Search Results

Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election

Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election

Ms Grace Ngabirano Akifeza has been declared winner of Kisoro District Woman MP by-election after beating five other contestants. Ms Ngabirano who stood as an Independent candidate after losing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag to Ms Rose Kabagenyi, garnered 50,459 votes.

Ultimate Uganda

UPDF Assault on Journalists Costs Government 150 Million Shillings

UPDF Assault on Journalists Costs Government 150 Million Shillings

(Kampala) – The High Court has ordered the Ugandan government to pay 150 million shillings in damages to two journalists who were assaulted by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers while covering a protest in 2021. The compensation, awarded as UGX 75 million for each journalist, reco

Ultimate Uganda

Bobi Wine Claims Election Malpractices in Kisoro

Bobi Wine Claims Election Malpractices in Kisoro

(Buikwe) – Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, visited Buikwe District this week, continuing his National Unity Platform (NUP) countrywide tour while addressing his followers on the principles of justice, freedom, and resilience in Uganda. Wine emphasized his vision f

Ultimate Uganda

Cranes qualify for Afcon 2025

Cranes qualify for Afcon 2025

Uganda’s wait for a return to the Africa Cup of Nations is over. The Cranes needed just a point from their game against South Africa at Namboole on Friday to confirm qualification to the 2025 Afcon finals in Morocco. But they didn't have to wait that long as Congo fell to South Sudan

Ultimate Uganda

Biden to bid farewell at APEC and G20 under Trump's shadow

Biden to bid farewell at APEC and G20 under Trump's shadow

President Joe Biden heads to South America this week for a curtain call with global leaders after over 50 years in U.S. politics, but the man he tried and failed to keep from returning to power is likely to be the focus of many meetings: incoming President Donald Trump. Biden will hold

Ultimate Uganda

Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election

Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election

Ms Grace Ngabirano Akifeza has been declared winner of Kisoro District Woman MP by-election after beating five other contestants. Ms Ngabirano who stood as an Independent candidate after losing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag to Ms Rose Kabagenyi, garnered 50,459 votes.

Ultimate Uganda

Ugandan film lands global fellowship

Ugandan film lands global fellowship

A Ugandan movie is promising to make film lovers turn their eyes and attention to the Pearl of Africa if its potential cast is confirmed. Mr Otim, a movie by filmmaker Isaac Oboth, lists Winston Duke, Brian Ogola, Daniel Kaluya, Melvin Alusa, Forest Whitaker, Ntare Guma, Esteri Tebandeke, Pa

Ultimate Uganda

Life is good, says 99-year-old former magistrate and medic

Life is good, says 99-year-old former magistrate and medic

The lively atmosphere at Hajj Hussein Ssengendo’s home in Masaka City’s suburb of Soweto, is a reflection of a man who has lived his life to the fullest. The home has all that an ageing senior citizen should have for life to move on. “At this age of 99, I actually have nothing

Ultimate Uganda

Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

There’s outrage in Teso sub region, Eastern Uganda after one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) representative in Parliament, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, , demolished a revered Ongima initiation site in Usuk, Katakwi District.   The site, also known as Airiget Ongima, held immens

Ultimate Uganda

‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’

‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’

Imagine you’re running an asset financing business in Europe and think, “Why not give East Africa a shot?” So you do the research, find the market, and discover real potential.  That’s how Mogo Uganda, an asset-financing tech company, landed in Kampala.  The

Ultimate Uganda