KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has terminated the contracts of seven senior managers, barely weeks after assuming office.The decision, executed on Monday,
he High Court has awarded a URA officer Shs 100 million after finding that a colleague defamed him in a senior management WhatsApp group by spreading unverified allegations linking him to a shooting and a love triangle.The High Court in Kampala has ordered a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
The Forum for Democratic Change has accused the government of failing to prepare Uganda for fuel supply shocks, calling for emergency tax waivers and restoration of national fuel reserves as pump prices continue to rise amid tensions in global oil markets.The Forum for Democratic Change (F
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed that there will be no separate Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination for repeat candidates this year, despite concerns arising from changes to the A-Level curriculum.For months, uncertainty surrounded how can
KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders and residents in Karamoja have welcomed the appointment of John Baptist Lokii and Esther Anyakun to lead the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs, calling it a historic shift after years of the ministry being led by outsiders.They are urging the new ministers to avoid t
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has welcomed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU)’s decision to withdraw support for second terms for Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa, saying the group has been consistent in its anti-corruption stance.
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
In a post shared on X on Monday, the embassy in Uganda called Trump a “man-child” and said he was “unworthy of a diplomatic response”, while also amplifying an earlier Trump message threatening Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran’s embassy in Kampala has joined a wider online cam
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeated defamatory statements would trigger legal action.She was responding to a comment by Baram Nkahirwa on X (formerly Twi
As schools across the country prepare to open for the new academic year, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has signalled a shift in strategy amid continued disappointment over unfulfilled government promises to enhance salaries for arts teachers. For many years, the opening of schools
