For years, Uganda’s brightest university students have steered away from education degrees, gravitating instead toward medicine, law, and engineering — courses perceived to offer better financial returns. The government is now moving decisively to change that calculation.In a landmark
Kasambya County Member of Parliament David Kabanda has found himself at the heart of a growing political storm after former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora publicly defended him and accused some actors within the Patriotic League of Uganda of using “foo
Kampala, Uganda – Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to John Mary Ssebuwufu, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy chairperson and councillor, after 68 days in detention. The court set cash bail at 500,000 Ugandan shillings.Ssebuwufu, 50, was arrested on 14th January t
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has intensified investigations into the death of corporal Christine Babirye after emerging details suggested the incident may be linked to domestic violence.Babirye, who was attached to Bombo military hospital, succumbed to severe burn injuries o
Masindi district councillors have rejected the approval of the appointment of two service commission appointees to serve on the service commission desks, citing political interference. Kyetume Kasanga and Shamim Kasemire were earlier appointed by the district executive committee to replace
Thomas Tayebwa (C) in AruaThe deputy speaker of parliament Thomas Tayebwa spent the weekend in West Nile in what insiders describe as a calculated move to consolidate support as the race for the next deputy speaker intensifies.Publicly, Tayebwa travelled to Arua City to celebrate th
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba criticised Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) over his stay in the United States, where the opposition leader says he has begun international engagements, sparking wider debate.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Canon Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has been elected as the new Head of Laity for North Kigezi Diocese, succeeding Turyabe Abel Matiita.The election was confirmed by the Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, following the Diocesan Synod h
Police in Nsangi have arrested four suspects in connection with a series of phone and bag snatching incidents along the Kampala–Masaka Highway, particularly within the Busega–Kyengera swamp corridor.According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson SP Rachel Kawala, the arrests fol
Police has arrested a Primary School teacher red-handed attempting to defile his 16 year old P.7 pupil inside a lodge.According to Wilfred Kyempasa the Bukedi North region police spokesperson, Eria Odongo, 30 year teacher of Nampiido primary school and resident of Tirinyi central A village
