Hamas’s political leader outside Gaza, Khaled Meshaal, said the group is prepared to take steps to curb future attacks on Israel from the besieged enclave, but insisted that giving up its weapons would be tantamount to “removing the soul” of the…
Top Human Rights Official Acknowledges Reluctance to Condemn Security Brutality
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1549 EAT on Tuesday 9 December 2025 The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson, Mariam Wangadya, has acknowledged that fear has at times restrained her from openly condemning abuses by security forces against civilians. Calling herself “the most unpopular chairperson ever,” Wangadya said constant public criticism, hostility, and personal threats…
Ukraine Unveils Updated Peace Strategy as Zelensky Rules Out Ceding Territory
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1525 EAT on Tuesday 9 December 2025 Ukraine is preparing to present a revised peace proposal to the White House as it seeks to avoid making any territorial concessions to Russia. Kyiv is set to outline alternative terms after President Volodymyr Zelensky again ruled out surrendering land, insisting he had…
As M23 Pushes Forward in Eastern DRC, Government Accuses Rwanda of Breaking Peace Accord
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1459 EAT on Tuesday 9 December 2025 The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has accused Rwanda of violating a newly signed, US-brokered peace agreement, as the Kigali-backed M23 rebel group continues a rapid advance toward a strategic town near the Burundian border….
