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Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to repatriate his body two months after he was killed on the frontline in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, where he had been fighting alongside Russian armed forces.The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to

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Makerere University Is Accepting Applications For Postgraduate Programmes For 2026/2027

Makerere University Is Accepting Applications For Postgraduate Programmes For 2026/2027

Masters, PhD, And Postgraduate Diploma Applications Now Open As University Extends Closing Date By One MonthIf pursuing a postgraduate degree at Makerere University has been on your academic roadmap, the window is now open — and following an update issued on March 31, 2026, you have unti

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Monitor journalist Santo Ojok arrested over radio talk show

Monitor journalist Santo Ojok arrested over radio talk show

Santo Ojok, a reporter with Nation Media’s Daily Monitor newspaper was picked up late Thursday night on alleged orders of Apac Resident District Commissioner Mr Andrew Onyuk and is currently detained at Apac Central Police Station.Mr. Santo Ojok, a reporter for Daily Monitor and a news e

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KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has intensified efforts to restore order in the city’s transport sector, with councilors scrutinising a proposed law aimed at strengthening regulation and improving mobility in the capital.During a working retreat held at Imperial Golf View Hotel

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Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities

Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities

World Bank officials led by Qimiao Fan World Bank Division Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda met President Museveni and Ministry of Finance officials at Nakasero State Lodge TuesdayKampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has secured over 2.1 trillion Shillings (USD 540 million ) fundi

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UBC seeks Shs 32 billion to broadcast AFCON 2027

UBC seeks Shs 32 billion to broadcast AFCON 2027

The request was presented to Parliament’s ICT Committee by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance during the FY 2026/27 ministerial policy statement meeting on Thursday.Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is seeking Shs 32 billion to cover the costs of broadcasting the upcoming Afri

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Ggaba Killer First Paid for his Child’s Admission Before Slaughtering 4 Children

Ggaba Killer First Paid for his Child’s Admission Before Slaughtering 4 Children

The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program Centre and stabbed at least four children to death had visited the school two days ago seeking admission for his child, before killing the children.The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Progra

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Anita Among Sent In Panic Mode As NRM Invites Norbert Mao To Speak To NRM MPs In Kyankwanzi

Anita Among Sent In Panic Mode As NRM Invites Norbert Mao To Speak To NRM MPs In Kyankwanzi

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is set to host newly elected Members of Parliament for a week-long retreat at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi, as part of efforts to orient legislators on the party’s ideology and governance agenda.Addressing a press conferenc

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Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on imported spirits and building materials.Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented the bill in Parliament

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Law society rushes to court as US moves to ‘dump’ 12 deportees in Uganda

Law society rushes to court as US moves to ‘dump’ 12 deportees in Uganda

The lawyers said a privately operated aircraft carrying the deportees was expected to land at Entebbe International Airport on Friday April 2.The Uganda Law Society has rushed to court to challenge what it describes as a plan by the United States to deport 12 individuals to Uganda under wh

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