campaigns for the June 24 Kalangala District Woman MP by-election enter their final stretch, NRM flag bearer Idah Nabayiga has pledged to improve household incomes, strengthen implementation of the Parish Development Model and advocate for better services across the island district.The Nat
After the January 2026 general elections, where President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM coasted to what was presented as a decisive victory—about 71.65% of the presidential vote—the political mood in Kampala shifted quickly into the language of finality. The opposition appeared spent, scattered
UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified the findings of a report on telecommunications taxation, after social media commentary used
Police in Koboko District have destroyed several suspected opium gardens and arrested one suspect during an intelligence-led operation in Ludara Sub-county as authorities intensify efforts to combat the cultivation and distribution of illegal narcotic substances in the West Nile region.Pol
The heightened demand for portions of Kaunda Grounds and neighbouring Green Valley by several developers could cost Gulu City its Shs6 billion greening project, the Monitor has learnt.Mr Alfred Okello, the Gulu City Landscape Officer, expressed fears that the city administration could lose
– Former Kampala Lord Mayor and prominent opposition lawyer Erias Lukwago is expected to be released from custody this week, reliable sources have told Watchdog Uganda.Lukwago was dramatically arrested earlier this week by security personnel later identified as Uganda Peoples’ Defence
The Rwandan civil society sector is mourning the death of Marie Ange Raïssa Uwamungu, the Executive Director of Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI), an organization known for championing the rights and welfare of girls and young women.IGI announced her passing on Saturday in a statement share
Mityana Diocese Bishop Dr. Ssalongo James Bukomeko has condemned the abduction of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, warning that Uganda risks sliding back into a troubling chapter of its political history.His remarks come amid public concern after President Yoweri Museveni’s son,
Residents of Kanungu District have been warned against defaulting on Parish Development Model (PDM) funds under the mistaken belief that the money is a government grant.The warning was issued by Dan Twinamatsiko, the Commercial Officer for Kanungu Town Council, while presiding over the ele
The Katikkiro of the Ngabi Clan, Richard Yiga Balironda, and his wife, Sylvia Yiga Balironda, have celebrated 25 years of marriage in a thanksgiving ceremony held at Kawoko in Bukomansimbi District.The silver jubilee celebrations were marked with a Holy Mass led by Severus Jjumba, Bishop o
