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She once felt unseen. Now the world is calling her one of its most inspiring women

Petua Bakwesegha-Summersby has spent her career asking one question that keeps reshaping how she sees people: what is this behaviour trying to tell us? The Ugandan-born Behaviour Support Practitioner, international speaker and disability inclusion advocate, now based in Darwin, Australia, has built a career around that single idea, that behaviour is communication. As the Founder […] The post She once felt unseen. Now

Watchdog Uganda · 4 Sept 2026

Museveni pays Oyo’s medical, repatriation costs

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda. The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told Parliament on Thursday that the President provided the resources for the medical … The post Museveni pays Oyo’s medical, repatriation costs appeared first on T

The Independent Uganda · 4 Sept 2026

Minister Babalanda Briefs Parliament on King Oyo’s Burial Arrangement

KAMPALA – The Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has briefed Parliament on the Government’s comprehensive Whole-of-Government approach to accord a colourful, befitting and nationally representative official send-off to the late King of Tooro, His Royal Highness Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The young Monarch, described as iconic, promising and […] The post Minister

Watchdog Uganda · 4 Sept 2026

Museveni pays medical, repatriation costs for King Oyo’s remains

President Yoweri Museveni has paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda. The minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told parliament on Thursday that Museveni provided the resources to meet expenses arising from the king’s death […] The post Museveni pays medical, repatriation costs for King Oyo’s re

The Observer · 3 Sept 2026

Busia residents appeal to gov’t over insecticide-resistant bedbugs

Residents of Busia Municipality have appealed to the government to intervene in a persistent bedbug infestation that they say is resistant to conventional insecticide sprays available on the local market. The most affected areas include Mbale Kidogo, Solo B and Mawero villages in the municipality’s Eastern and Western divisions, where residents say they have sprayed […] The post Busia residents appeal to gov’t over i

The Observer · 3 Sept 2026

Govt to Upgrade Kitagwenda’s Ntara HC IV into Community Hospital

The government has approved Ntara Health Centre IV in Kitagwenda District for consideration under the first phase of a programme to establish 100 community hospitals, potentially bringing specialised and emergency health services closer to residents.

Nile Post · 3 Sept 2026

Government Announces Official Burial Programme for King Oyo as Remains Arrive Friday

KAMPALA — The Government has unveiled an official burial programme for the late King of Tooro, His Royal Highness Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, with his remains expected to arrive at Entebbe International Airport on Friday, September 4, 2026. Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, said Government had adopted a […] The post Government Announces Official Burial Programme

Watchdog Uganda · 3 Sept 2026