Electricity consumers in Kampala and surrounding areas will experience scheduled daytime power outages from May 14 to June 2, 2026, as UETCL carries out maintenance on the Lugogo–Kampala North 132kV transmission line under a major upgrade programme.Electricity consumers in Kampala and su
Uganda has unveiled its first electric commuter bus service in the capital, marking an early step in a nationwide plan to modernise urban transport and cut emissions through electrification.The service, unveiled by Works and Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, introduces the first op
While Uganda has not yet recorded a case of Hantavirus disease before, scientists have urged the public to be alert warning that the disease-causing rodents and small mammals are present and common in the country.The confirmation of hantavirus outbreak, believed to have started in South Am
ENTEBBE — Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced plans to jointly explore oil resources in the Albertine Graben along their common border, signalling a major expansion of economic and strategic cooperation between the two neighbours.The development emerged during
A team of six health workers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital took eight hours to operate on Samuel Akamumpa, an 9-year-old boy who was forced to swallow four dozen needles and many pieces of broken pens in Mitooma district. The team comprised of an anesthetist, three pediatric surgeons, and
Police in Omoro District have launched serious investigations after unknown armed assailants attacked a female police officer at Lalogi Police Barracks and escaped with a police gun loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.The shocking incident happened on the morning of May 11, 2026, at around
What had been heavily marketed as a historic and breathtaking aerial spectacle ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony has instead sparked public criticism and tough questions over alleged wasteful expenditure after a short-lived drone show lasting barely 10 to 14 minut
Construction of the Bukasa–Sentema–Kakiri road has reached 44.5 percent completion, surpassing targets, with officials confirming that tarmacking is expected to begin next month under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme.Construction works on the Bukasa–S
Eddy Kenzo was publicly humiliated at President Museveni’s swearing-in when he was removed from a seat next to his wife, sparking debate over protocol handling.Singer and Senior Presidential Adviser on Creativity, Eddy Kenzo, faced public embarrassment today when he was removed from a se
Normal bus services from Gulu City to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, were significantly disrupted on Tuesday as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took the oath for a seventh term in office. The Gulu-Kampala Highway is a major transport corridor linking towns and cities in the Acholi sub-region and n
