When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu
Buyende, Uganda: Tragedy struck Lake Kyoga on Tuesday evening after two fishermen drowned when a boat capsized during heavy rainfall and strong winds in Buyende District.The deceased have been identified as Osina Simon alias Ali, 22, and Kirya Peter alias Hamuza, 20, a Mululi by tribe.
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of the phones could yield over one billion shillings in recovered taxes once fully assessed.The operation targeted shipments
Four teachers at Rukungiri High School in Rukungiri Municipality have been arrested for allegedly conducting lessons during the school holiday.The arrests were made on Monday during an operation led by the office of the Deputy Resident District Commissioner. Officials said the teachers wer
Residents of Makota Village in Kagoma Town Council, Jinja District, were left stunned after local leaders stepped into a domestic dispute where a woman had been living with two men in the same house and bed.The case involved 46-year-old Judith Babirye, who spent 10 months living with Steve
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He has been tweeting his frustration with mass and endemic corruption in Uganda’s public sector How the abuse of the public trust through looting of public funds is going to cause a terrible backlash at the perpetrators
Government has intensified verification of beneficiaries under the Teso compensation program, with State Minister Kenneth Ongalo Obote saying the exercise is aimed at eliminating fraud, cleaning up beneficiary lists, and ensuring only genuine claimants receive payment.State Minister for Te
The Commercial Division of the High Court has launched an intensive two-week mediation exercise targeting more than 320 banking and credit-related disputes, in a move aimed at reducing case backlog and unlocking billions of shillings tied up in prolonged litigation.The initiative, conducte
The minister faced queries from members of the public led by activist Nicholas Opiyo who questioned whether her credentials qualify her to use it in professional or public office settings.Nicholas Opiyo accused Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa of using the title “Dr” on official docume
