State Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite said Pearl Bank now has the opportunity to expand beyond Uganda and position itself as a serious regional competitor.Pearl Bank’s profits rose 34 percent to Shs47.3 billion in 2025.Minister Evelyn Anite urged the bank to
Parliament yesterday passed a supplementary budget of Shs1.1 trillion under supplementary schedule five, giving more money to the government to implement its activities. Of the total amount, the supplementary request that does not require prior approval from Parliament amounts to Shs586.2b. This
Ugandan authorities have arrested a suspected transnational criminal, Keith Mugisha, along with two Nigerian nationals in a coordinated security operation. The arrest was carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs following intelligence shared through Interpol and several public tip-offs. Th
Unknown gunmen have shot dead a security guard in Gulu city, northern Uganda and fled with his firearm.The deceased has been identified as Ronald Obedi, a guard attached to Samurai Security Protective Services Uganda Ltd. The attackers reportedly shot Obedi at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday wh
Police digital forensic analyst Enock Kanene told court that the material in question moved in one direction—from Ssentongo’s device to the contact associated with the pastor.Pastor Robert Kayanja in the dock at Mwanga II Magistrate’s Court in Mengo during a previous court proceeding
Police in Kabale District have registered a sudden death after a man was found lifeless in a hotel room in Kabale Municipality.The deceased has been identified as Zibahurire Peter, also known as Kamugisha, a resident of Murandamo “A” Cell, Rubumba Parish, Kahungye Sub-county.Acc
Police in Mitooma District are holding a 45-year-old woman for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow dozens of sewing needles.Juliet Tushabeomwe, 45, was arrested in Mitooma District for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow 46 needles over a two-week pe
Police at Kira Division have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 52-year-old woman in a case believed to involve human sacrifice, after her decomposing body was discovered inside the home of her biological sister.The deceased has been identified as Naziwa Oliver, a resid
Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has long been marked by something less visible: hunger.Teachers say signs are familiar, drooping heads by mid-morning, decli
From left, Betty Nakisita, Persis Namuganza, and Yona Kayogera. Their parliamentary election victories are being challenged in court.Four candidates who lost parliamentary races in Namutumba District have filed petitions at the High Court in Iganga, challenging the election of newly declar
