The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety in Kampala has received a major boost in its efforts to improve road safety after being donated new traffic enforcement equipment, including breathalysers. The donation was officially received on 13 April 2026 and is aimed at strengthening the fight agai
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced a nationwide road drive clinic aimed at accelerating the issuance of 10.3 million national identity cards.The initiative comes in response to overwhelming demand at district offices, where citizens have faced long
Sweeping reforms in Uganda’s construction sector are set to tighten enforcement of building standards following the President’s assent to the Building Control (Amendment) Act, 2026.The amendments, which came into force on March 19, 2026, are aimed at strengthening regulation, supervisi
Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the
Activist Agather Atuhaire says Centenary Bank has frozen her account after her organization AGORA’s accounts were blocked.AGORA Discourse is a digital public square promoting human rights, public accountability and social justice.The freezing of bank accounts belonging to non-gove
Tension is mounting in Kisoro and Rubanda districts following concerns over the planned acquisition of land for iron ore mining, with Bukimbiri Member of Parliament Hon. Eddie Kwizera calling for clarity and respect for affected communities.In a letter dated March 11, 2026, addressed to th
A UPDF Soldier who was part of the National Resistance Army rebels identified as, Capt. Sula Serunjogi has died mysteriously and his body reportedly found on April 11, 2026, at his residence in Luwero district.It’s reported that Serunjogi’s lifeless body was discovered rotting on a cha
Shock and grief have engulfed residents of Katwe Cell in Nakawuka Parish, Kajjansi Town Council, Wakiso District after a one-year-old baby girl was allegedly poisoned to death by her caretaker.The deceased has been identified as Balisala Promise, aged one year.According to police, t
In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, by Lady Justice Sarah Birungi Kalibbala rejected Mugerwa’s plea bargain in which he had pleaded guilty to all charges on February 24, 2026 and asked the court to hand him only 30 years in prison. The judge described the offence as grave, premedit
The Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has made a significant arrest in a case that has stunned the public. Kizito Ronald, a man charged with demanding money with menaces, was brou
