At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women move from either direction of the road, most of them on foot and a few others on boda bodas, from their respective villa
The suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Kindergarten, Christopher Okello Onyum, in the dock during his trial and a public hearing at Ggaba Community Church, Kampala. PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the brutal
Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal officials display placards in protest on April 28 2026, demanding that leaders must lead by example. PHOTO/HILLARY TWINAMATSIKOAdministrative services at Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal Council were paralysed on Tuesday after civil servants staged a sit-down strike, pro
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ leaders on Wednesday that government will secure “enough alternative trading spaces” and that enforcement of the nationwide Tra
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen
The Makerere University Students’ Guild has issued a formal missing student announcement for Arinda Freedom, a first-year student at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), after his whereabouts became unknown more than a week ago.In a letter dated Wednesday, April 29, 202
Local Govt Minister, Raphael Magyezi instructed Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks, and city authorities to restore order in urban areas by relocating traders operating on streets, pavements, corridors, and drainage channels into designated markets and formal trading spaces.Street
Police investigate disappearance of 12-year-old pupil from St Savio Junior KisubiSt Savio Junior Kisubi Primary School is under police investigations following the disappearance of a Primary Six pupil last week.The missing learner has been identified as 12-year-old Victor Katungi, w
He proposed that their monthly pay be raised to a minimum of shs1 million shillings, arguing that this would help the forces transition from a focus on hardware to overall welfare.Omara made the remarks on Friday, April 24, 2026, while passionately urging Parliament to provide funds to sup
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced
