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23 May '26
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
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23 May '26
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 21st that Tanzanian Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele has been designated under Section 7031(c) of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. The United St
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21 May '26
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a Kampala-based lawyer to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining Shs193 million by false pretences in a disputed land transaction. Jimmy Awanga, 49, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday for plea taking and
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21 May '26
The National Unity Platform has accused the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of failing to comply with a Supreme Court ruling ordering the transfer of civilian cases from military courts to civilian courts, saying hundreds remain unlawfully detained more than a year later.The
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18 May '26
BUKEDEA DISTRICT, Uganda — Calls for accountability and an independent investigation have intensified in Bukedea District and across the Teso sub-region following allegations of electoral malpractice, intimidation and abuse of office linked to former Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Annet
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18 May '26
Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Ruhinda North MP Thomas Tayebwa, together with the Vice National Chairperson of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Michael Nuwagira, have urged leaders in Sembabule District to avoid political conflicts and work together if the district is to benefit ful
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18 May '26
Residents of Ryakashankara Cell in Kashangura Ward, Kagongo Division, Ibanda District, are living in fear after accusing a fellow resident, Samuel Kihiira, of allegedly contaminating a community water dam with poison and blocking them from accessing the water source.The incident has sparke
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18 May '26
Reports indicate that the singer tied the knot with a young Muslim businessman in a low-key function held under tight security.Lydia Jazmine is reportedly said to have held a secret Nikkah ceremony with a Muslim businessman.Reports claim the singer embraced Islam and adopted the nam
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18 May '26
Musician Spice Diana has publicly accused events promoter Abitex of failing to pay her outstanding balances for performances at several events.While addressing journalists in Abitex’s presence, Spice Diana claimed that the promoter has repeatedly failed to clear payments owed to artistes
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16 May '26
suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, accused of masterminding a notorious radio station that urged on the brutal massacres, died Saturday, according to the international court in The Hague where he had faced trial.Felicien Kabuga, who was in his 90s, died in hospital earlier Saturday, sai