Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Africa remains the backbone of global peacekeeping despite shrinking troop numbers and funding.Despite the decline in number
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Allegations circulating on social media claiming that Gen. Salim Saleh owns a hotel in Busabala on the outskirts of Kampala have been firmly dismissed, with the senior military officer and Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) coordinator calling for investigations to establish the
Former opposition politician James Birungi Ozo has been ordered to repay a Shs 383 million loan he took from Pride after the court rejected his attempt to stop the bank from enforcing a court order.Ozo, who was once a prominent official in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) before cross
According to police, Lydia was reported missing at Old Kampala Police Station on June 4, 2026, after she allegedly disappeared while traveling from Busunju along Mityana Road. The case took a disturbing turn when her family began receiving phone calls from unknown individuals using Lydia’s mobi
the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border entry points. Some are crossing using the designated routes with UPDF soldiers patrolling the areas as a measure to control the
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has called on Nabugabo Updeal Joint Venture to strengthen garbage collection efforts amid persistent waste management challenges in the city, as officials mark World Environment Day and honour the late sanitation reform advocate Alhajji Abdu Musa Ssenyondo.
For many years, Kampala tycoon Mbaba, who is synonymous with the list of wealthy Baganda with lots of ‘old money,’ has owned and operated Magic Car Parking, which is one of the most famous ones in Uganda’s capital.Located on the large vacant plot of land lying between Theatre Labonit
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, and thanks to an expanded 48-team format for 2026, every player knows this is the biggest audience they'll ever command.It's the kind of spectacle that can launch careers and generate blockbuster transfers, as excitement over particular pl
The MP for Kawempe South, Madina Ntale Nsereko, has called on the new leadership of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to urgently address service delivery challenges affecting residents in her constituency.Speaking to Bbeg Media on Saturday morning, Nsereko said the new City Hall l
Kampala Metropolitan Police, in collaboration with other security agencies and community stakeholders, conducted a series of coordinated disruptive operations between 4th and 5th June 2026 targeting known crime hotspots in Mukono District, Kira Municipality, and Nakawa Division. The operations we
