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Rwanda Dangles Fat Bait – Offers to Host UN Agencies

Rwanda Dangles Fat Bait – Offers to Host UN Agencies

Rwanda has offered to host key United Nations offices, agencies, and programs currently under review for relocation as part of the UN80 reform agenda.In a bold pitch to cement its place as a global diplomatic hub, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente pledges Kigali’s full log

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UCC Directs Journalists to Get Media Council Accreditation for 2026 Electoral Coverage

UCC Directs Journalists to Get Media Council Accreditation for 2026 Electoral Coverage

All journalists and media practitioners intending to cover Uganda’s 2026 general elections must undergo a mandatory accreditation process through the Media Council and the Electoral Commission (EC), according to new guidelines issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).The dire

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Government Issues Warning on Election Opinion Polls

Government Issues Warning on Election Opinion Polls

Opinion polls—conducted through field surveys, phone-ins, and online platforms—have become an integral feature of electoral cycles worldwide.In Uganda, these polls often aim to gauge candidate popularity and predict election outcomes.However, the Uganda Communications Commission

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Nansana Businessman Robbed Of 50M By Masked Gun Men In Mobile Money Heist

Nansana Businessman Robbed Of 50M By Masked Gun Men In Mobile Money Heist

Security agencies in Wakiso District have launched an intensive search for a group of masked gunmen who carried out a violent robbery on a mobile money operator in Ganda Village, Nansana Municipality. The incident occurred on the evening of May 13, 2025, at appr

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Buikwe Celebrates Belated Women's Day

Buikwe Celebrates Belated Women's Day

The State Minister in charge of the Office of the Vice President, Diana Mutasingwa, was joined by the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Relief, and Refugees, Lillian Aber, to commemorate Women's Day in Buikwe.The celebration, held at Lugazi Mehta Stadium, honored the strength, a

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High Hopes for Kitagwenda Ahead of Museveni Visit

High Hopes for Kitagwenda Ahead of Museveni Visit

Residents of Kitagwenda District are brimming with anticipation as they prepare to welcome President Museveni on Sunday, May 18, 2025.The president will be concluding his Parish Development Model (PDM) performance assessment tour with a grand rally at Kicwamba Primary School Playgroun

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NUP Faults Parliament Over 'Rushed' UPDF Amendment Bill Process

NUP Faults Parliament Over 'Rushed' UPDF Amendment Bill Process

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has criticised Parliament for what it calls a rushed and exclusionary process in handling the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025.In a statement, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya expressed disappointment over the short n

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Experts Urge Business Leaders to Embrace Technology as a Tool for Transformation

Experts Urge Business Leaders to Embrace Technology as a Tool for Transformation

Experts have urged corporate leaders across Uganda to shift their mindset on technology, viewing it not as a threat to employment but as a powerful tool for business transformation and economic progress.Speaking at the 2025 C-Suite Forum organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accou

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Enid Origumisiriza Announces Comeback Bid For Kabale Woman MP Seat

Enid Origumisiriza Announces Comeback Bid For Kabale Woman MP Seat

Enid Origumisiriza was born in Kashumurizi village to Gashome and Agnes Bagyema. Regarding her education background, she went to Bishop Kivigyere Girls’ School, Muyebe, later joined Kigezi High School for both O and A levels. Later on, she went to National Teachers’ College, Kabale. From ther

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Parliament Grants Leave for Bill to Tie Political Party Funding to National Consultative Forum Membership

Parliament Grants Leave for Bill to Tie Political Party Funding to National Consultative Forum Membership

The Ugandan Parliament has granted leave to Faith Nakut Loru, the District Woman MP for Napak, to introduce a controversial private member’s bill that seeks to restrict government funding to political parties and organisations unless they are members of the National Consultative Forum (NCF).

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