KAMPALA (Reuters) -A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment.

Uganda ranks among the top five countries with overcrowded prisons. Four inmates occupy space meant for one prisoner in Ugandan jails, according to a report by the Uganda Prisons Services (UPS). UPS ...

Uganda Prisons Women’s Handball Club will shoulder the country’s hopes as the East and Central Africa Handball Federation Club Championship concludes on Thursday at Old Kampala Arena.

Kampala — PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promoted 56 Prisons officers to different ranks. A statement issued on Saturday by the Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, said two ranks ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A clinician administers the mpox vaccine to a member of the National Institute of Public ...

Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has urged the government to grant pardons to inmates convicted of minor offenses, citing the urgent need to tackle severe overcrowding in the country's correctional ...

Uganda is looking to outlaw homosexual activity across the country as lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for those who have same-sex relations. A roll call was ordered by ...

Uganda has passed one of the world's toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-homosexuality act ...

For years, Denis Omedi lived a life few professional footballers could relate to. While others focused solely on training and ...