The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Busiro East Constituency, Mathias Walukaga, on grounds of lacking the requisite academic qualifications. The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commiss
The notorious Salgaa blackspot along the Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret highway was once again plunged into tragedy and chaos on Sunday evening, December 21, 2025, after a fatal road accident escalated into a violent act of mob justice that left two people dead and a 65-seater passenger bus completely de
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed an application seeking to halt the treason trial of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and has also urged the High Court to reject a bail request filed by his defense team.Through Chief State Attorney Richard Birivumb
When Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho (Rtd) Salim Saleh presented his long, detailed analysis of Uganda’s economy and structured recommendations for improvement in the form of the Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) to President Museveni, he laid out the kinds of problems that many Ugandans feel eve
With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that h
The Electoral Commission has issued a stern warning to Bobi Wine over 62 documented offences, including incitement and unlawful assembly, during the 2025 presidential campaign.Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama speaks during a press conference in KampalaElector
High Court Judge Simon Peter Kinobe has delivered a ruling in the case where Musician Mathias Walukagga had appealed the ruling of the Electoral Commission throwing him out of the race in Busiro East.On 9th this Month, Electoral Commission denominated Walukaga from the Busiro East race sig
The Electoral Commission (EC) has defended its decision to cancel the candidature of Mathias Walukagga, insisting that he did not meet the minimum academic qualifications required to contest for the Busiro East parliamentary seat.In an affidavit in reply filed before the Civil Division of
Ntungamo—On Friday 19th, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development under the Government of Uganda hosted a high-profile Mineral Markets Sensitization Workshop at the newly established Ntungamo Mineral Market Facility, marking a critical step in formalizing the country’s mineral value cha
Kampala Central Member of Parliament aspirant Abraham Luzzi has commended the Katikkiro of Buganda, Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga, for steering the completion of the long and complex restoration of the Kasubi Tombs, one of Uganda’s most significant cultural heritage sites.The Kasubi Tombs,
