Health authorities in Mbarara City have raised concern after the city recorded 1,678 new HIV infections between January and December 2025, with the highest number of cases reported among adults and young people. The figures were revealed by Dorcus Twinabaitu, the city’s HIV focal person, during a meeting involving city officials and partners reviewing HIV…
Street vendors operating in Mbarara’s Central Business District (CBD) have been ordered to vacate immediately following a directive issued by the Mbarara City Council. In a notice signed by City Town Clerk Justine Barekye, the council instructed all vendors conducting business on streets within the CBD to leave the area and relocate to gazetted markets….
NUP’s Florence Namayanja has retained the Masaka City mayoral seat, while the NRM’s Denis Nzeirwe Ndyomugyenyi, Lawrence Alionzi and Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi secured victories in Kabale District, Arua City and Mbarara City, respectively, as results from the ongoing 2026 General Elections continued to trickle in. In Masaka City, Namayanja was declared the winner by the…
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mbarara City has declined bail for 36 of the 38 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested on November 7, 2025, when security forces intercepted the party’s presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, en route to a campaign rally in Bwizibwera, Mbarara District. Presiding Grade One Magistrate Alex Baguma cited the accused’s lack…