The Ruhinda North MP is being told to follow the tone set by Anita Among, the 11th speaker of parliament, who had up to end of Sunday, May 17, to withdraw from the race in favor of Jacob Oboth Oboth or face more music.The development is a dent on the political rise of Thomas Tayebwa, the y
Police in Entebbe are investigating a suspected suicide case involving a 22-year-old housewife identified as Nakigudde Carol, a resident of Kitoro Zone in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. The tragic incident reportedly happened during the night of May 16, 2026, and has left residents of the
Police have confirmed the fatal road traffic crash that led to the death of Senior Presidential Adviser on Special Duties Moses Karangwa Kaliisa in Kayunga District following a serious accident along the Kayunga–Jinja Road.According to the Uganda Police Force, the crash occurred on the n
Police in Mubende District have arrested two suspects and launched a manhunt for others after a 19-year-old man was allegedly killed during a violent bar fight involving broken beer bottles.Police in Mubende District have launched investigations into a fatal bar brawl that claimed the life
The government, through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, has intensified efforts to support teachers in entering a value-added cash economy as an alternative source of income aside from teaching. Despite a salary increase, the government, through the Teachers Savings Union Walimu, is mobil
Unknown gunmen have shot dead Wilfred Ojok, 24, a shop attendant in Paromo Village, Paduny parish, Awach Town Council, Gulu District.The armed men stormed the shop at around 9 pm on Friday. One of them placed people playing cards on the verandah at gunpoint, while his accomplice entered th
Three people are nursing gunshot wounds following a confrontation between a private security guard and a man accused of attempting to disarm him at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at an Equity Bank Uganda branch in Arua on Friday.The injured were identified as Harriet Asara, 22, and Joan
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is increasingly being mentioned in ruling party circles as a possible candidate for Deputy Speaker of Parliament in a major political arrangement aimed at balancing regional interests following the death of former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah.Highly placed NRM sou
Mourners at the home of Ibrahim Turyamureba, a 43-yearoild retired UPDF soldier who was allegedly assaulted by police officers in a raid at a local cinema hall in Kamusegu Parish, Bwikara Sub-county, Kagadi District on May 13, 2026. PHOTO/ BYOMUGABI SEGUJJAResidents of Kamusegu Parish in B
Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin
