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20 Apr '26
The trial of former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Ssali, and her co accused, Member of Parliament Mawanda, in a corruption case involving Shs3.8 billion has not been heard for a year which raises questions over delays in the administration of justice.Court records show that
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20 Apr '26
Salary disparities among presidential advisors have shocked netizens.According to the ministerial policy statement for the Office of the President for 2026/27, Dr Ezra Suruma is the highest-paid senior presidential advisor in Uganda, earning a whopping Shs 100 million every month.Dr
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20 Apr '26
Police in Greater Bushenyi are investigating a gruesome suspected murder in which a prominent businessman was found burnt and dismembered at a lodge in Ishaka Division, Bushenyi District. The deceased has been identified as Abias Asiimwe, 57, a businessman and resident of Kashenyi Ward.
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20 Apr '26
SP Apollo Tayebwa, the spokesperson for Greater Bushenyi PolicePolice in the Greater Bushenyi Region have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 57-year-old businessman, Asiimwe Abias, in Ishaka Division, Bushenyi District.According to police, Asiimwe, a resident of
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20 Apr '26
sombre mood engulfed Kanywero–Kashaki–Kihanga–Mparo Valley in Rukiga District on Sunday as hundreds of mourners gathered at Katungu Playground for the joint burial of a father and his son who died on the same day in Kampala.Mzee Daniel Keisho Ndarubweine, 96, and his son, Dr Joseph T
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20 Apr '26
Abias Asiimwe BaryayangaBushenyi, Uganda — Police in Bushenyi have arrested four suspects in connection with the brutal killing of former district Chief Finance Officer Abias Asiimwe Baryayanga.According to preliminary reports, Baryayanga, a resident of Kyandango in Kashenyi Ward,
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19 Apr '26
Parliament has rejected a proposal by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to allocate an additional 300 billion Shillings for rural electrification in the 2026/27 financial year.Presenting the report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Soroti East MP Herbert Ariko urged the g
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19 Apr '26
Yumbe, Uganda: A 44-year-old Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) died from head injuries sustained in a fatal crash after he lost control of his motorcycle on Yumbe-Kuru road on Friday evening, police have confirmed.The deceased, AIP Egwuyu Wilfred, attached to Arua City Police Health Cent
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18 Apr '26
Retired Gen. David Sejusa warns that Africa’s lack of space technology leaves the continent vulnerable, urging leaders to prioritize strategic power over rhetoric.KAMPALA, Uganda — Retired Gen. David Sejusa is warning African leaders to prioritize technological power over “peace rhet
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18 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing the growing backlog of court cases, warning that unresolved commercial disputes in y in the banking sector are tying up trillio