Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1143 EAT on Wednesday 9 September 2026 Some patients come seeking a diagnosis, while others return for chemotherapy, laboratory tests, blood transfusions or specialist care. Behind every visit is a patient and a family grappling with an illness that is increasingly putting Uganda’s health system to the test….
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Two Sons Arrested in Connection With Alleged Killing of 95-Year-Old Mother
Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1206 EAT on Tuesday 8 September 2026 Two sons are in custody at Kagadi Central Police Station for allegedly beheading their 95-year-old mother, Angela Kabagenzi, following a dispute over family land. The suspects, identified as Bijja Peter and Insigoma, both residents of Matuntu A Village in Bwikara Sub-county, Kagadi…
Promoter Blockboy: From Businessman to Music Distribution Force Helping Ugandan Artists Get Airplay
By Ssentamu Derick Peterson at 1443 EAT On Monday 7 September 2026 Kampala — In Uganda’s competitive music industry, releasing a song is only the beginning. For many artists, the bigger challenge is getting that music into the hands of listeners. That is where Nyanzi Martin Luther, popularly known as Promoter Blockboy, has found his…
Uganda Blocks DRC Mourners From Attending King Oyo’s Burial
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1338 EAT on Monday 7 September 2026 Uganda has barred mourners from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from attending the burial of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV, citing an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC. The Ministry of Health issued the advisory as Tooro prepares…
Kasese Residents Struggle Amid Water Shortage
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1258 EAT on Monday 7 September 2026 A prolonged dry spell has worsened water shortages in parts of Busongora North, Kasese District, leaving residents struggling to access water for domestic use and livestock. Kasese District Water Office data show that water coverage across the district stands at more…
Tooro PM Defends Withholding Information on King Oyo’s Illness
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1258 EAT on 4 September 2026 Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki has defended his decision to keep the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s medical condition private, saying he acted on the king’s express instructions to conceal his treatment abroad. Rwomiire said the…
From Child King to Champion for Children: UNICEF Pays Tribute to King Oyo
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1145 EAT on Friday 4 September 2026 King Oyo was just three years old when he became the Omusinga of Tooro in 1995, thrusting him into the national spotlight at an age when most children were only beginning to discover the world around them. Nearly 31 years on,…
US Provides Uganda with Life-Saving Ebola Treatment
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1144 EAT on Thursday 3 September 2026 The United States government has donated vials of the experimental Ebola antibody treatment MBP134 to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with the treatment showing potential to reduce deaths among Ebola patients. Dr Charles Ayume, State Minister for Health in charge of Primary…
