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Court has nullified the election of yet another MP, with fresh polls ordered for Kagoma County. The High Court in Jinja has nullified the election of Fredrick Nkayi Mbagadi as the Kagoma MP over irregularities in the exercise. Mbagadi was sued by his rival Frank Nabwiso, who accused the Electoral […]

Parts of Busoga are reported to have been hit by a fresh jiggers attack. The outbreak has been reported in Baitambogwe sub-county, in Mayuge district. The Bunya west Member of Parliament Vincent Bagiire says about 17 homes in his constituency have been affected. He says a number of non-government organizations […]

The Police in Kamuli have arrested a 35yr old man for allegedly starving his child to death . Matayo Bakalibanga, a resident of Butaswa village is said to have locked his 6 year-old daughter in the house without food. The body of the deceased was discovered by the neighbors who […]

As the IGG continues to crack the whip, three engineers of the ministry of works have this afternoon been charged in Court over alleged charges of abuse of office. The three include the chief engineer Peter Kikuyo, Engineer Benard Mwerinde, and Eng. Waiswa Naluwayilo. The engineers have been charged with […]

Human Rights Watch has today released a report, urging government to institute reforms to change the deploring state of Ugandan prisons. The report decries forced labor which prisoners are subjected to for the benefit of private individuals. Titled “Even dead bodies must work”, it documents routine physical abuse and failure […]