Public transport was banned in the country in the wake of a coronavirus outbreakOn most mornings in the city, before the sun has burned the mist off Kampala’s hills or the jam has begun to choke roads, you can already hear them, hundreds of boda bodas revving awake, a restless swarm prep
Fuel prices, especially petrol, have shot upFuel prices in Uganda are highAcross Africa, the price of a single litre of petrol can determine whether families eat, whether markets open, or whether a taxi driver makes it home with a decent earning. In Libya, that litre costs less than
Police in Entebbe have detained a heartless woman for murdering a five year- old boy, a son to her brother who left the country for some work in the Middle East.The suspect was identified as Hellen Aputo, a resident of Nkumba/Bufulu zone in Katabi Town Council, Wakiso district.
Uganda’s coffee sector has posted its strongest performance in history, with exports for the Coffee Year 2024/2025 soaring to 8.2 million 60kg bags, earning the country US$2.3 billion (UGX 8.1 trillion).The latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fi
For virtually all its post-Tito Okello period President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has dominated every sphere of human life in Uganda: Education, Energy, Health, infrastructure, environment. He as transcended the boundary between the 20th Century and the 21st Century and Boundary between the old and ne
The US has launched at least five more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace, a heavy US air war that receives virtually no American media coverage.Join 140K+ Substack readers and 1.9 million 𝕏 users fo
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
Rapper Da Agent has thrown shade at Eddy Kenzo, saying the star prioritized winning a Grammy nomination over securing copyright reforms for Ugandan musicians.Eddy Kenzo Chased Grammys Instead of Fighting for Copyright Law - Da AgentRead: 121 times \ Nov 17, 2025Recent Grammy
The Tarime–Rorya Regional Police Command has announced that on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at midday, officers at the Tanzania–Kenya border point in Sirari arrested Charles Onkuri Ongeta (30), a dual citizen of the United States and Kenya and a serving US Army Sergeant, after he was found in po
Customs officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday arrested six female suspects attempting to smuggle USD$857,300 (Sh103.6 million) from India.The six women of Somali origin arrived at the airport from India aboard Ethiopian airline flight Number ET3
