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Minister reveals why TikToker Ken Mukalakasa was released by police

Minister reveals why TikToker Ken Mukalakasa was released by police

The minister also revealed that investigations hit a snag after the victim in the sexual assault video refused to come forward, fearing that he could face charges of his ownState Minister for Youths and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has explained why TikToker Ken Mukalakasa wa

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Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Court heard that between July 2022 and April 2023, the accused fraudulently obtained USD 286,910 (approximately Shs1.1 billion) from Qatar-based investors under the guise of securing a government contract.Businessman Gilbert Tumwebaze Bafanabyo walks handcuffed from Anti-Corruption Court i

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Soroti Mobile Money Agent Murder Riffle Recovered, 5 Suspects Arrested

Soroti Mobile Money Agent Murder Riffle Recovered, 5 Suspects Arrested

The East Kyoga Regional Police have confirmed the recovery of an AK-47 rifle believed to have been used in the murder of Patricia Kokunda, a mobile money agent in Soroti.‎‎‎The weapon was traced in Northern Karamoja.‎‎‎‎Kokunda was tragically shot and killed on April 3, 2026,

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Uganda launches second satellite to space

Uganda launches second satellite to space

Officials say once the satellite is in operation, it will complement data already being collected from ground weather sensors and machine-learning early warning tools in use across the region.Uganda has moved ahead with its second space mission, with a new climate-monitoring payload known

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Minister Kyofa Election As MP Challenged In Court

Minister Kyofa Election As MP Challenged In Court

Allan Mayanja Ssebunya, the Incumbent Member of Parliament for Nakaseke Central, has petitioned the Luwero High Court challenging the outcome of the January Parliamentary elections.Ssebunya seeks to overturn the results, which declared the State Minister of Kampala Metropolitan Affairs as

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Court Rules in Favor of URA Against ATC Uganda

Court Rules in Favor of URA Against ATC Uganda

URA's Commissioner for Legal Services and Board Affairs, Mrs. Catherine Donovan KyokundaThe Court of Appeal has upheld URA’s withholding tax assessment of UGX 24,232,558,369 against ATC Uganda Limited in Court of Appeal, Civil Appeal No. 220 of 2022.ATC Uganda Limited obtained a s

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Winnie Byanyima fights Capt Kassami, Bwengye over control of her late father’s estate

Winnie Byanyima fights Capt Kassami, Bwengye over control of her late father’s estate

Left to Right: Winnie Byanyima, Capt John Kassami, and Francis BwengyeWinnie Byanyima and her four siblings have opposed a move by businessman Capt John Kassami and lawyer Francis Bwengye to extend their control over the wealth and property left by their father, Boniface Byanyima.Ca

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6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita

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Kikuube’s deadly gold mining site

Kikuube’s deadly gold mining site

A section of Kikuube district residents are demanding quicker interventions by the authorities as their lives remain at risk.These fears stem from the death of four at an abandoned water-filled gold mining site where the lives of their relatives were ended.The abandoned gold mining

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UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

Kampala resident, Matsiko Brian, is locked in a frustrating battle with telecom companies after a mobile money transaction worth UGX 4.5 million allegedly disappeared from the system despite a court order directing its recovery.Matsiko Brian, a resident of Mengo, says he has spent weeks pu

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