Pallisa MP Otukol Samuel and three others have been convicted for fraud and theft involving public funds in Namisindwa District and await sentencing on April 1, 2026.Hon. Otukol Samuel, the Member of Parliament for Pallisa, has been convicted by Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court on multiple
An ex-Museveni minister is dead. Ambassador Kweronda Ruhemba, a former minister in different dockets and as an envoy, in the Yoweri Museveni government, breathed his last on Sunday, 29 March 2026.Former minister Kweronda Ruhemba was pronounced dead at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
There was commotion at Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court after the media was barred from using cameras and mobile phones during proceedings involving 21 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP).The group includes NUP Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, Edward Ssebufu, also k
PFF Secretary General Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda vigorously pushed back against journalist Peter Kibaazo’s view during a special edition of Radio Simba’s Lutindo/Bridge program.Kibaazo quoted what Andrew Mwenda, Robert Kabushenga and Charles Onyango Obbo said during a recent episode of th
Uganda’s Parliament has released a three-day program for swearing-in of MPs showing when each member will take oath.Incoming Abim District Woman MP Aayoo Joyce Makamoe will be the first 12th Parliament lawmaker to take oath while Nakasongola District Woman MP Zawedde Victorious will be t
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has formally written to courts of law and relevant government institutions, notifying them of a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court of Uganda that declared the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act 2022 null and void.In his communication, Kiwanuka direct
MTN Uganda has secured a major reprieve in its tax dispute with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that the company may not be required to immediately pay part of a contested Shs169.9 billion tax bill linked to mobile money transactions.The dispute ste
Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction activity, and undermine economic recovery if the tax base is not widened.A growing chorus of economists and tax experts is
Uganda’s president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and his team of close and trusted advisors are on a mission to identify men and women that will be named cabinet ministers and junior ministers (ministers of state) in coming weeks. The 81-year-old, who will have ruled Uganda for 45 ye
When most people hear the term NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation), they tend to think of impact—community projects, humanitarian efforts, and driving social change.Taxes, however, are rarely part of that picture.One of the biggest misconceptions about NGOs is that, because they a
