Police on Monday arrested six environmental activists who stormed TotalEnergies' offices in Kampala, allegedly to submit a petition against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.The petitioners were demanding that the project be stopped and that the company take on and invest
Bobi Wine was honoured alongside prominent international leaders, including former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton, Canadian political leader Chrystia Freeland, and US Senator Mark Kelly. Bobi Wine was honoured at the 2026 Heroes of Democracy Gala in New York.He
A viral video of a schoolgirl cycling through heavy rain in Kabale has sparked a nationwide fundraising effort and calls for support.A section of Ugandans on social media this weekend started a push. A young schoolgirl who was filmed cycling through traffic in heavy rain. The clip,
KAMPALA, Uganda — A coalition of women’s rights organizations led by the Forum for Women in Democracy is calling on the government to halt proposed tax increases on essential goods, warning the measures will disproportionately affect low-income citizens.During a press briefing in Ntind
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
The once-seemingly impenetrable fortress surrounding Speaker Anita Among is showing its first visible cracks. The first signs emerged months ago when Norbert Mao, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, officially declared his intention to vie for the Speakership.Now, numerous
The stakes in the 92nd Makerere University Guild Presidential race just got significantly higher.Hours before polling opens tomorrow morning, the President of the National Unity Platform and Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — better known as Bobi Wine â€
Civil society actors warn that rising alcohol dependency among young people in Kampala’s informal settlements is fuelling illness, unemployment, and social breakdown, calling for urgent policy action, community sensitisation, and economic alternatives.Civil society activists under the Ug
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to
Renowned for blistering sermons, Dr. Bishop Zarc Niringiye (72) on Sunday spoke to fellow mourners who, in their hundreds, gathered at Nakulabye-based Baptist Church for the vigil of the fallen Pastor John Ekuddu, the ex-Makerere University Dean of Students (1995-2010), who died at the age of 76.
