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RUKUNGIRI: Tumukunde Faces Stiff Resistance from Ingrid Turinawe as Besigye Jailing Fuels Political Tension

RUKUNGIRI: Tumukunde Faces Stiff Resistance from Ingrid Turinawe as Besigye Jailing Fuels Political Tension

Bishop of North Kigezi, Onesmus Asiimwe, summoned Tumukunde and Ingrid before the congregation at Kinyansano Cathedral on Christmas DayRukungiri Municipality is shaping up as one of the most politically charged battlegrounds ahead of the general elections, with Henry Tumukunde facing stiff

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Museveni campaigns in Gomba, Kigongo bashes NRM-leaning candidates

Museveni campaigns in Gomba, Kigongo bashes NRM-leaning candidates

President Yoweri Museveni has taken his campaign to Gomba District, an area widely considered a political stronghold of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) intensified efforts to consolidate support and enforce pa

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Nankabirwa Writes to Nabbanja: UEDCL Crisis ‘Too Big To Hide’

Nankabirwa Writes to Nabbanja: UEDCL Crisis ‘Too Big To Hide’

The Energy Minister argued that ignoring performance deficiencies would endanger the electricity sector more than confronting them, especially given mounting public frustration.Uganda’s Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa has defended her directive for a full board-led investigation into sta

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Shock as UETCL blows over Sh700bn on unused Bujagali Power.

Shock as UETCL blows over Sh700bn on unused Bujagali Power.

An inquiry into the cost of electricity from the 250MW Bujagali Hydropower Dam has revealed that government has over the past seven years paid USD 213.1 million (about UGX 775 billion) in deemed energy, money paid to Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) for power generated but not taken by the national

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EU disgusted with ‘endemic corruption’ in Ukraine

EU disgusted with ‘endemic corruption’ in Ukraine

Kiev’s European backers are seeking guarantees that their financial aid would not be embezzledThe EU is seeking concrete commitments from Ukraine in the wake of the bombshell corruption scandal implicating Vladimir Zelensky’s close associate, Politico Europe reported on Friday, citing

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Volodymyr Zelensky praises King Charles for getting Trump back on side

Volodymyr Zelensky praises King Charles for getting Trump back on side

Volodymyr Zelensky said that King Charles had helped build relations with Donald Trump and described the British monarch as "very supportive" of Ukraine.In an interview on Sunday, during which Russian strikes on the country's energy grid caused the lights to twice black out, Mr Zelensky he

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Ukraine fails to knock out energy grid in Kursk border areas

Ukraine fails to knock out energy grid in Kursk border areas

According to Oleg Ivanov, the Ukrainian forces are attempting to cut the border areas of the Kursk Region off from power, but they have not succeeded in completely disabling individual energy facilities, only temporarilyKURSK, November 7. /TASS/. Attempts by the Ukrainian military to knock

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Prince Andrew 'forced maids to pick up soiled  scattered around teddy-laden bedroom'

Prince Andrew 'forced maids to pick up soiled scattered around teddy-laden bedroom'

Prince Andrew's image is in tatters after he was forced to give up his royal titles and honours, and now troubling claims about his life behind Palace walls have resurfacedPrince Andrew allegedly made strange requests from staff. Prince Andrew is at risk of spending the rest of his days in

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UEDCL Gains Over 640,000 New Connections in Six Months

UEDCL Gains Over 640,000 New Connections in Six Months

(L-R) Benson Turamye, Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), Patrick Birungi, Executive Director Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and Paul Mwesigwa, Managing Director Uganda Electricity Distribution Company L

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Electricity Eludes Ibanda Homes as High Connection Costs Keep Families in the Dark

Electricity Eludes Ibanda Homes as High Connection Costs Keep Families in the Dark

Despite the national power grid passing through several communities in Ibanda District, many households remain without electricity—trapped in darkness by the high cost of connections.This persistent lack of access continues to hamper livelihoods, with children in day-scholar schools part

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