Search Results

UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

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,

Ultimate Uganda

UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified the findings of a report on telecommunications taxation, after social media commentary used

Ultimate Uganda

Makerere Kavule Gets New Lifestyle Hub as Kasibante Hassan Expands Business Empire

Makerere Kavule Gets New Lifestyle Hub as Kasibante Hassan Expands Business Empire

Former Vice President Edward Ssekandi cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of Costa Rica Breeze Leisure Hub in Makerere Kavule as guests look on.KAMPALA — On a lively Saturday evening, Makerere Kavule welcomed a dynamic new addition to Kampala’s fast-growing leisure scene as Co

Ultimate Uganda

Shakib Lutaaya floors Kenya’s Arrow Bwoy in celebrity boxing grudge match

Shakib Lutaaya floors Kenya’s Arrow Bwoy in celebrity boxing grudge match

The fight, held at the Sarit Expo Centre on June 20, 2026, ended in the second round after the referee stopped the contest following sustained pressure from Shakib.Ugandan businessman and socialite Shakib Cham Lutaaya delivered a dominant performance on Saturday night, knocking out Kenyan

Ultimate Uganda

Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia

Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia

The Barcelona teenager had been a second-half substitute in Spain's opening Group H game against Cape Verde, but he was unable to inspire his side to victory as the 2010 winners laboured to a deeply frustrating goalless draw.BBC Sport - Lamine Yamal scored 10 minutes into his first World C

Ultimate Uganda

Curacao stun Ecuador at World Cup as former Premier League boss holds back tears

Curacao stun Ecuador at World Cup as former Premier League boss holds back tears

Curacao boss Dick Advocaat was holding back tears following his side's superb draw at the World Cup against Ecuador. Just days after a humiliating 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany, the tiny Caribbean island nation, home to just over 158,000 people, dug deep to claim a hard-fought goalless dr

Ultimate Uganda

Police Destroy Opium Gardens in Koboko, Arrest Suspect in Anti-Drug Operation

Police Destroy Opium Gardens in Koboko, Arrest Suspect in Anti-Drug Operation

Police in Koboko District have destroyed several suspected opium gardens and arrested one suspect during an intelligence-led operation in Ludara Sub-county as authorities intensify efforts to combat the cultivation and distribution of illegal narcotic substances in the West Nile region.Pol

Ultimate Uganda

Unidentified Man Suspected to Be Police Officer Killed Along Jinja-Kamuli Highway

Unidentified Man Suspected to Be Police Officer Killed Along Jinja-Kamuli Highway

Residents of Mutai Village along the Jinja-Kamuli Highway are living in fear after an unidentified man was found dead by the roadside.The victim is suspected to have been a police officer, although police had not formally confirmed his identity by press time.Residents heading to the

Ultimate Uganda

12 Arrested in Mubende Wetland Encroachment Crackdown

12 Arrested in Mubende Wetland Encroachment Crackdown

Authorities in Mubende District have arrested 12 people, including a village chairperson, during a two-day operation targeting illegal cultivation in wetlands as government intensifies enforcement of environmental protection laws and President Museveni's directive against wetland degradation.

Ultimate Uganda

Gulu’s Shs6b greening project at risk as developers scramble for Kaunda Grounds land

Gulu’s Shs6b greening project at risk as developers scramble for Kaunda Grounds land

The heightened demand for portions of Kaunda Grounds and neighbouring Green Valley by several developers could cost Gulu City its Shs6 billion greening project, the Monitor has learnt.Mr Alfred Okello, the Gulu City Landscape Officer, expressed fears that the city administration could lose

Ultimate Uganda