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Works Minister Katumba dismisses claims linking Mpigi traffic jam to presidential movements

Works Minister Katumba dismisses claims linking Mpigi traffic jam to presidential movements

The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has dismissed claims that the severe traffic congestion along the Kampala–Masaka Highway, particularly in Mpigi, was caused by road closures to facilitate political activities of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.In a statem

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Music Industry Stands With Fik Fameica Ahead of Mother’s Burial on Monday

Music Industry Stands With Fik Fameica Ahead of Mother’s Burial on Monday

The Ugandan music industry has come together in solidarity with Fik Fameica following the heartbreaking loss of his mother, who passed away in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged battle with cancer.According to the singer, his mother had been bedridden for over five months and sp

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Inside Uganda’s billion-dollar struggle to quit charcoal

Inside Uganda’s billion-dollar struggle to quit charcoal

Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of woodsmoke that hangs over Kampala every evening lies a multibillion-dollar economic deadlock. Despite a flurry of executive or

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What Museveni, Bobi must show to win Kampala, Wakiso

What Museveni, Bobi must show to win Kampala, Wakiso

In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,

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Court Showdown Looms as Residents Challenge Judge Sebutinde’s Bugolobi Construction

Court Showdown Looms as Residents Challenge Judge Sebutinde’s Bugolobi Construction

Residents of Bugolobi Princess Anna Drive, together with their local council leadership, have dragged a retired Ugandan judge and International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge, Julia Sebutinde to court over the alleged illegal construction of a six-storey apartment block in a residential neighborhoo

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VP Alupo calls for discipline as 668 children are confirmed in Katakwi

VP Alupo calls for discipline as 668 children are confirmed in Katakwi

Vice President Jessica Alupo attends a confirmation ceremony at St Stephen Catholic Parish in Katakwi District, where 668 children received the sacrament.Katakwi, Uganda: Vice President Jessica Rose Alupo Epel has warned youth in Katakwi District against night dancing, drug abuse and exces

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Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Stung by the controversial circumstances under which Budiope East MP Moses Magogo’s leading opponent Daniel Mulirire (an NRM-leaning independent) was denominated and disqualified from the race, leading Busoga kingmaker Rebecca Kadaga has sharply criticized the Electoral Commission.Speaki

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EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

Buyende, Uganda: The Electoral Commission has disqualified independent candidate, Daniel Mulirire from contesting for the Budiope East parliamentary seat, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, who accused the Commission of denying candidat

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Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM

Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM

The minister, who was accompanied by his wife Susan Muhwezi and family members, expressed concern over what he described as worrying levels of alcohol consumption among men, women, youth, and the elderly.The Security Minister Retired Major General Jim Muhwezi Concerned that excessiv

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Kaziimba, 6 Bishops Prepare for Retirement

Kaziimba, 6 Bishops Prepare for Retirement

Archbishop Kaziimba is expected to begin farewell visits to dioceses across the country ahead of his retirement, while the outgoing bishops will also tour parishes within their dioceses to bid farewell to ChristiansKaziimba (top left) will retire alongside six bishops in 2027The Chu

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