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Housing Finance Bank (HFB) reinforced its commitment to affordable housing during the 7th NBS Housing Baraza, held at Next Media Park, bringing together stakeholders from across Uganda’s housing ecosystem. The Baraza, themed “A Home for Every Ugandan: From Dream to Doorstep,” convened government officials, developers, financiers, builders, suppliers, innovators, and citizens to discuss innovative strategies for expanding access to affordable …

Now please help us replenish funds supporting our advocacy journalism.  After their release from prison, Sabir, Dom, Yabby, and Sol posed for a photo without showing their faces. For nearly nine months, four young Muslim men were detained at Maroua Central Prison in the far north of Cameroon because their local imam thought they might be gay. They were arrested …

MBARARA – The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Tribunal sitting in Mbarara City has awarded a total of Shs160 million to victims of gross human rights violations in two separate rulings delivered this week. Commissioner Shifra Lukwago with UHRC Chairperson Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya in Mbarara this week. In the first decision, read by the Chairperson, Hon. Mariam Wangadya, the …

Post Views: 2 By Andama mosesIn Masindiwww.mknewslink.comHealth experts in Masindi have revealed that cancer of the cervix can be transmitted through sex.This was said by Gilbert Alinaitwe, a nursing officer working with Masindi general hospital while sensitising students on reproductive health justice at Bright Horizon High school in Masindi municipality on Wednesday. In a meeting organised by Action for …

The embattled Commissioner for Land Registration Baker Mugaino is on a hot seat for fraudulently cancelling the certificate of title for Kibuga block 28 plot 540 (worth billions of Shillings) at Makerere that belongs to an 82 years old wheelchair bound lady. Mugaino, who, is already in courts of law for other matters related to arbitrarily cancellation of the certificates …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Residents of Kashari South Constituency in Mbarara District have expressed frustration over poor electricity coverage and persistent water shortages—challenges they say have significantly slowed development in the area. The issue resurfaced on Tuesday, 25th November 2025, during a campaign rally for the Kashari South NRM flag bearer and parliamentary hopeful, Rtd. Capt. John Bosco Bamuturaki Tumusiime, …

By Kayiira Jackson  The third edition of the End of Year Primary Schools Sports Gala wrapped up on Wednesday at Ntenjeru Ssaza Grounds, with debutants Medinah Islamic Primary School stealing the show in remarkable fashion. The Nsangi-based school dominated both netball and football, announcing their arrival with a double triumph in the U14 categories. Medinah sealed the boys’ U14 football …

Uganda and Canada-based microphone sensation Male Deogratius, popularly known as Tintah, is set to take center stage at this year’s African Descent Arts and Culture Exhibition happening from 29th November to 1st December 2025 in Toronto, Canada. The highly anticipated event—organized under the theme “Roots and Renaissance”—will spotlight some of Uganda’s finest musical exports. Sharing the headline spotlight with Tintah …

Uganda continues to rank among the most dangerous places for opposition leaders and their supporters. In a political environment marked by intimidation, police hostility, and systemic persecution of dissenting voices, the struggle for democratic space grows more difficult each year. Even amidst fear and state-sponsored brutality, the people of Mukono demonstrated remarkable courage. At Kasawo in Nakifuma, hundreds defied intimidation …

Our insider network has been buzzing louder than an open-air concert. Word on the streets is that a secret storm is forming, and it could shake the Ugandan music scene to the core. The smooth, velvet vocals of Joshua Baraka might be teaming up with the unfiltered, viral energy of TikTok sensation Tally Vian. Just days ago, Tally Vian stepped …