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17 Apr '26
In what could mark a turning point in government communication, Allan Kasujja, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), has rolled out an ambitious blueprint to redefine how Uganda tells its story to the world.A seasoned journalist and former BBC broadcaster
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17 Apr '26
"A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7) is a fundamental principle stating that actions have inevitable consequences, positive efforts produce good results, while negative actions yield destructive outcomes.This was evident after the Kasese Deputy RDC in charge of Bukonzo County, Lt.
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17 Apr '26
The National Environment Management Authority has intensified enforcement against illegal sand mining in the Lwera wetlands, impounding trucks, destroying boats and arresting suspects in a coordinated multi-agency operation.The two-day crackdown, which ended on April 15, targeted Gwanira V
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17 Apr '26
KAMPALA – There was no room for excuses as Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja took to the podium at the opening of the National Performance Review Conference 2026, delivering a blunt message to government officials: Ugandans want results — not reports.Speaking at the Speke Resort Conventi
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17 Apr '26
KAMPALA – The Ministry of Local Government has issued fresh guidelines on the swearing-in, hand-over, and taking-over of office by newly elected local government councils as the current term expires on May 12, 2026.In a circular dated April 15, 2026, seen by ChimpReports, Permanent Secre
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17 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, dropped a message that would ripple across Uganda’s governance and infrastructu
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17 Apr '26
Targeted operation in crime hotspot recovers narcotics as police link drug dens to rising urban insecurity.Police in Mbarara have arrested more than 15 suspects in a targeted crackdown on drug trafficking in the Kisenyi suburb, an area authorities say has become a hub for criminal activity
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16 Apr '26
The High Court in Mbarara has dismissed an election petition filed by Mbarara City North MP candidate Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari against MP-elect Christopher Bakashaba and the Electoral Commission, after finding that Rukaari failed to properly serve the respondents with court documents.Rukaar
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16 Apr '26
Burundi’s Minister of Communication, Gabby Bugaga, has been found dead inside his vehicle in a palm plantation in Kivoga, in an incident now under investigation.Authorities say Bugaga’s body was discovered slumped over the steering wheel of a Toyota 4×4 at around 8:36 a.m.Polic
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16 Apr '26
Detained lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi escalates his dispute over prolonged remand by filing fresh suits against judicial officers, as his bid for release stalls in Buganda Road Court.Embattled Kampala lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed new legal action against the magistrate and state pr