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29 Dec '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to inject Shs1 billion into each mechanics’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) operating within Kampala, in a move aimed at strengthening the informal automotive sector and improving access to affordable financing.The commitme
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29 Dec '25
Police in Kitagwenda District are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during an arrest linked to a domestic violence case in Nyabbani Sub-county. The incident happened on December 28, 2025, at around 9:00 a.m. in Rwenkubebe Parish, Rwenzori West Region, leaving a 59-year-old man dead an
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29 Dec '25
NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi has pledged to launch an independent inquiry into the alleged brutalization of fishing communities if elected in 2026.KAMPALA, Uganda — National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi has reaffirmed a strict “no-independents” policy, urging his supporter
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29 Dec '25
Uganda’s coffee exports soared 38% in October 2025, reaching $185.56 million, driven by robust Robusta and Arabica shipments. Read the full report on top buyers and the $2.4 billion annual earningsKAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has approved a 572 billion shilling investmen
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29 Dec '25
Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of woodsmoke that hangs over Kampala every evening lies a multibillion-dollar economic deadlock. Despite a flurry of executive or
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29 Dec '25
A customer receives a step-by-step guide on using the Wendi mobile wallet, empowering them to seamlessly send and receive international money transfersKAMPALA, Uganda — Commercial banks and financial institutions in Uganda approved 1.93 trillion shillings in new credit during October, wi
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29 Dec '25
Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson, Electoral CommissionThe Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media suggesting irregularities in the National Voters Register (NVR), describing the claims as false and misleading.In a statement issued by the E
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29 Dec '25
Rapper Fik Fameica and dancer Wembly Mo have finally reconciled after months of misunderstanding and conflict that had kept them apart.The long-running rift came to an emotional end on Sunday night when Fik Fameica publicly apologised to Wembly Mo during his late mother’s vigil held in K
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29 Dec '25
In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,
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29 Dec '25
Commissioner Seku reminded the public of the legal requirements, specifically citing the regulations that prohibit the hoisting of the national flag on private buildings without express government permission. Government has issued a warning regarding the management and display of the natio