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Inside the Centenary Bank Robbery! Police Drag Seven Men to Court Over Shs 620 Million Theft, Remanded

Inside the Centenary Bank Robbery! Police Drag Seven Men to Court Over Shs 620 Million Theft, Remanded

Seven men are set to appear before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court today after police completed investigations into a high-profile robbery in which more than Shs 620 million was stolen from a businessman in Kampala.The suspects, identified as Mulindwa Sharif, Akid Khalid alias Bomb

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Gov’t scraps allowances for medical interns as training becomes part of university degree

Gov’t scraps allowances for medical interns as training becomes part of university degree

Medical interns will stop receiving government allowances starting August, 2026, as a new policy folds internship into the formal university education system.The change, approved by Cabinet in October 2024, means students will now complete their internship before graduating. That extends m

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KCCA Assesses Kiira Motors as Kampala Targets 100 Electric Buses and Mass Transit Expansion

KCCA Assesses Kiira Motors as Kampala Targets 100 Electric Buses and Mass Transit Expansion

Kampala Capital City Authority has begun evaluating Kiira Motors’ production capacity as the city moves to scale up electric bus deployment and lay groundwork for a future Bus Rapid Transit system.Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has begun assessing Kiira Motors Corporation’s capa

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New minister Balaam inherits Local govt system plagued by graft allegations

New minister Balaam inherits Local govt system plagued by graft allegations

The appointment of Balaam Barugahara as Uganda's minister for Local Government has raised expectations that he will confront corruption widely viewed as entrenched within district administrations, where recruitment scandals, procurement irregularities and misuse of public funds continue to underm

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ESCAPE PLAN OR INVESTMENT MOVE? Reports Claim 8 Ugandan MPs and Ministers Are Buying Homes in Kenya Amid Fears of Corruption Probes

ESCAPE PLAN OR INVESTMENT MOVE? Reports Claim 8 Ugandan MPs and Ministers Are Buying Homes in Kenya Amid Fears of Corruption Probes

KAMPALA — As the government intensifies efforts to combat corruption and illicit enrichment in public office, reports have emerged that several Ugandan politicians have acquired residential properties in neighboring Kenya.According to information obtained by The Ankole Times, eight senio

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Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Government is preparing regulations that will require all electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Uganda to be licensed and permitted under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, in what officials describe as a major step toward formalising the country’s fast-growing e-mobility sector.

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Otuke MP Paul Omara in Tears After Betty Amongi Fails to put Him on Museveni cabinet list

Otuke MP Paul Omara in Tears After Betty Amongi Fails to put Him on Museveni cabinet list

Things are now very bad for outgoing minister of gender Betty Among who on 15th January was fired by close to 40,000 Lira city voters who disregarded her and voted Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to be their woman MP for the next five years up to 2031.Amongi must be regretting why she blindly disregar

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Man Utd quietly announce £31m transfer in major boost for Michael Carrick

Man Utd quietly announce £31m transfer in major boost for Michael Carrick

Manchester United have quietly confirmed their first transfer of the summer window in a deal worth around £31million. Michael Carrick will be hoping for a productive summer as he gears up for his first full campaign in charge of the Red Devils. He was handed the permanent manager's job after imp

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Museveni scraps funding for public holiday events; money to be channeled to development priorities

Museveni scraps funding for public holiday events; money to be channeled to development priorities

The holidays most likely affected by the new policy are those usually marked with state-led national ceremonies, including Liberation Day, Janani Luwum Day, Women’s Day, Labour Day, Martyrs’ Day, Heroes Day and Independence Day.Uganda will stop spending public money on organising most

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BUSTED! URA CBUSTED! URA Customs Smashes Major Rice Smuggling Syndicate at Uganda Bordersustoms Spies Crush Massive Rice Smuggling Racket at Uganda Borders

BUSTED! URA CBUSTED! URA Customs Smashes Major Rice Smuggling Syndicate at Uganda Bordersustoms Spies Crush Massive Rice Smuggling Racket at Uganda Borders

For an entire month, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Intelligence officers operated like undercover spies in a high-stakes economic war quietly unfolding at Uganda’s porous borders with Tanzania and Kenya.Away from the public eye, intelligence teams tracked suspicious truck moveme

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