Latest national reporting and analysis for Uganda.
Former Bukedia County MPWhat pressures or incentives influenced Yusuf Nsibambi’s decision to switch sides? And what price will he pay? For years, Nsibambi was regarded as one of the opposition’s most reliable minds o...
Winnie Byanyima speaking to reporters at her home in Kasangati on Saturday.The Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife to jailed veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, Winnie Byanyima, has warned that her husband�...
The Bank of Uganda recently kept the Central Bank Rate (CBR) unchanged at 9.75 per cent, signalling its confidence in the price stability experienced in the economy today.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) assessed that...
At least 20 students from underprivileged backgrounds are set to benefit from scholarships worth Shs 3.85 billion to pursue science and technology degree programmes at leading universities in Uganda.The scholarships are...
Lira, Uganda: Lira Regional Referral Hospital has received Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipment worth Shs350 million, a major boost expected to strengthen care for premature and critically ill babies across Nort...
Kamuli, Uganda: Police in Kamuli District are investigating the circumstances under which a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Bulopa Sub-county.The deceased has been identified as Bwoya Fred, a resident of Butaasa...
The debate over Uganda Wildlife Authority’s (UWA) UGX10 billion request to purchase a helicopter recently intensified, with Members of Parliament questioning the cost and sustainability of the proposal.But according to...
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially flagged-off the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) XII, which is set to deploy to Somalia for peace support operations. The ceremony took place at the Internationa...
February is typically characterised by hot, dry and sunny conditions, marking the tail end of Uganda’s December–February dry season.However, several parts of the country — particularly the Central region, areas aro...
For an institution created to sniff out dirty money and choke financial crime at its roots, the spotlight is now uncomfortably fixed on the watchdog itself.A damning Value for Money audit in the December 2025 report by t...
