Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has launched the construction of a Shs500 million market in Kayunga Town aimed at resettling vendors affected by the recent demolition of illegal structures, with officials saying the project will restore livelihoods and improve urban order.The project
Excitement is steadily building across Serere District as residents prepare for the swearing-in and installation of Woman Member of Parliament–elect Esther Lucy Acom, widely known as Ajokotau.Her victory in the recently concluded elections has energized communities from rural villages to
Manchester United's appeal against Lisandro Martinez's three-match ban was thrown out by the FA after it was ruled there was no obvious error. The Argentine received a straight red card for pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewis during the defeat to Leeds United earlier this month.It wa
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to expedite the signing of a commercial contract with DOTT Services as part of a renewed push to fix the long-delayed roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.In a February 17, 2026, letter seen by thi
Kalangala, Uganda | URN | Hellen Nakimuli, the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament who died on Sunday, has been laid to rest in Luwero District.Nakimuli died at Alexandria Medical Centre after unsuccessful surgery for fibroid.Her body arrived at her ancestral home in
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and working abroad.In a sitting Thursday presided over by Speaker Anita Among, lawmakers also rejected a government proposa
At 25, Mary Ashley Ainomugisha is sure of herself, her body, and the life she wants to lead. A self-proclaimed feminist, she describes herself as an online activist for women’s rights and health. While society expects a young woman her age to be looking forward to the lifelong goals of m
The High Court in Kampala has temporarily stopped the Uganda Music Promoters Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited (SACCO) from operating, following a dispute over alleged fraud, illegal takeover, and misuse of billions of Shillings in government funds.In an interim order issued o
The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded UBC TV journalist Frank Bwekumbule, alongside TikTokers Frank Kaggwa and Joseph Kikawa for allegedly mudslinging Masaka City Woman MP-elect, Justine Nameere Nsubuga.The trio appeared before His worship Abdallah Kayiza, who indicted them wi
Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill after removing one of its most contentious provisions — a clause that would have made a bachelor’s degree in education a mandatory requirement for registration as a teacher in Uganda.The decision, reached after heated debate in the House
