Hoima District Vice Chairperson Hellen Mulumba is in police custody over allegations of extorting Shs 16.5 million from a job seeker, as authorities probe a growing pattern of recruitment-related fraud involving local government officials.Police in Hoima City are holding Hoima District Vic
Parliament has withdrawn the Traffic & Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2026, halting plans to reduce the vehicle import age limit from 15 to 13 years. Lawmakers cited affordability concerns, warning the move would raise car prices and transport costs, despite government’s push for cleaner, mo
Uganda has 70.5 million litres of petrol, enough to last 19 days, according to a government update released on April 21, 2026.In a press statement, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) said the country also has 43.2 million litres of die
The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest
Uganda Police has said it has no plans to arrest National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, nor to issue any specific guidelines regarding his anticipated return from self-exile.Over the weekend, NUP announced that its leader is expected t
Former Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp is demanding five signings from the Real Madrid hierarchy ahead of his potential arrival, according to reports.Los Blancos have had a turbulent season with Xabi Alonso sacked in January after losing the Spanish Super Cup final to arch-rivals Barcelo
Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant has been killed in an ambush by suspected cattle raiders in Yumbe District, authorities have confirmed.The deceased, identified as Sgt. Jonas Mukundane, 42, was the officer in charge of Kupia Army Detachment in Kerwa Sub-county. The incident
There was high drama at Speke Apartments on Saturday night after a heated parking lot clash between a top boss at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and outgoing Rubanda West MP Moses Kamuntu allegedly escalated into a near-shooting incident!Eyewitnesses say the trouble started at the exit wh
Uganda has unveiled a national internet exchange platform designed to keep local data traffic within its borders, a move expected to lower bandwidth costs, improve speeds, and strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda has unv
MONTREUX, Switzerland: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 (AFC/M23) rebel group announced on Saturday they had made “substantial progress” toward a protocol on humanitarian access and judicial protection, committing to rapid aid deliverie
