The Semei Kakungulu Museum has been inaugurated in Kasanvu Cell on Gangama Hill, Mbale City. The museum serves as a cultural and educational hub, preserving and showcasing artifacts such as bones, spears, and arrows for public enrichment and scientific significance. Semei Kakungulu was a colonial agent who helped to bring parts of Eastern Uganda under ...

Coffee farmers from Bulambuli and Sironko districts are counting their losses after being attacked by coffee leaf rust disease. The disease, caused by the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix, can reduce coffee production by between 30% to 50%. The most affected sub-counties in Sironko include Buhugu, Masaba, Busulani, Bumasifwa, Bumalimba, and others. In Bulambuli, the hardest-hit ...

For three weeks in early August, detectives from the State House Health Monitoring Unit (SHHMU) pitched camp at the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) to investigate increased cases of poor service delivery following media reports of maternal deaths arising out of medical negligence. It was the second such visit in a space of two years. ...

The She Wolves, a women’s rugby team based in Mbale, Uganda, have quickly become a force in the rugby community. Established in 2019, the team is the sister team to Elgon Wolves, and it operates from the Eastern region of Uganda. Rugby was first introduced to Mbale by white settlers as tag rugby, with early ...

In a significant step towards urban development, residents of Nauyo specifically those living along Mukanga-Nauyo road which is earmarked for modernisation have removed their temporary structures and houses, to pave the way for the construction of a community road intended to boost economic growth and improve the quality of life in the area. The move ...

Screams Dominate After 2 Teachers From Mbale Are Found Stuck Near a Popular Lodging in the Area as Shocking Details Emerge. In a dramatic turn of events, the usually quiet town of Mbale was thrown into chaos when two teachers were found stuck together near a popular lodging. The incident, which has since become the ...

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital has received dialysis machines worth Shillings 200 million from the Health Ministry. The machines will be used to treat patients with kidney failure problems. Dr. Erick Ebono, who is set to lead the dialysis unit at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, says that they have been sending 2 to 3 patients every ...

Mbale City Northern Division, Restaurant owners Emyoga sacco has become a beacon of success, transforming the lives of its members through their savings and borrowing activities. This sacco is part of the broader Emyoga initiative, a presidential program aimed at shifting 39% of Uganda’s population from subsistence to market-oriented production. Aisha Nagudi, an outside catering ...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is a Polio outbreak in Mbale City. In an audio statement released today, 25th September, 2024, the Ministry of Health says there is an outbreak of Polio in Mbale City and is going to carry out a mass immunization of children below 5 years. The mass polio ...

The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) has launched the construction of the Mbale Regional Wildlife Conservation Education Centre in Mbale city. Last month , the National Forestry Authority handed over part of its forest reserves covering 30 acres of land in Mbale City to Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre for the establishment of regional ...