Dr Matthias Magoola won the 2025 African Excellence Award for his drug work. He leads Dei Biopharma in Uganda, where he makes new medicine for people across Africa. The award came from Ghana last month because he helps Africa make its health supplies instead of buying them from other places. His company works on treatments for cancer, HIV, malaria, and many other diseases that hurt African people.
The drug factory is in Matugga and makes vaccines that African farmers need. President Museveni met with him to discuss making Uganda sell drugs to other countries soon. The government wants to change the rules about testing medicine to help local scientists sell what they make. Magoola thanks the president for always helping science grow in...
Uganda starts giving out ID cards across all 146 districts on May 27, after waiting over two years. Internal Affairs leader Gen David Muhoozi shared this news from Kampala after testing the system earlier this month. The work aims to serve more than 33 million people before August 12, when old IDs stop working. Almost 16 million cards will run out soon, with 17 million people still needing their first card.
The country bought new machines from a UAE company that can make 100,000 cards each day. People can sign up online starting the same day workers show up at local parishes. Renewing old cards costs nothing, just like first-time cards for adults or children. Fixing wrong details costs 200,000 shillings, but replacing lost cards costs...
NRM party village votes stopped at many places because of cheating. Darius Hafasha complained when officials took him off the list at Bugongi Road station. He said he met all the rules but lost to Eric Karemeera without a chance to run. Karemeera claimed Hafasha never signed up as a party member.
Central East voting ended when fans of Francis Byamukama fought with Immaculate Mbabazi supporters. The Mbabazi people tried to vote early before the leaders said to start. Security chief Gilbert Mwebembezi canceled everything and ordered a new check of who could vote. The same happened at Rushambya Cell when Salim Owoyesiga's fans found his name missing from papers.
Rev David Rurihoona won without anyone else running, which angered people...
NUP picked Harriet Chemutai to lead its Election Management Committee, replacing Mercy Walukamba, who had held the job since 2020. David Lewis Rubongoya shared this news Tuesday at the party offices, with Ivan Ssempijja named as deputy chair. The team added eight other members from different parts of Uganda. Rubongoya thanked past leaders but said police often stopped their planned activities. He complained that NRM suspended government work for party business.
Chemutai promised honest leadership with no room for bribes. She said NUP must show it differs from NRM, or else they should give up politics. The old committee faced claims that they took money for backing certain candidates. Chemutai wants to fix trust issues with better...
A court ordered police to arrest three people who promised that Moses Tumwine would show up for trial. Magistrate Adams Byarugaba approved this Monday after prosecutor Jonathan Muwaganya asked for help. Tracy Namugga, Patrick Ayebare, and Abdul Kayondo failed their duty as guarantors.
The judge also wants police to find Tumwine himself, who ran away from court. The trial will go ahead without him present. Tumwine belongs to a group of nine people accused of lying about pastor Robert Kayanja doing bad things to men.
The other people must defend themselves against claims that they entered Rubaga Miracle Cathedral to bother Kayanja. Martin Kagoro started telling his story about working at the church with guns, but the judge told him to...
The Masaka court charged Bobi Wine's bodyguard, Eddie Mutwe, with six crimes on Monday. Security agents took him from Mukono on April 27 and kept him hidden until army leader Gen Muhoozi said Mutwe stayed in his basement. He arrived at court walking with pain, wearing dark clothes with pants rolled up, needing help from two people.
The judge read charges about robbery and beating people at a funeral last May in Lwengo district. Court officials held a private meeting with just Mutwe, his lawyer Magellan Kazibwe, and state lawyer Michael Wakosesa. Three other security team members have already faced similar charges since February at Masaka Prison.
The group hurt reporters and broke camera equipment at the burial event. They also took...
President Museveni stopped Monday cabinet meetings for party elections. He asked lawmakers to skip Tuesday's work meetings as well. NRM members must visit their villages on Tuesday morning to check voter lists. People will elect village leaders between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. only. Museveni himself plans to join the process at his Rwakitura home.
The president said he stays neutral about who wins. His wife, Janet, will check names at her Ireenga village. These local votes help prepare for the national elections coming next January. Other political groups have already started picking leaders for the race. Both the FDC and DP parties finished taking names from people who want to run for president. DP leader Norbert Mao said he wants to keep...
Groups worried about farm changes say Uganda might miss new coffee rules. The country faces trouble because coffee leaders moved under the farm officials. Europe needs proof that coffee comes from land without cut trees. These changes happen with little talk among farmers who need help fast.
The government closed the coffee agency despite many people asking them not to. President Museveni called it useless. Europe buys 60 percent of Uganda's coffee, but will block imports from cleared forest land. Farmers could lose over one billion dollars each year if they fail these tests.
Coffee helps almost two million homes earn money, and about 30 percent of the money comes from abroad. The groups want officials to find new markets, help women...
aBi Finance helps small moneylenders learn about green business through new classes. The group works with the Uganda Banking School to teach loan groups how to care for nature as they grow. Leaders started training at Fairway Hotel last week as part of 18 planned meetings across the country.
David Kaweesi from aBi Finance says loan group chiefs want to know more about clean farming loans. They learn about helping farmers buy sun-powered water pumps for dry times. Some loan groups already give money for clean cooking stoves or tree planting without knowing that these count as green actions. Teachers say these earth-friendly ways match what African villages have always valued.
Small banks face trouble when farmers lose crops to weather...
