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Mbale City Fixes Traffic, Street Lights after 5 Years Hiatus

Mbale City Fixes Traffic, Street Lights after 5 Years Hiatus

Mbale city residents are smiling after authorities repaired traffic lights along Pallisa road and security lights along Republic Street and Naboa among others, which had been dysfunctional for about five years.In the 2023/24 financial year, Mbale city allocated 8.5 million shillings from l

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NRM SG Todwong rallies district structures ahead of President Museveni’s inauguration

NRM SG Todwong rallies district structures ahead of President Museveni’s inauguration

Kampala — The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, has commended district party leaders for their decisive role in securing the party’s recent electoral victory and called for renewed mobilization ahead of the next week’s presidential inaugu

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Unsafe city': Fear grows as theft and burglaries hit Arua

Unsafe city': Fear grows as theft and burglaries hit Arua

Arua City has always been a place of movement. By daybreak—around 6am—its streets pulse with the high tempo of trade: vendors calling out prices, boda-bodas weaving through traffic, children darting between homes and schools, and street vendors oscillating in all directions to make ends meet.

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Ugandan, Nigerian Associates Arrested in Kampala Drug and Fraud Network Bust

Ugandan, Nigerian Associates Arrested in Kampala Drug and Fraud Network Bust

KAMPALA, May 5, 2026 — Ugandan security agencies have arrested a Ugandan national and several Nigerian associates following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered a suspected international drug trafficking and document fraud network operating from Kampala, the Ministry of Internal Affairs

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NIRA relocates National ID issuance for Kampala residents

NIRA relocates National ID issuance for Kampala residents

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has temporarily relocated National ID issuance services to Kitante Primary School, near the Uganda Museum, ahead of the presidential swearing in ceremony.The temporary relocation will run from Wednesday, May 6 to Tuesday, May 12

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Court fines mobile money agents over data breach

Court fines mobile money agents over data breach

From left, Peter Mawande, 25, Sadam Hussein, 20, and Lydi Kanyesigye, 34, who are charged with unlawful obtaining and disclosure of personal data. PHOTO/GEOFREY MUTUMBA.Court in Kampala has convicted three mobile money agents for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing a client’s personal da

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Kayanja Trial: Forensic expert confirms explicit content sent on Pastor’s WhatsApp, later deleted

Kayanja Trial: Forensic expert confirms explicit content sent on Pastor’s WhatsApp, later deleted

Police digital forensic analyst Enock Kanene told court that the material in question moved in one direction—from Ssentongo’s device to the contact associated with the pastor.Pastor Robert Kayanja in the dock at Mwanga II Magistrate’s Court in Mengo during a previous court proceeding

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LOP Ssenyonyi Attempts to Block Second Reading Sovereignty Bill

LOP Ssenyonyi Attempts to Block Second Reading Sovereignty Bill

An attempt by the Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, to block the the second reading of the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 failed after a sharp procedural exchanges and pushback from the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, who ultimately cleared the way for the governmen

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Black Woman Stabbed to Death After Telling Her Husband She Wanted to Leave Him

Black Woman Stabbed to Death After Telling Her Husband She Wanted to Leave Him

Nationwide — Monica Morris, a 51-year-old African American woman from New Jersey, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband shortly after she told him she planned to leave the marriage. Her daughter witnessed parts of the attack and called 911 as the home caught fire.Police responded

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Govt Moves to License Starlink to Cut Internet Costs

Govt Moves to License Starlink to Cut Internet Costs

Government is edging closer to granting an operating licence to Starlink, the satellite broadband venture backed by Elon Musk, as part of efforts to widen internet access and ease connectivity costs.ICT and National Guidance minister Chris Baryomunsi said discussions with the company are a

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