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Museveni Pledges Tarmac for Moroto–Kotido–Kaabong Road as Rains Cut Off Karamoja Routes

Museveni Pledges Tarmac for Moroto–Kotido–Kaabong Road as Rains Cut Off Karamoja Routes

President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to construct more security roads in Karamoja and tarmac the road linking Moroto to Kaabong through Kotido District.The commitment comes as torrential rains render key routes in northern Karamoja impassable. The worst-hit areas include Abim, Kotido, Kaa

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Yumbe-Terego road engineer found dead in lodge

Yumbe-Terego road engineer found dead in lodge

Mr Collins Asea, the North Western Regional Police Spokesperson. PHOTO | RASHUL ADIDIPoni Islam, a national of Bangladesh who was contracted as an engineer in the ongoing tarmacking of Yumbe-Terego Road in West Nile, has been discovered dead in his hotel room in Lomunga Town Council.

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The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The Auditor General’s 2024-25 report exposes a pattern of chronic delays on the new Parliament building, as the completion date shifts to late 2027.KAMPALA, Uganda — A trail of six blown deadlines and a staggering 263 billion Ugandan shilling price tag has left the Parliament of Uganda

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Super agent ‘pushing’ Man Utd, Leny Yoro swap deal for electric Barcelona star – report

Super agent ‘pushing’ Man Utd, Leny Yoro swap deal for electric Barcelona star – report

Super agent Jorge Mendes is reportedly ‘pushing’ the idea of a summer swap deal involving Manchester United centre-back Leny Yoro and a top Barcelona defensive talent.It’s no secret that United are looking at defensive and midfield talent in the summer transfer window, with the addit

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Govt moves to block conversion of leasehold to freehold on state land

Govt moves to block conversion of leasehold to freehold on state land

Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development (MLHUD), is pushing for suspension of conversion of government land from leasehold to freehold tenure.The revelation comes after Uganda Land Commission (ULC) chairperson Prof. Nyeko Pen-Mogi sounded an alarm to the la

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Justice Khauka’s Verdict Sends a Clear Message: The Law Must Not Bend to Convenient Insanity Claims

Justice Khauka’s Verdict Sends a Clear Message: The Law Must Not Bend to Convenient Insanity Claims

Society does not—and should not—extend the same leniency to individuals who commit murder under the influence of alcohol. A drunk person, after all, also operates under impaired judgment. Alcohol distorts reasoning, lowers inhibition, and clouds decision-making. Yet when a drunken individual

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Government Employees to Lose Jobs if They Fail to Meet Set Targets

Government Employees to Lose Jobs if They Fail to Meet Set Targets

Government workers could soon face dismissal if they fail to meet performance expectations, following a new reform agenda unveiled by Head of Public Service Lucy Nakyobe.Speaking on April 28, 2026, at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi, Nakyobe addressed Local Government Human

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Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines

Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines

President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen

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Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Local Govt Minister, Raphael Magyezi instructed Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks, and city authorities to restore order in urban areas by relocating traders operating on streets, pavements, corridors, and drainage channels into designated markets and formal trading spaces.Street

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Fuel Price Surge Pushes Up Food Costs in Ibanda

Fuel Price Surge Pushes Up Food Costs in Ibanda

Vendors say rising transport expenses are driving price hikes, but weak consumer demand is squeezing their profits.Ibanda District is experiencing a sharp increase in food prices, with vendors attributing the trend to rising fuel costs that have driven up transportation expenses across the

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