Under the TVET Act, institutions offering technical and vocational programmes must register them with the TVET Council within 12 months of the law coming into force. Unlicensed providers have six months to regularise their operations.
One woman remembered: “He found me collecting firewood and threatened to report me as an informer for the authorities. I tried to run, but he overpowered me, stripped me, and raped me.” Another said Mbambo had offered to help her gather wood, only to turn on her once they were deep in the forest. “I had no one to help me. I ended up accepting my fate,” she shared quietly.
An investigation by The New Vision has since revealed that the sales agreement between Otafiire and Lule, who controversially claimed ownership of the land where the stock farm is located, dated August 8, 2014, indicates that the minister was given 100 acres of the land as consideration for him to assist the family secure the land title.
“There were forgeries. Someone would forge that he or she got an A or credit 6 in a subject like mathematics to get a job. They were accorded a fair hearing before the axe fell on them in line with Sections 65 and 66 of the Employment Act, 2006. When they went through the disciplinary hearing, we dismissed them. On top of that, we withheld their terminal benefits. Because to us, much as they had worked for all those years, they had worked based on forgery,” Lumonya explained.
In the chaos of trying to restore order, a stray bullet struck 22-year-old Emmanuel Tumuhairwe, a bodaboda rider from nearby Kibuye village. He was rushed to Kyegegwa Health Centre, but died on arrival.
A short walk into Mabira confirmed our fears. Charcoal mounds lay scattered across a wounded landscape. Fresh tree stumps, smouldering kilns and abandoned camps revealed a forest under relentless assault.
Claire Kirabo has joined a short list of the world’s longest documented Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stays that span multiple years. Previous most notable documented patients include Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, known widely as the “Sleeping Prince,” who spent two decades (from a 2005 car accident until his passing in 2025) on life support at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
Highly placed military sources have confirmed that Trump had tabled his request to President Yoweri Museveni under his Board of Peace to help in setting up the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) tasked with helping maintain order in Gaza. The source said Museveni had given a nod to the request.
Besides Baganda, the kikoyi also carries cultural significance in the East African region and it is little wonder that the word kikoy is Swahili for wrap. Originally, men used to wrap it around them because of our hot weather.
According to a Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) statement dated October 2, 2024, the public should expect to receive statistical information about Uganda's demographics, housing patterns, and socioeconomic conditions.
Preterm births not only leaves new mothers to navigate the challenges of caring for a fragile newborn alone but also raises questions about the societal and cultural factors driving this trend.
The Minister of State for Health in charge of general duties Hon. Anifa Kawooya Bangirana reaffirmed the government's commitment to providing the best healthcare services, however, was quick to note that they cannot deliver this alone.
2024, the continent has reported 24,851 suspected mpox cases, including 5,549 confirmed cases and 643 deaths, said Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC, during an online press briefing.
His name deserves a prominent place in our history books as one of the pillars of Uganda’s pop music.
God’s timing is not our timing; He answered Joyce’s prayer at a time when she was supposed to be babysitting her grandchildren.
State House noted that under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Lukyamuzi, the task force is assigned the following responsibilities: prevention of encroachments on wetlands, forests, and riverbanks; swift security responses in cases of land grabbing; and handing over suspects to the police or the military police for further handling.
Over the years, Ssese has grown into a great getaway and resorts have mushroomed all over the place.
The sanctuary hosts the black and white colobus monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red-tailed, and blue monkeys; as well as the olive baboons. Bushbucks and mongooses can also be found here.