It is a bold call to embrace the one laptop per child policy and digitize education to achieve Uganda’s $500 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dream and accelerate East African economic integrationA HISTORIC MANDATE DEMANDS A HISTORIC RESPONSEPlease accept my warmest, most sinc
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has officially launched preparations for the 2026 Kampala City Festival, scheduled to take place on October 4, 2026, across major streets in Kampala.The announcement was made during an appreciation event held at KCCA headquarters, where partners who su
Traders affected by the late 2025 floods in Kampala are scrambling to confirm their eligibility for compensation as verification begins, amid confusion over the status and release of government funds.Flood-affected traders in Kampala have flocked to FUTA offices to verify whether their nam
The girlfriend of fugitive prison warder Moses Anguyo is expected to receive a Shs10 million reward after providing crucial information that led to his arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Anguyo, who is accused of killing four people, including his superior officers, at Kiboga
The inauguration of Ankole Kingdom’s Mugaba palace was cancelled after ‘UPDF intervention.’ Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja had been expected to be chief guest at the inauguration of the residence of former Ankole kings, located in Kamukuzi Hill of Mbarara City, as cultural heritage site.
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Markson Oboth-Oboth, has bade farewell the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Uganda, Vladlen Semivolos, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya on Friday.During the meeting, Ministe
Ugandan main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and two-time presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has met US Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks.A US Representative for New York’s 5th Congressional District since 2013, Gregory Meeks Ranking member of the H
L-R: CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Major General Don Nabasa.Two senior officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces have been arrested in a fresh crackdown ordered by the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.Security sources say Major General Don William Nabasa, a for
Kampala — Uganda has received a significant boost in its fight against major infectious diseases after the country secured a USD 521 million grant under the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) for the 2026–2028 period.The announcement came during a courtesy meeting between the Permanen
President Yoweri Museveni and NRM MPs have agreed on salary increment for arts teachers, primary teachers, TVET staff and security personnel.The agreement was reached during the NRM Parliamentary Caucus meeting at State House Entebbe on Friday, March 27, 2026.After the meeting, Muse
