Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug manufactured by U.S.-based Gilead Sciences. “This is a game-changer for HIV prevention, especially for those at high risk. This is a great step towards ending AIDS by 2030,” NDA said on X. The long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers high-risk adults and…
Entebbe, Wakiso – Speaker of Parliament Anita Among on Monday placed responsibility for the tragic Kiteezi landfill collapse on opposition politicians, saying they blocked critical decisions that could have prevented the disaster. The remarks came as President Yoweri Museveni campaigned in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. Speaking to supporters, Among argued that if the city had…
Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans that security agencies will not allow any individual or group to disrupt peace as the country prepares for the upcoming elections. In remarks shared by the Uganda Police Force, Byakagaba said elections will take place in a secure and orderly environment, emphasising that maintaining law and…
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused security forces of abducting a National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in Kampala, amid rising political tension ahead of the 2026 general elections. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Kyagulanyi said Mukiibi Denis, the NUP candidate for Lord Councillor, Kawempe South, was seized…
Kween — On January 5, BBS TV journalist Ivan Mbadi was violently attacked by security forces while covering a roadside campaign stop of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Kween District. Officers from the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce restrained Mbadi and destroyed his camera as police deployed teargas to block rallies ahead…