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.

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Mr Tiyo said 46,385 prisoners in this age bracket are behind bars—44,112 males and 2,273 females. Of these, 24,028 are convicts, 22,302 are on remand, while 56 are detained as debtors. According to Mr ...

Kyagulanyi said the Police, UPDF and lately Uganda Prison Services were acting out the law and that they were clearly being ...

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One of Uganda's largest prisons has been without water for about two weeks after failing to pay its bill, officials said Monday, with an opposition politician labelling it a "national embarrassment".

The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has completed a modern housing facility for female inmates at Luzira Women Prison, marking a significant milestone in the country's ongoing efforts to ease congestion ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament passed a law on Friday that makes some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison, a move that raised alarm among gays who are already afraid to express their ...

A trial date for Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law has been tentatively set for December 18 by the country's Constitutional Court in Kampala. LGBTQ activists and allies, including Frank Mugisha of Sexual ...

Uganda on Wednesday confirmed a prison inmate has contracted mpox in a central area that is the epicentre of the outbreak in the East African country. "We recorded one confirmed case of mpox in one of ...