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Works Ministry Launches Probe into Illegal Number Plates

Works Ministry Launches Probe into Illegal Number Plates

The Ministry of Works and Transport has initiated investigations into allegations of illegal fees and delays in the issuance of digital number plates, following a surge in public complaints over the new registration system.Permanent Secretary Bageya Waiswa, in a statement issued

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TORORO: 15 Teso Youths Rescued From Fake Job Recruiters, Perpetrators Arrested

TORORO: 15 Teso Youths Rescued From Fake Job Recruiters, Perpetrators Arrested

Police Spokesperson, South Bukedi, Johnson Moses Mugwe confirmed the arrestsTORORO15 youths from several Teso districts have been rescued in Tororo Municipality after having been duped to pay for jobs that do not exist.The victims were rescued on Wednesd

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Three Remanded Over Land Grabbing

Three Remanded Over Land Grabbing

The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) working together with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of Uganda Police, have arraigned Ssempijja Edward, a businessman; Mirimu Ivan, a transport and clearing agent; and Bbaale Joseph,

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HE COULD EAT XMAS IN LUZIRA: Judge Kamasanyu Rejects Blogger Saava’s Bail Application & Sends Him Back To Prison

HE COULD EAT XMAS IN LUZIRA: Judge Kamasanyu Rejects Blogger Saava’s Bail Application & Sends Him Back To Prison

On Monday 17th November, the Makindye-based Standards & Utilities Court Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu delivered her long-awaited ruling on the bail application of detained journalist Dean Lubowa Saava, who has been languishing on remand in Luzira prison for the last two months.As i

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ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.

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Four Traders Remanded to Luzira Over Kampala Protests

Four Traders Remanded to Luzira Over Kampala Protests

Police fired tear gas at traders.Four city traders have been remanded to Luzira Prison after being charged with causing common nuisance during Monday’s protests over high taxes and rent in Kampala.The accused — Sunday John Baptist, Nsamba Kenny

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KAMPALA: Tiktoker Arrested for Rallying Ugandans to Arm Themselves in Defence of NUP’s Bobi Wine.

KAMPALA: Tiktoker Arrested for Rallying Ugandans to Arm Themselves in Defence of NUP’s Bobi Wine.

A 41 year old Tiktoker has been arrested for inciting Ugandans to arm themselves with pangas, spears and axes in retaliation for what he says is about to happen to National Unity Platform, (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police D

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Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.T

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Influencer’s Mother Pleads for Daughter as She Faces Death Penalty in Tanzania.

Influencer’s Mother Pleads for Daughter as She Faces Death Penalty in Tanzania.

Tanzanian TikToker Jennifer Jovin, also known as Niffer, is facing some serious charges, and her mother, Mwanaisha Isaac, is fighting for her daughter’s life.According to The Star, Isaac has publicly pleaded with President Samia Suluhu Hassan for forgiveness for her daughter,

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You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has finally walked free after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped all charges against him in the famous Karamoja iron sheets scandal, a case that once shook the government and angered millions of Ugandans.The DPP’s decisio

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