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KAMPALA — From school fires to fatal construction accidents, Uganda’s rising death toll at work has one common cause: a dangerous lack of education in occupational safety, health, and environment (OSHE). With 32.4% of Kampala construction workers injured on the job—and 70% of those on night shifts—experts warn that without integrating OSHE into the national curriculum, the country will continue to bury victims of preventable hazards.

Kyambogo University is facing a major student uprising as Guild President Benjamin Akiso demands the reinstatement of 17 suspended students and threatens to shut down all academic activities ahead of exams. Arrests, tuition protests, and a growing crisis rock one of Uganda’s biggest public universities.