Ebola Surge and Peace Link: Eastern DRC’s Ebola fight is being squeezed by conflict, mistrust and closed borders, with experts warning that peace efforts are vital to reopen access and slow transmission as cases in DRC top 1,000 and deaths near 254, while Uganda reports 19 cases. Local Elections Roadmap: Uganda’s Electoral Commission has unveiled a nationwide timetable for LC I, LC II and Women Councils elections, starting with registration and verification from July 6, after government released funding. Martha Karua Deportation Fallout: Senior counsel Martha Karua says she was cleared then detained and confined at Entebbe before being deported as “persona non grata,” drawing condemnation from regional legal bodies. Women’s Council Eligibility Row: EC chair Simon Byabakama Mugenyi says only “biological women” qualify to vote or stand in women’s elections, triggering debate ahead of the grassroots polls. Local Business Push: Uganda Development Bank reopens prequalification for UGX 150bn local contractors financing to expand indigenous firms’ access to project delivery. Rural Energy Change: In Kapchorwa, biogas biodigesters are cutting firewood burdens and smoke as households convert cow dung into cleaner cooking fuel. Coffee Farmers Organise: Tooro coffee growers form a cooperative union to improve bargaining power, inputs access and market reach. Security Concern: Police warn that weak kidnapping investigation capacity is fuelling public fear as high-profile abductions and ransom-linked killings continue.