Leaders in Kayunga District have raised concern over worsening environmental degradation, warning that continued destruction of wetlands and forests is fuelling flooding that has left several roads submerged, disrupting transport, trade and access to essential services.Leaders in Kayunga D
Uganda’s new national e-mobility strategy is focused on domestic vehicle manufacturing, battery production, charging infrastructure and specialised human capital development.Uganda plans to fully transition all new government vehicles to locally manufactured electric vehicles as part of
Activist Justice Hunter has raised concerns over the absence of international media engagement with Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), who has been in the United States for nearly two months following Uganda’s recent elections.In a statement, Justi
Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) said on Wednesday it had begun discharging nearly 100 million litres of fuel at the port of Mombasa, with the first consignments expected to reach Uganda within days amid rising pump prices.The shipment, offloaded on May 5, comprises 47.5 million litres o
Police in Bushenyi have arrested several drivers in a renewed crackdown on vehicles carrying excess passengers.The enforcement follows a surge in complaints from road users and on social media about dangerous overloading, with some vehicles reportedly carrying nearly double
Police in Mitooma District are holding a 45-year-old woman for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow dozens of sewing needles.Juliet Tushabeomwe, 45, was arrested in Mitooma District for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow 46 needles over a two-week pe
The 2021–2026 cabinet has concluded its term, with ministers directed to hand over their offices to permanent secretaries following their final meeting on Monday.President Yoweri Museveni thanked the outgoing ministers for what he described as a job well done. This was the cabinet he onc
Some opposition MPs were given Shs100m each to vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill, reports have emerged on the day Parliament is preparing to vote on the contentious piece of legislation. Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, which was tabled in April 2026, is presented by the govern
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects struck in the early hours of Monday, gaining access through a gate opposite City Square before entering the bank’s commercial offices, where they reportedly spent nearly three hours undetected.Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala (P
There was some Sovereignty Bill drama as MPs nearly punched each other during special joint committee meeting in a Munyonyo hotel, according to reports.A joint Committee comprising the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs and the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is handlin
