URA enforcement team at Entebbe International Airport have intercepted 448 mobile phones worth over US$76,704 in a string of operations targeting illicit trade.According to the Assistant Commissioner for Public and Corporate Affairs Robert Kalumba, the seizures underscore a growing trend o
Two senior police officers are facing possible arrest and imprisonment after being accused of defying court orders by allegedly aiding the forceful entry and attempted eviction of occupants from a disputed piece of land in Kampala. The application, filed before the Land Division of the High Court
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) on Monday cancelled its final campaign rally in the Kalangala Woman Member of Parliament by-election after party officials said they were repeatedly denied access to agreed campaign venues by security agencies.Mr Habib Buwembo, the NUP national
After the January 2026 general elections, where President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM coasted to what was presented as a decisive victory—about 71.65% of the presidential vote—the political mood in Kampala shifted quickly into the language of finality. The opposition appeared spent, scattered
KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has terminated the contracts of seven senior managers, barely weeks after assuming office.The decision, executed on Monday,
UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified the findings of a report on telecommunications taxation, after social media commentary used
Police in Koboko District have destroyed several suspected opium gardens and arrested one suspect during an intelligence-led operation in Ludara Sub-county as authorities intensify efforts to combat the cultivation and distribution of illegal narcotic substances in the West Nile region.Pol
The ill-fated truck involved in the crash that killed five people and left others injured along the Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula Highway on June 18, 2026. Photo by Malik Fahad Jjingo.Five people were killed and nine others injured on Thursday when a speeding fuel tanker rammed into a commut
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has launched emergency repair works following a major water supply interruption in Bukedea District after a cement truck reportedly lost control and crashed into a swamp, damaging a key transmission main.According to a supply interruption
Counsel Gawaya Tegule, the controversial Daily Monitor newspaper columnist who Gen Museveni vigorously complained against recently as he delivered his state of the nation address claiming he had told many demonizing lies against the Movement, now says time has come for the people of Uganda to una
