President Museveni addressing NRM leaders from Busoga sub region during a meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in the Busoga sub-region to embrace humility, unity, and di
The Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) has received an additional Shs5 billion from the government to boost its SACCO, strengthening financial support for musicians across the country.This latest disbursement comes after UNMF previously received Shs5 billion in 2024 as part of a w
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has declared Thursday, January 15, and Friday, January 16, 2026, as public holidays to allow Ugandans to fully participate in the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.The declaration was made under the Public Holidays Act (Cap. 174), through a legal not
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) over the location of several polling stations inside the Naguru-Ntinda Police Barracks, saying the arrangement contravenes electoral laws and threatens the conduct of free and fair elections i
Jinja City is made up of three constituencies, Jinja North, Jinja South East, and Jinja South West, with a combined 185,372 registered voters expected to participate in the elections. Jinja North has the largest voter population at 115,576, followed by Jinja South East with 37,483 voters, while J
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal by former police officer Daniel Mulirire, keeping in place the Electoral Commission (EC) decision that removed him from the ballot for Budiope East constituency (Buyende District).In a judgment delivered electronically on January 9, 2026, J
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed a petition challenging the nomination of NRM’s John Bosco Seguya Lubyayi as a candidate in the Mawokota South parliamentary race, ruling that his candidature is lawful and valid.In a decision dated January 5, 2026, EC Chairperson Justice Simon
Judiciary Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr Pius BigirimanaThe High Court in Kampala has been asked to determine a dispute between Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana and International Criminal Court judge Julia Sebutinde over the construction of a five-storey commercial apartment buil
Ramadan Ggoobi speaking to reporters in Kampala on Friday.The Ministry of Finance has released Shs 16.537 trillion for expenditure in the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with debt repayment and treasury operations taking the largest share.Out of the total release, Shs 7
In a dramatic pre-election political move, Stella Birah Nambuya, President of the Deliberate Vote and leader of the Republican Women and Youth Party, announced that a coalition of nine political parties has thrown its weight behind President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the upcoming general election
