Uganda continues to lose significant revenue from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector due to rampant informality and weak regulatory enforcement, the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) has said.Despite being rich in minerals, Uganda has failed to tran
With just eight months until Uganda’s 2026 general election cycle begins, political parties are under growing scrutiny for their slow preparations.While the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Democratic Party (DP) have already mapped out their election strategies, key oppo
Ahead of the 2026 general election, a new political party, named People Power Front has been launched.Using red and black as its colours and members having red berets, the parry was launched during a function held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Thursday afternoon.Speakin
Kampala, Uganda – The Court of Appeal has directed the appointed receiver to audit and sell Emerald Hotel in Kampala within six months under court supervision.This decision overturns a prior High Court judgment
Mbarara, Uganda — The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has called on landlords across the country to voluntarily declare their rental properties and register for rental income tax, warning of steep penalties for non-compliance.
As the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections draw closer, the battle for the Lwemiyaga County parliamentary seat is intensifying.The incumbent MP, Theodore Ssekikuubo, has fired at his closest rival, retir
Government spokesperson and NRM leader Ofwono Opondo has cast doubt on the ruling party’s actual support, stating that many leaders are too embarrassed to admit the reality on the ground.Speaking about voter tur
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has cemented its dominance in Kawempe North after its candidate, Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, won the parliamentary by-election held on March 13, 2025.According to the Kampala Distr
Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for the Kawempe North by-election, has filed a case against the Attorney General after claiming “inhuman treatment” by security forces on his nomination day, February 26, 2025.Nalukoola's complaint focuses on the al
The murder trial of Ugandan businessman Henry Katanga has taken a dramatic turn after a police forensic expert revealed explosive evidence of intense phone activity and disturbing videos from the day of his death.Testifying before Justice Rosette Comfort Kania at the High Court in Kampala,
