At least seven senior police officers at the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) have vacated their offices in a development that has sparked questions about ongoing restructuring within the Uganda Police Force. Sources familiar with the matter told Monitor that the affected offi
Parliament has formally constituted the powerful Appointments Committee, paving the way for the vetting of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly appointed Cabinet ministers beginning Monday, June 1, 2026.The committee, chaired by Speaker Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and deputis
Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. Her family also own the Bosmo School, located within Njeru.
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has appointed Dr. Eunice Apio Otuko as the party’s new whip in Uganda’s 12th Parliament. Faisa Muzeyi, the Head of Media and Communications at the UPC, says Dr. Apio was appointed by UPC Party President Jimmy Akena and details addressed to the Speaker of P
Museveni directed that Permanent Secretary Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, Under Secretary for Police Aggrey Wunyi, and AIGP Felix Baryamwisaki step aside for six months as investigations proceed.President Museveni has ordered the forced leave of three top officials in the Ministry of Internal Af
Directors in the Uganda Police Force are reportedly living in fear and uncertainty after receiving intelligence that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the appointing authority, has declined to renew their employment contracts, SpyReports has exclusively learnt.According to insi
The National Unity Platform-NUP has condemned what it calls “silent abductions” of its supporters by security agencies. It has renewed demands for the immediate release of all those whose whereabouts remain unknown.In an interview with Uganda Radio Network-URN, National Unity Platform
The decision followed a motion tabled before the House by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, shortly after Parliament approved her appointment together with that of Vice President Jessica Alupo.While presenting the motion, Nabbanja explained that the President had resolved to enlarge the Exe
Suzana Magufuli, mother of Tanzania’s late fifth-phase President John Pombe Magufuli, has died at her home in Chato, Geita Region, following a prolonged illness.She died on Monday, May 25, 2026, at around 7:00pm, according to family confirmation.The news was confirmed by the late
The High Court Family Division in Kampala has ordered the exhumation of the late businessman Benon Kigambo Tumwesigye for DNA testing in a dramatic inheritance dispute involving 26 people claiming to be his biological children.In a ruling delivered on May 22, 2026, Justice Celia Nagawa dir
