Mbarara City – Business operations at Mbarara Central Market were disrupted on Tuesday morning after dozens of vendors arrived to find their shops locked by individuals they did not recognize.The unexpected development left many traders stranded and unable to access their merchandise, ca
Former Gender minister and Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) stalwart Betty Amongi is among those who were dropped from their ministerial positions in the Cabinet reshuffle that was announced on Tuesday last week. Her dismissal, however, came as a surprise to many people since she was seemingly one o
Mrs Museveni was supposed to be among the first ministers to be vetted on Monday morning, with her slot at 10 am, but committee members reportedly objected to the Zoom arrangementMembers of parliament who sit on its Appointments Committee have reportedly rejected a request to vet First Lad
Kadaga made the revelation following her successful vetting exercise by legislators following her reappointment by President Yoweri Museveni in the same docket for the 2026-2031 term.The First Deputy Prime Minister for East Africa Community Affairs Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga has announced plans
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at registering children aged zero to six months and issuing birth certificates free of charge.According to Claire Ollama, a registrar at NIRA, the initiative is part of efforts to strengt
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has challenged President Yoweri Museveni to remove his wife, First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, from the cabinet, citing poor performance and persistent failures in the country’s education system.Janet Museveni was reappointed Minister of Education a
Bukedea, Uganda — In parts of the Teso sub-region, farmers in rice-growing wetlands have found an unusual and symbolic use for T-shirts bearing the image of former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among — using them as scarecrows to chase away birds from rice gardens.Instead of wearin
The mineral-rich region has been plagued by violence for more than 30 years from militias and other armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces formed by Ugandan rebels.The ADF, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, is notorious for extreme violence against civi
woman has sparked widespread discussion on social media after revealing the outcome of DNA tests allegedly conducted on herself and her four siblings.According to her, the tests showed that only the youngest child is biologically related to the man they have always known as their father, w
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the African Development Bank has agreed to lend Uganda, US$650Million (UGX2.452Trn) out of the required Euro2.7Bn (UGX11.864Trn), to finance the 326km Standard Guage Railway project.This followed a commitment given by Dr. Abdul Kamara, Vice Preside
