Business •
12 Mar '25
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has urged the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo, not to oppose her husband's bail application.In a statement on X, Byanyima decried Besigye’s prolonged detention, calling it unjust.Sh
Business •
11 Mar '25
Veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda has issued a grim prediction regarding opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing treason trial, warning that the case could end with a death sentence, leaving Besigye at the mercy of President Yoweri Museveni.
Business •
09 Mar '25
Uganda's political scene has been shaken by leaked audio recordings that allegedly link former opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye to a plot to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s government.The audios, which
Business •
07 Mar '25
As campaigns for the Kawempe North by-election continue, Uganda's political environment is becoming more tense. Security forces have arrested 24 opposition supporters, raising concerns about political repression and the use of military symbols.
Business •
07 Mar '25
BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women
Business •
06 Mar '25
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested three suspects for illegally vending human and veterinary medicines in open markets in Bukhaweka and Butilu, Namisindwa District.The suspects Kisubi Jamada, Ali Matovu, and Mutawa Clemensia were found selling classified medicines, including an
Business •
13 Feb '25
On Wednesday, Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel apprehended a couple at the Apieta checkpoint in Lamwo District for possessing an illegal firearm. The suspects, Golden Ricky Olanya, 46, from Ngora Village, Pobel Parish, Lukung Sub-County, and his w
Business •
13 Feb '25
An investigation into the recent arrest of accountant general Lawrence Semakula and eight other Finance ministry staff has drawn in the names of Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Ramathan Gggobi as being at the centre of a conspiracy to mudsling and punish Semakula.
Business •
06 Feb '25
Reports reaching our desk indicate that an Indian external auditor, hired by Tembo Steel chairman Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, has mysteriously died inside the Tembo Steel Factory.Mr. Dignish, a renowned auditor from India
Business •
22 Jan '25
Photo :Courtesy (Image used for illustration)24-year-old Edmond Agaba Kipana , resident of Rushebeya trading center , Rukiga District, has been charged and remanded for allegedly possessing military attire and ass