Over the past decade, Uganda’s media landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation, with digital platforms reshaping how people consume news, entertainment, and public information. Among the young entrepreneurs at the forefront of this shift is Jordan Brayz Ssenoga, the founder of Brayz Media, a digital platform that has steadily grown into one of Uganda’s recognised entertainment and digital media brands. What began as a passion for storytelling and promoting Uganda’s entertainment industry has evolved into a thriving digital platform that reaches audiences both locally and internationally. Through its website and social media channels, Brayz Media delivers celebrity interviews, breaking entertainment…
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Health workers have questioned why government health programmes such as free bed net distribution, spraying, and other interventions do not include schools, and yet over 50 percent of the country’s population is below 15 years of age, and the majority are in school. Speaking to URN after three high school students in Kampala succumbed to complications of malaria, Dr Jane Achan, a Child Health Expert and Principal Research Advisor at the Malaria Consortium, said the current surge of malaria among older children is not just unique to Uganda but is happening elsewhere in Africa due…
Herman Mugonza Lukyamuzi, Director of Katovu United Secondary School in Lwengo District presenting concerns of Private Schools Owners during Masaka Tax engagement Masaka, Uganda | URN | Proprietors of private schools in the Greater Masaka sub-region have criticised the government’s new Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax policy on secondary sources of income, saying it is making it harder to attract and retain experienced teachers. The school owners argue that the policy, which imposes a 40 per cent tax on secondary monthly incomes, has significantly reduced the attractiveness of part-time teaching jobs in private schools. Herman Mugonza Lukyamuzi, the Secretary of the Association…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | As the dispute between Kyambogo University and former students who graduated with Diplomas in Sports Management over recognition as Physical Education teachers continues, questions have emerged on whether their qualification meets Uganda’s teacher registration requirements. The graduates, who enrolled in 2017, accuse the university of admitting them to a Diploma in Physical Education and Sports Management but awarding them Diplomas in Sports Management, which they say has denied them teaching opportunities. Led by Haruna Muwanguzi and Julius Kimanje, the graduates argue they joined the programme expecting to qualify as secondary school Physical Education teachers but…
Wangadya Kampala, Uganda | URN | Fauzati Mariam Wangadya has resigned as Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), less than two weeks after publicly criticizing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his appointment of what she described as “undeserving” individuals to the Commission. In a brief three-line resignation letter seen by Uganda Radio Network (URN), Wangadya did not give any reason for her decision. «”I hereby tender my resignation as Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission. I thank you for the opportunity to serve Uganda over the years in the promotion and protection of human rights,” the letter…
The elderly men who refused to be relocated to Kiryandongo standing at the epicenter of the 2010 landslides in Nametsi in Bududa District. PHOTO URN Bududa, Uganda | URN | Every rainy season, Peter Kibeti watches the clouds gather over the slopes of Mount Elgon with quiet apprehension. The mountain has never allowed him to forget. Sixteen years have passed since the March 2010 landslide that tore through Nametsi village in Bududa District, burying homes, farms and entire families beneath tonnes of mud, rocks and uprooted trees. It remains one of Uganda’s deadliest natural disasters, claiming more than 300 lives…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | In two unprecedented rulings, High Court judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa has said that courts have no option but to grant mandatory bail to accused persons after spending 180 days on remand before being committed to the High court. In two separate rulings in which he allowed bail for one person accused of murder and aggravated robbery and the other accused of aggravated robbery and attempted murder, Justice Gadenya said the applicants for bail also need not to show exceptional circumstances for them to be released on bail. “Article 23(6)(c) provides that a person arrested for…
Kadongo Kamu singer Gerald Kiweewa has clarified on the recent death of one of his baby mamas, making it known that they were no longer together. Following news of Kiweewa’s baby mama’s death, netizens circulated a photo of injured Kiweewa in a wheelchair on stage, with a woman kneeling beside him, saying the lady in the picture was the one who had died. Kiweewa, while speaking to journalists, clarified that the lady seen in the photo was his current wife at home. He noted that the deceased was his very first wife and mother of his firstborn son, and at…
Renowned singer and dancer Phina Mugerwa Masanyalaze has announced the unforeseen passing of her mother, Mrs. Annet Kiwanuka. Mrs. Kiwanuka breathed her last on Friday, 10 July 2026, after battling with health challenges linked to cancer for a long period of time. Her death was followed by a vigil in Kawaala, where mourners converged in big numbers to express their condolences. Among the notable figures present at the vigil were Catherine Kusasira, Big Eyestarboss, Cindy Sanyu, Ragga Dee, Yoyo, Sam Gombya, and many others. Speaking before the camera, Cindy Sanyu and Ragga Dee expressed gratitude for the support members of…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kyambogo University has defended the decision to readvertise 18 undergraduate degree programmes, saying the move is intended to fill vacancies at its satellite campuses rather than reopen admissions at the main campus. The clarification follows criticism from applicants who questioned why the university reopened applications barely four days after releasing provisional admission lists that left more than 21,000 applicants without places. In a notice issued this week, the Academic Registrar invited fresh online applications for private admission under the Direct Entry (A’ Level) scheme for the 2026/2027 academic year. Applications close on July 15. The…