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MTN Uganda has stepped up big time for Ramadan, rolling out some seriously cool connectivity and community support initiatives for Muslim customers. The telecom giant is making sure people stay connected during the holy month with sweet Ramadan bundles that work overnight from 11 PM to 7 AM...

The national testing organization UNEB dished out some eye-opening insights about Uganda's Advanced Certificate of Education exam results for 2024. Last year, 140,888 students tackled the challenging test. Dan Odongo, UNEB's top executive, broke down the performance during his Friday...

NWSC boss Dr. Silver Mugisha kicked off a big water project Thursday in Kalungu, Uganda. Local people finally have access to clean water after years of shortages. NWSC paid the entire UGX 20 billion price tag through market money deals. The new system pumps out 4 million liters of water every...

Gulu City Council presented a new budget plan of 38.4 billion shillings on Wednesday for 2025/2026. Education will receive the largest share at 16.8 billion shillings. The Administration department comes next with 8.1 billion shillings. Roads and Engineering will get 5.7 billion shillings from...

The Molly Katanga case took an exciting twist Wednesday during cross-examination. Defense lawyers Elison Karuhanga and MacDusman Kabega challenged police forensics expert Enock Kanene about making up evidence. They pointed out problems with his analysis, especially his claim about 40 phone calls...

Police have arrested Magairewo Juma for making fun of Uganda's President and encouraging people to attack members of the National Resistance Movement party. Juma, who goes by the nicknames Mpaso and Juma wa Bobi, works as a mechanic in Nateete Kutano, located in the Rubaga Division. He posted a...

Uganda police just caught 177 people they believe stayed in the country without permission. Officers ran this operation across three Kampala neighborhoods: Kabalagala, Kansanga, and Muyenga. These people came from many different places, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan...

The UK Oxford Crown Court found Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe guilty of modern slavery on Thursday. This 49-year-old United Nations criminal tribunal judge brought a young Ugandan girl to England as her unpaid housemaid. Mugambe created fake papers for the girl's work visa, lying that she would...

President Ruto asked Kenyans to look at his results when they vote in 2027. He talked to people at Njiru Junction last Friday about letting his actions speak. The regular citizens will pick their next leader when election time comes. Until then, Ruto plans to keep working hard at his job. He...

A judge just blocked attempts to fire Kenya's top prosecutor, Renson Igonga. Judge Bahati Mwamuye stepped in after a group called "Sheria Mtaani" asked the court for help. This stops the Public Service Commission from deciding whether to remove the Director of Public Prosecutions from his job...

Clinical Medicine graduates want to use "Doctor" as a title, just like other medical experts. Their association believes they deserve this recognition because they do similar work as dentists, veterinarians, and other professionals who already use this title. Association chairman Ibrahim Kimani...

KEMSA head Waqo Duracha promises to keep the drug supply clear and honest across Kenya. He believes every medicine shipment can save lives, making careful tracking super important. During an event sending HIV, TB, and malaria medicines to hospitals, Duracha talked about improving healthcare. He...

Judge Isaac Lenaola says plans to remove Supreme Court judges must handle each case separately. He stressed that anyone trying to kick these judges out needs proof against each judge as an individual. Lenaola shared these thoughts when talking with law students at the University of Embu Moot...

Fuel prices across Kenya will stay exactly the same next month. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority shared this news Friday. Starting at midnight, you'll pay Sh176.58 for Super Petrol, Sh167.068 for Diesel, and Sh151.39 for Kerosene. These rates last until April 14, 2025. The...

A judge handed a 30-year prison term to a 53-year-old cop who killed his wife with 11 bullets during an argument about a wallet and ATM card. The Eldoret High Court made this ruling for the crime committed on March 9, 2019, at the Soy police housing area in Uasin Gishu. Judge Reuben Nyakundi...

Police reported that Samuel Musembi killed himself Wednesday after fleeing arrest for a British businessman's murder. Musembi allegedly drove the car that moved 58-year-old Campbell Scott's body from Nairobi to Makueni county forest. He had been staying at a relative's house in Dandora, Nairobi...

The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital just became a national hospital, which brings huge benefits to Western Kenya residents. Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo praised President William Ruto for making this happen. He called it a major breakthrough that addresses what locals...

President Ruto said flood victims will be the first to receive new Social Housing. He shared this news in Njiru last Friday. The government has kept lists of every person who lost their home in last year's bad floods. They know exactly who these people are and where they lived before. They want...

MINISFORUM just launched their BD790i X3D Mini-ITX motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor on March 13, 2025. This board works great for gaming and content creation. It fights heat problems with a cooling system that covers 80% of the board. A big 120mm fan helps keep everything cool...

MSI released its new GeForce RTX 5070 12G VENTUS 2X OC graphics card at midnight on March 14, 2025. Tech experts have already started talking about it. You can grab one for 108,800 yen, about 777 US dollars. This card delivers steady performance at that price point. The card runs on an NVIDIA...