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17 Jun '26
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the
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16 Jun '26
nation Media Correspondent for Greater Bushenyi district, Hillary Twinamastiko is nursing injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by the at Kashenshero Police Station in Mitooma district. Twinamastiko was alleges that he was following a story about a viral social media video by Allan Hillary As
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16 Jun '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Uganda cancelled its $3 billion SGR contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and has called for a PLU demonstration at the Turkish Embassy in Kampala.Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has cl
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16 Jun '26
Marcah says she stood by MC Kats after he disclosed his HIV status because losing a sick friend taught her the cost of emotional absence.MC Kats hosted Marcah on his podcast to reflect on their friendship.Marcah said she stood by Kats because she had once failed to be there for a si
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16 Jun '26
The Police in Buikwe District have arrested two people over the death of their two-year-old daughter, who was reportedly tortured.The suspects, the father and stepmother of the deceased, were picked up after the body of Innocent Sonko was discovered at their home in Gimbo Cell on Saturday,
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16 Jun '26
A 32-year-old businesswoman in Kakumiro District has been killed in a violent home invasion in which armed attackers also stole millions of shillings.The deceased, identified as Alice Natukunda, was attacked on Saturday night at her home in Kisiita East Cell.According to preliminary
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16 Jun '26
Police in Hoima City are holding a 37-year-old woman, Moreen Atuhura, a resident of Kiryatete Cell in Hoima East Division, over allegations that she stabbed her husband to death during a domestic confrontation. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 11:45 p.m. along Freedom Street in Hoima Cit
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16 Jun '26
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated robbery.The High Court at Kasese presided over by Justice Lawrence Tweyanze heard that on October 26, 2025, in Kathoma Village, Buhuhira Sub-county in Kasese District, the convict, Wil
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15 Jun '26
Students at Bukedea Comprehensive School used their prom celebration to express appreciation for former Speaker Anita Among, cheering and asking Bukedea County MP David Okwere to invite her back as they prepared for their final examinations.BUKEDEA — Excitement and celebration marked the
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15 Jun '26
Police in Mbale City are investigating the deaths of two secondary school students who died in separate suspected suicide incidents within a week, raising fresh concerns about the mental well-being of young people in the region.The latest victim, Namakoye Vanisa, 19, a Senior Five student