The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has launched a landmark publication positioning Ankole Longhorn cattle as a strategic national asset for agro-industrialisation, tourism diversification, and genetic conservation. The book, titled “Celebrating the Prestigious Ankole Cattle Heritage in Uganda,” was unveiled on December 17, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala by…
The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) hosted a high-level technical supervision and monitoring mission under the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project (UCSATP), aimed at strengthening climate-smart and resilient livestock systems in Uganda. The mission, taking place at NAGRC&DB facilities in Entebbe, brings together technical experts and project partners to assess…
Uganda’s ongoing efforts to restore and protect its rhino population have gained fresh international attention with the announcement of the Roosevelt Rhino Campaign, an initiative that will see another Ugandan rhino named after a former United States president—Theodore Roosevelt. The campaign was unveiled following the US–Africa Business Connect Roosevelt Africa Trail Conference held in New…
Kampala Metropolitan Police have launched investigations into the alleged rape of a 22-year-old woman by three unidentified boda boda riders in Muyenga, a Kampala suburb. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Ms Rachael Kawala, the victim, a resident of Nsangi in Wakiso District, was attacked in the early hours of Thursday after leaving a…
The Kitagwenda District LC5 Chairperson, Mushemeza Ismail Kambanda, has been charged and remanded to prison over allegations of selling district jobs, following investigations by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit. In a statement issued on December 12, the Anti-Corruption Unit said it arrested and arraigned Kambanda before the Kamwenge Magistrates Court in collaboration with the Criminal…