Kenyan President William Ruto has lightened the mood at the National Prayer Breakfast with a humorous appeal to President Yoweri Museveni over East African celebrations of Arsenal’s 2025/26 Premier League triumph, turning a football debate into a regional talking point.Kenyan President W
Ryan Kubahika, a fourth-year law student at Uganda Christian University (UCU) died due to lack of oxygen. This was revealed during a requiem mass that was held for him at St Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Bugujju on Saturday May 30th.Kubakika’s father, Bruno Tumwesigye, a member of the
Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi is set to appear before the International Crimes Division of the High Court seeking bail as he continues to face terrorism-related charges linked to post-election violence in Butambala District, with the defense raising concerns over prolonged remand and
KAMPALA, Uganda — Severe management crises, bribery allegations in staff deployments and systemic administrative loopholes have sparked widespread discontent among staff at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, internal sources reveal.The developments place Permanent Secr
Uganda’s Director of Criminal Investigations, , has sent a strong warning to corrupt officials and powerful individuals across the country, declaring that no amount of wealth or influence will protect anyone involved in corruption scandals.The fearless CID boss made the powerful remarks
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) on Thursday bade farewell to the late Brig Gen Winston Byaruhanga during a burial ceremony held at his ancestral home in Rukoni Village, Kibatsi Sub-county, Kajara County, Ntungamo District.Representing the Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kai
KAMPALA — Thirteen winners of Uganda’s 2025 Best Farmers Competition have been flagged off for a week-long agricultural study visit to the Netherlands, where they will gain exposure to advanced farming technologies, value addition systems, and modern agribusiness models aimed at transforming
Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transaction costs are undermining financial inclusion and hurting small businesses.Mobile money has become one of Uganda’s most
The army operatives, according to Nameere, believed that the money was meant to bribe MPs not to vote for Jacob Oboth, who had been endorsed by the NRM leadership for Speaker of the 12th Parliament.Justine Nameere, the Masaka City Woman MP and newly appointed State Minister for Local Gover
Former Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona was all smiles as his strongman, Joseph Bitokote Semugera, who contested on an independent ticket, was sworn in as the new Kyengera Town Council chairperson.Semugera’s victory comes amid intense political competition in urban
