Residents of Luwero District have been urged to set aside past political divisions and support the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the 2026 elections, with calls for renewed backing to enable government to deliver on commitments such as improved roads, health services and education.
Uganda Law Society Breaks Political Neutrality, Endorses Bobi Wine Ahead of 2026 PollsThe Uganda Law Society (ULS) has formally abandoned its long-standing tradition of political neutrality, openly endorsing opposition candidates for the 2026 general elections in a move that has sparked de
With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that h
Uganda Cranes players skipped a scheduled training session on Saturday in an unexpected sit-down strike ahead of their kick-off against giants Tunisia on Tuesday in the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.Uganda Cranes players skipped a scheduled training session on Saturda
President Yoweri Museveni has stated that he is unhappy with the continued detention of Kizza Besigye, whom he described as a personal friend with whom they fought together during the NRA bushwar.President Yoweri Museveni has stated that he is unhappy with the continued detention of Kizza
In Uganda’s complex political landscape, Dr. Kiiza Besigye stands as a figure of relentless defiance, his life etched with the “wrinkles of struggle” against a government that has increasingly tightened its grip on power.From medical doctor to opposition leader, Besigye’s journey r
Police in the Greater Bushenyi Region are investigating circumstances surrounding a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of eight people and left seven others critically injured in Buhweju District.The accident occurred on December 20, 2025, at about 10:45pm in Kisaana Village along
Ntungamo—On Friday 19th, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development under the Government of Uganda hosted a high-profile Mineral Markets Sensitization Workshop at the newly established Ntungamo Mineral Market Facility, marking a critical step in formalizing the country’s mineral value cha
Uganda has taken a major step forward in advancing its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, with General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, meeting leaders of the Turkish construction firm Yapı Merkezi to review the first phase o
Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja takes command of the Ugandan contingent in Somalia, succeeding Brig. Gen. Joseph Ssemwanga Musoke in the African Union mission.MOGADISHU, Somalia — Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja has assumed command of the Ugandan military contingent serving under the African Union
