Three soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have been arrested in connection with the killing of Godfrey Wayengera, the proprietor of Beloved Day Care and Nursery School in Mukono.Wayengera was reportedly taken from Namumira village in
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Nairobi and other major towns on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-government demonstrations.Businesses and schools remained shut in parts of the capital as fea
Raphael Magyezi. Courtesy PhotoPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s government has extended the term of office for Local Council I (LC I) and Local Council II (LC II) Chairpersons and their committees for another six months.Local Government Ministe
After a week on remand at Luzira Prison, Uthman Shaban Ngobi, Deputy District Kadhi of Luuka District, returned to court seeking forgiveness over
Authorities have blamed persistent vandalism for the continued darkness along parts of the Kampala Northern Bypass, where streetlights had recently been installed but abruptly stopped working — sparking concern and questions from road users.The Ministry of Works and Tran
Leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP) are demanding urgent medical intervention and legal action for their detained members, who they say are languishing in Masaka prison without trial due to a nationwide lawyers’ strike.During a visit to the prison, Kampala City Council Speaker Z
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fred Ahimbisibwe, who has served as the Regional Police Commander (RPC) for Bukedi South for over a year, has been transferred to the Aswa West policing region, with his new duty station in Gulu City.The move comes as part of a broader police reshuffle
Namutumba Town was engulfed in chaos early Thursday morning as police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters protesting against the party’s Electoral Commission, led by Tanga Odoi.The demonstrators were demanding that Simon Menya be off
Fighter jets from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have been scrambled across the Persian Gulf following coordinated Iranian missile strikes on American military installations in Qatar and Iraq.The escalation, confirmed by Tehran’s state broadcaster as “Operation Basharat
Former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has said that no one in Uganda’s political landscape possesses a stronger or clearer vision for the country's development than President Yoweri Museveni.Addressing journalists in Kampala, Bukenya recalled how he was harshly criticised in 2002 w
