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28 Mar '26
A total of 190 students have graduated with diplomas in nursing and midwifery from the Defence Forces Institute of Health Sciences, marking a significant step in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) efforts to strengthen its healthcare system.The graduates completed a rigorous tw
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28 Mar '26
In a significant development, Major General Don Nabasa and Brigadier General Johnson Namanya, two senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers, have been detained at Kasenyi military facility.The move follows a directive from Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kaineru
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27 Mar '26
In a significant development, Major General Don Nabasa and Brigadier General Johnson Namanya, two senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers, have been detained at Kasenyi military facility.The move follows a directive from Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kaineru
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27 Mar '26
Eric Sakwa, former Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Jinja District (now Jinja City) has revealed how a fallout with mafias in Busoga over 2016 Independence Day Celebrations ended with his abrupt transfer (announced on radio) and how the lady who was his line minister, who effected it, lat
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27 Mar '26
The Spokesperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus and Kagoma North Member of Parliament Alex Brandon Kintu has called for a comprehensive audit of the Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVKs) used during the January 15, 2026 general elections, citing widespread tech
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27 Mar '26
Dean Of Students Briefs Nominees As Electoral Commission Issues Stern Guidelines On Campaign ConductThe race for the most coveted student leadership position at Makerere University is officially underway. The Dean of Students, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli, this afternoon convened a briefing for
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27 Mar '26
Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport extends the suspension of the automated Express Penalty Scheme (Auto EPS) and new speed limits as the review of controversial traffic laws continues.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Works and Transport is overhauling the national automated traffi
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27 Mar '26
Peter Katongole worked for Airtel Uganda for 13 years, during which time he rose to the position of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Manager.In early 2020, Airtel began investigating suspected fraud in its mobile money commission system.In February 2020, Airtel’s Revenue Assurance Cent
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27 Mar '26
A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land meant for a national goat breeding project may have been illegally converted into private property in what insiders are already calling a “well-calculated land
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27 Mar '26
Shock, grief, and disbelief have engulfed family, friends, and colleagues following the brutal murder of a senior government official in a chilling domestic tragedy that unfolded in the quiet suburb of Kireka, one of the six wards/townships that make up Kira Municipality under n Wakiso District i