Investigative journalist Solomon Sserwanja, Executive Director of the African Centre for Investigative Journalism, has been arrested by plain-clothes security personnel, his team has confirmed.Sserwanja represents non-governmental organizations whose accounts were blocked by security agenc
Former Kira Municipality MP Ssemujju Nganda has criticised what he describes as tightened controls and a declining student culture at Makerere University, saying the institution has been transformed in ways that make it “unrecognizable” compared to its historical identity.Speaking duri
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Allegations circulating on social media claiming that Gen. Salim Saleh owns a hotel in Busabala on the outskirts of Kampala have been firmly dismissed, with the senior military officer and Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) coordinator calling for investigations to establish the
KAMPALA, Uganda — Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Bakireke Nambooze has paid an uncommon tribute to former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. David Muhoozi, describing him as a model of humility, professionalism, and composure—qualities she believes are increasingly rare in pub
Exiled Ugandan lawyer and writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has stirred fresh political debate after predicting that Vice President Jessica Alupo could be the next high-profile figure to lose influence in President Yoweri Museveni’s inner circle.His remarks come in the wake of former Speake
Kampala Metropolitan Police, in collaboration with other security agencies and community stakeholders, conducted a series of coordinated disruptive operations between 4th and 5th June 2026 targeting known crime hotspots in Mukono District, Kira Municipality, and Nakawa Division. The operations we
KAMPALA: A disturbing new video has emerged showing the final moments of Uganda Rugby Cranes and Stanbic Black Pirates player Sydney Gongodyo as he was violently assaulted by a mob in Kampala, adding fresh urgency to investigations into his death.The footage, which has been widely circulat
Police at Kira Road Police Station have registered a case of murder by mob action following a tragic incident that occurred on June 5, 2026, in Upper Naguru Community Village, Bukoto I Parish, Nakawa Division, Kampala District. The incident has left residents shocked and raised fresh concerns abo
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court to cancel a land tilted held by a retired UPDF officer, Maj. Gen. Elly Kayanja and his wife Jennifer Kayanja. In a lead judgment by Justice Florence Nakachwa, the Court of Appeal ruled that Kayanja had taken advantage of a vulnerable p
The morning sun burns through the dusty roadside of Bulindo and Kitukutwe, falling on broken timber, bent iron sheets and torn tarpaulins scattered where small kiosks once stood.A place that was once filled with the smell of frying chapati, boiling tea, laughter from customers and women ca
