family in Kole District is appealing for financial support to save the life of a nine-year-old boy who survived a deadly arson attack that killed his younger brother after unknown assailants torched a grass-thatched hut where the children were sleeping.The tragic incident happened on April
Police in Ibanda District have recovered the body of a young girl believed to have been murdered and dumped near a riverbank in a case that has shocked residents of Ibanda Municipality.The decomposing body of the unidentified minor, estimated to be between eight and nine years old, was dis
Documents seen by this publication include a purported Diploma in Law certificate and academic transcript bearing the name Omule Simba Tom, registration number DII/U/191/2004, allegedly issued by the Law Development Centre (LDC) in 2006.The certificate indicates that Omule was awarded a Di
The debate surrounding sovereignty protection laws has become increasingly significant across developing nations where governments seek stronger control over foreign influence and civil society. In Uganda, discussions around the proposed Sovereignty Bill have raised concerns among non-governmenta
President Yoweri Museveni commissions the NARO anti-tick vaccine production plant at Nakyesasa, in Wakiso district on 30th April 2026.On April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a defining moment in its agricultural transformation journey as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the
this file photo, former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga [left] and People's Front for Freedom council speaker Salaam Musumba attend a children’s event in Bugabula South, Kamuli District, wearing Independence medals. PHOTO/SAM CALEB OPIO People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) council spe
Hon. Jalameso said he did not just trounce Hon. Obua as an NRM flag bearer but doubly, being the Chief Whip of the ruling party and the Vice Chairperson for the Northern region.“My victory was God planned as he used his people to raise me from grass to grace. My Opponent Obua made a big
The Government of Uganda officially invested up to Shs750bn into the Matugga-based DEI Pharmaceuticals manufacturer, which earned Ugandans a shareholding of 9% in the business. This PPP decision was controversial from the very inception as a significant number of MPs protested and questioned the
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,
