UEDCL has announced a planned power shutdown in Entebbe City on February 25, 2026, from 8:00am to 5:00pm to allow critical maintenance and system improvement works.Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power shutdown in Entebbe City to allow mainte
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeated defamatory statements would trigger legal action.She was responding to a comment by Baram Nkahirwa on X (formerly Twi
A power play for the ages: Justice Minister Norbert Mao and Speaker Anita Among. Once unlikely allies under President Museveni’s big tent, the two now find themselves on a collision course as Mao signals his intent to seize the speaker’s gavel. With the 12th Parliament on the horizon, the que
Police in Budaka District have arrested a woman suspected of child theft after recovering a three-month-old baby and a fake immunisation card. Authorities are investigating possible aggravated child trafficking charges.ASP Kyempasa Wilfred, the Police Spokesperson for Bukedi North Region,
DP President Norbert Mao on Tuesday pushed back against some of the recent FDC defectors to NRM who days earlier had castigated and written off his bid for speakership as being “dead on arrival,” simply because he is an outsider who the ruling party shouldn’t risk trusting with such a sensi
Kampala – Police in Nateete are holding a 24-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her three-year-old daughter in a domestic incident that occurred in Lusaze Zone, Rubaga Division, Kampala District.The incident happened in the early hours of February 24, 2026, at around 5:00 a.m., accor
Locals look on as the rescue team is engaged in retrieving bodies from the mines.Bushenyi, Uganda —At least five people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a gold mine in Kayanga Village, Kyamuhunga Sub‑County, Bushenyi District. The incident occurred when the artisanal
Uganda’s Ambassador to South Africa Paul Amoru has urged Ugandans living there to remain disciplined and respect domestic laws as the two countries move closer to introducing visa-free travel for ordinary passport holders.Mr Amoru said technical processes to waive visa fees for ordinary
Jennifer Bamuturaki, Former Uganda Airlines CEOUganda is the only peaceful country where everyone is free to trade any baseless accusation without being remorseful after developing any disagreement.When President Museveni gave a job to Mrs Jennifer Bamuturaki, that was the beginning
JAILED: Audrey Muhindo (R) and Stuart Kasingye (L)Two Kampala-based lawyers have been remanded to Luzira prisons over the alleged theft of Shs700 million said to have been fraudulently transferred from a Belgian national’s bank account.According to charge sheets referenced under C
