The Ntare School fraternity is mourning the loss of Arnold Muhwezi, a former student affectionately known as “Tyso” and “Lazarus,” who was laid to rest on Wednesday after he died in a road accident along Mityana Road.Muhwezi, who had recently joined military training, is being reme
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has carried out an operation in conjunction with KCCA on noise pollution, confiscating sound equipment from 9 facilities.The operation effected today, Friday, June 12, 2026 covered areas of Nakawa, Kawempe, Makindye, Rubaga and Central divis
Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) has arrested 79 suspects in coordinated night operations targeting drug abuse, robbery, house breakings and related crimes across Kampala and Wakiso districts.According to police, the “disruptive operations” were carried out on the nights of 9 and 10 J
More than 10 people were arrested in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers and anti-riot police moved in to evict holdout squatters who had defied earlier eviction orders and remained in the area weeks after their homes were demolished. The arrests followe
Kampala Lord Mayor Engineer Ronald Balimwezo has revealed that the Kampala Capital City Authority Council (KCCA) has formally written to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) seeking a one month suspension of the ongoing demolition exercise targeting wetland areas.Speaking a
Residents of Nyarubisi Village in Kitanga Parish, Kashambya Sub-county, Rukiga District have expressed frustration over the stalled Kantare–Rushekyere–Nyarubisi–Mutambi Road project, saying the delayed works have continued to affect transport, healthcare access, education, and agricultural
The killing of Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gongodyo by a mob in Kira in Kampala on Friday has renewed concerns about public safety and the growing incidence of mob justice amid reports of murder, robbery and theft in different parts of the country.Gongodyo, 27, was allegedly attacked by an
Traffic Police have arrested a driver accused of transporting used plastic bottles in a manner deemed dangerous to other road users, despite claims by some members of the public that the load was too light to constitute an offence.In a statement, Traffic Police Spokesperson Michael Kananur
The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, has pledged continued support for the completion of Nakaloke Centre Mosque in Mbale, donating 100 bags of cement and mobilising more than UGX 60 million during a special Juma prayer held at the construction site on Friday.Shaban Ramadhan
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has called on Nabugabo Updeal Joint Venture to strengthen garbage collection efforts amid persistent waste management challenges in the city, as officials mark World Environment Day and honour the late sanitation reform advocate Alhajji Abdu Musa Ssenyondo.
