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17 Apr '26
KAMPALA – There was no room for excuses as Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja took to the podium at the opening of the National Performance Review Conference 2026, delivering a blunt message to government officials: Ugandans want results — not reports.Speaking at the Speke Resort Conventi
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17 Apr '26
Kampala — Authorities have issued a warning to New Best Hotel following reports of alleged misconduct at its premises, raising concerns over violation of operational guidelines.According to information obtained by this publication, government officials are considering closing the establi
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16 Apr '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — A coalition of women’s rights organizations led by the Forum for Women in Democracy is calling on the government to halt proposed tax increases on essential goods, warning the measures will disproportionately affect low-income citizens.During a press briefing in Ntind
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15 Apr '26
Government has directed that key training facilities at Kyambogo and Makerere Universities be completed by August 2026 as Uganda steps up preparations to meet Caf standards ahead of Afcon 2027.Government has set August 2026 as the deadline for completion of key training facilities at Kyamb
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14 Apr '26
Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202
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14 Apr '26
Civil society organisations have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to issue a gazette notice detailing recalled and restricted pesticides, alongside clear compliance timelines and updates to the National Agrochemical Register.The call was made during
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13 Apr '26
Nandutu’s case doesn’t help us. Fighting corruption is a political project. The courts don’t fight corruption; it is fundamentally political, not judicialPolitical analyst Dr Yusuf Serunkuma has ignited fresh debate on Uganda’s anti-corruption efforts, arguing that the fight agains
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13 Apr '26
The once-seemingly impenetrable fortress surrounding Speaker Anita Among is showing its first visible cracks. The first signs emerged months ago when Norbert Mao, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, officially declared his intention to vie for the Speakership.Now, numerous
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12 Apr '26
KAMPALA — Uganda was thrust into a total blackout Sunday morning after a sudden failure in the national electricity grid, according to the state-run transmission utility.The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, or UETCL, issued an emergency public notice confirming that the n
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11 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accountability in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, warning against selective justice, which downplays the core principles of the Mo