Museveni addressing NRM supportersPrison is ugly. Even the best prisons of the world are entirely humiliating.Locked away from family, denied pleasures and comforts of the world especially own scheduling is just too much to bear. But in slowing down time, and forcefully ridding its
The Commander of the 3 Infantry Division the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Major General Wilberforce Serunkuma, has described Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) as the backbone of the army and urged them to embrace leadership with discipline, responsibility, and commitment.He made
The Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Butambala District has remanded two suspects to a juvenile detention facility amid ongoing uncertainty over their ages, underscoring persistent challenges in age verification within Uganda’s criminal justice system.The two individuals, co-accused alo
Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constitutional session from Tuesday, March 31 to April 1 of 2026.The case stems from a December 2nd 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court
In a coordinated operation, police and army forces swooped down on suspected criminal hideouts in Pece Prisons, Cell-Kyenjere, and surrounding areas in Gulu City on March 24, 2026. During the operation, several suspects linked to organized criminal activities were apprehended. The suspects
The Court of Appeal of Uganda will on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, hold a one-day “weed-out” session in Kampala aimed at clearing dormant criminal appeals that can no longer proceed.The session will consider 26 cases that have accumulated over time but remain inactive due to various circum
The girlfriend of fugitive prison warder Moses Anguyo is expected to receive a Shs10 million reward after providing crucial information that led to his arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Anguyo, who is accused of killing four people, including his superior officers, at Kiboga
Ugandan prison warder accused of killing four people at Kiboga Central Prison has been arrested in neighbouring DR Congo after weeks on the run, authorities told Monitor. The suspect, identified as Moses Anguyo (No. 13544), was apprehended in Aru in a joint operation involving police and pr
President Yoweri Museveni and NRM MPs have agreed on salary increment for arts teachers, primary teachers, TVET staff and security personnel.The agreement was reached during the NRM Parliamentary Caucus meeting at State House Entebbe on Friday, March 27, 2026.After the meeting, Muse
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Canon Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has been elected as the new Head of Laity for North Kigezi Diocese, succeeding Turyabe Abel Matiita.The election was confirmed by the Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, following the Diocesan Synod h
