Entebbe, Uganda | WATCHDOG UGANDA | Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Joint Staff Committee to review the country’s security architecture and military readiness.The
L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and p
the vibrant history of East African music, few stories capture the true spirit of brotherhood, struggle, and gratitude as powerfully as that of Ugandan legend Jose Chameleone. Known affectionately as the “Bus Corridor King,” Chameleone rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most inf
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
Heavy security personnel were deployed across Busansula village on Monday as police oversaw the exhumation of the remains of legendary Ugandan musician Paulo Kafeero, in a bid to resolve long-running disputes over parentage among his children.The exercise, which has drawn significant publi
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ran parallel procurement operations through the United Arab Emirates and Chinese suppliers to covertly acquire advanced military technology used to target American forces and US-allied infrastructure across the Middle East, according to two Financial Tim
President Yoweri Museveni commissions the NARO anti-tick vaccine production plant at Nakyesasa, in Wakiso district on 30th April 2026.On April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a defining moment in its agricultural transformation journey as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
SpaceX collaborated with Ukraine's Ministry of Defense to shut down thousands of unauthorized terminals, degrading Russian command and control at a critical moment.Starting February 4, 2026, thousands of Starlink terminals operated by Russian forces went dark. In the weeks that followed, U
New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill, a giant new national flag towering above the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affai
