AT least 21 people have tragically drowned after a boat capsized in the Nile as rescuers frantically work to find the remaining passengers.The passenger ferry was carrying 30 people when it overturned in the Tayba-Al-Khawad area of Sudan on Wednesday.The ship on Nile River, Khartoum
Reader mode27 Arrested as Police Comb Bulindo, Buwate in Crackdown on Crimechimpreports.com1hKampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Luke OwoyesigyirePolice under Kira Police Division have conducted a joint security operation in Bulindo Katuli Zone and Buwate
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Akena sounded off on the army chief and First Son, calling his social media posts “an embarrassment” to all Ugandans Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena publicly chastised Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, urging th
It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the p
Ugandans woke up to shocking news that Maj. Gen. Deus Sande, the Commander of the Armoured Division based in Kasijjagirwa, Masaka District, has been confirmed dead. The news has spread quickly across the country, drawing mixed reactions from the public. While some remember him as a powerful milit
Despite legal buffer requirements of 100 metres from rivers and 200 metres from lakes,wetlands are increasingly encroached upon by settlements, farming, sand mining, and industrial activity, largely because oversight and enforcement remain underfunded.Here is why climate change is no longe
EFRIS was first legally introduced through the Tax Procedures Code (E-Invoicing and E-Receipting) Regulations in 2020, with mandatory use by VAT-registered taxpayers beginning on 1 July 2020.In today’s rapidly digitizing economy, tax compliance in Uganda is no longer a back-office obliga
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed three administrators to oversee his Shs1 billion fund, aimed at supporting wealth-creating projects in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and services.On February 8, 2026, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, named Frank Kag
A shocking Auditor General’s report has exposed deep rot, negligence and sheer incompetence at the Ministry of Water and Environment, after billions of shillings meant to save Karamoja from chronic water shortages were blown on valley tanks and dams that are now choked with silt, broken down or
WAKISO – The Uganda Police Force, working jointly with sister security agencies and local leaders, has intensified disruptive operations across Kira Municipality and neighbouring areas in Wakiso District to curb rising criminal activity and respond to public concerns over insecurity.The
