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16 Mar '26
Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe survived a suspected assassination attempt after he was shot in the leg by a gunman at a hotel in Lyantonde and is now receiving treatment in Kampala.Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe (Asiimwe Enos) survived a suspected assassination attempt afte
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16 Mar '26
A fire has destroyed several structures, cars and motorcycles at Katwe market in Makindye division, Kampala, as police firefighters moved in to contain the blaze.Fire has gutted Katwe market in Makindye division in Kampala.According to videos shared on social media and information f
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14 Mar '26
Kampala — Makerere University and the Tumusiime Mutebile Foundation have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence for Private Sector Development, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening Uganda’s private sector t
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14 Mar '26
A shocking bank scandal has erupted after Ugx 69 million mysteriously disappeared from a customer’s account in just five minutes, leaving behind a trail of fear, anger and serious questions about the safety of money in Uganda’s banking system.The man at the center of the storm is Chine
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14 Mar '26
Police in Mubende District have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a four-year-old boy whose body was later recovered from a pit latrine days after he went missing.The deceased has been identified as Daniel Kazungu, the son of Baingana Eric, a resident of N
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14 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda: The High Court of Uganda has ruled that a caretaker who continues occupying land after the owner withdraws consent becomes a trespasser and cannot claim compensation for expenses allegedly incurred on the property without proof of a valid agreement.The ruling was delivered
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14 Mar '26
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has temporarily closed Sixth Street in Kampala’s Industrial Area to allow for major concrete road works, following years of complaints from motorists and businesses about severe potholes along the busy corridor.In a traffic advisory issued late F
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13 Mar '26
Kampala — Uganda’s fuel prices remain significantly lower than those in Europe despite rising geopolitical tensions affecting global oil markets, with officials attributing the stability to diversified supply arrangements through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and its international su
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13 Mar '26
The National Building Review Board, (NBRB) has intensified a crackdown on illegal construction in Greater Kampala Metropolitan, focusing mainly on the prohibited Steel Timber Composite Building Method (STC).The method was banned in 2022 by the minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba W
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13 Mar '26
Residents of Wakaliga Zone B in Rubaga Division, Kampala District, were left shocked after a violent incident during the night of March 12, 2026, ended in the death of a man. Police from Natete are currently holding a woman suspected to be behind the fatal stabbing that occurred inside her rented