Kampala, Uganda — Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Executive Director Dan Odongo has revealed that national examiners are paid rates that are “too low,” urging lawmakers to increase payments ahead of upcoming national examinations. Odongo spoke before the Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee on February 18, 2026, as part of discussions around the 2026/27 National…
Kalungu, Uganda — A nine-year-old Primary Four pupil at an unregistered boarding school in Lukaya Town Council, Kalungu District, has passed away, leaving the local community in deep sorrow. Vanessa Nakayemba reportedly fell ill while in her dormitory. School administrators are said to have tried to attend to her before her condition worsened. She later…
The High Court in Jinja has ordered The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) to pay UGX 190 million (about $53,000) in damages to John Wataka, after finding that he was wrongly diagnosed as HIV-positive and kept on antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) for seven years despite being HIV-negative. According to court records, Wataka was tested and told he…
KAMPALA, Feb 24, 2026 — Makerere University has begun its 76th Graduation Ceremony at Freedom Square, with 9,295 graduands set to receive degrees and diplomas over four days. The University will confer 213 PhDs, 2,503 Master’s degrees, 206 Postgraduate Diplomas, 6,343 Bachelor’s degrees, and 30 Diplomas, with graduates drawn from 67 nationalities. Chancellor Crispus Kiyonga…
MUKONO — Uganda Christian University (UCU) is mourning the death of Muhoozi Edgar, a first-year student pursuing Civil and Environmental Engineering, the UCU Guild Government has confirmed. In a statement issued on February 13, the UCU 28th Guild Government announced the passing of the student, describing the news as heartbreaking. “It is with deep sorrow…