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Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Tension has escalated in Buwama Town Council after angry residents reinstalled goalposts on a century-old community playground allegedly destroyed by a landowner seeking to reclaim the land for private development.Residents of Namasabo Village in Jalamba Parish, Buwama Town Council, have s

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Uganda set to issue first sovereign sukuk to partly finance $3.16bn Kampala-Malaba railway

Uganda set to issue first sovereign sukuk to partly finance $3.16bn Kampala-Malaba railway

Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin

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KCCA Speaker, Deputy Speaker Races: NUP Fronts Ssebuwuufu, Namazzi

KCCA Speaker, Deputy Speaker Races: NUP Fronts Ssebuwuufu, Namazzi

Main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has finalized its choices for the top leadership positions at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), endorsing John Mary Ssebuwuufu and Olive Namazzi as its official candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively for the 2026–2031 term.

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PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

Andrew Mwenda says Anita Among remains a dominate candidate and that in a free and fair election, she's likely to get 90% voteAndrew Mwenda, the Director of Communications for the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), has warned party supporters and the public against writing off Speaker of Pa

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Nameere arrested hours after swearing-in amid PLU row

Nameere arrested hours after swearing-in amid PLU row

Newly sworn-in Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere Nsubuga was reportedly arrested by military operatives hours after intensifying attacks against PLU leaders during the heated Speakership battle.Newly sworn-in Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere Nsubuga was reportedly arrested by milita

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354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

Amelia Kyambadde returned to Parliament as Mawokota North MPA total of 170 Members of Parliament-elect were sworn in on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number to 354 as heavy rain, military precision and renewed Speakership ambitions shaped the second day of Uganda’s 12th Parliament sw

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Date for voting Speaker of Parliament announced

Date for voting Speaker of Parliament announced

Parliament will elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker on May 25, 2026, amid uncertainty over endorsements and growing competition for the top House positions.Elections for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament have been set for May 25, 2026.Members of Parliament, who are curre

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Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Pastor Kayanja Accuser Over Absenteeism

Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Pastor Kayanja Accuser Over Absenteeism

The Mwanga II Magistrates Court in Kampala has issued a warrant of arrest against one of the accused persons in a case involving Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral after he failed to appear in court without explanation.Martin Kagoro, one of the accused in the case, di

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Go Back and Fix Your Countries: South Africans Chase Ugandans and Other Africans from Their Country

Go Back and Fix Your Countries: South Africans Chase Ugandans and Other Africans from Their Country

In what is seen as a reversal of the spirit of Ubuntu, South Africans are chasing Ugandans and other Africans from their country. A deadline has been set for all foreigners, especially the illegal ones, to return to their countries.The efforts to chase Ugandans and other Africans from Sout

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Full Figure to Nameere: Are you an MP or blogger?

Full Figure to Nameere: Are you an MP or blogger?

The fallout between Kasambya County MP Daudi Kabanda and Masaka Woman MP-elect Justine Nameere has drawn in presidential advisor Jennifer Nakangubi, also known as Full Figure.Full Figure said Nameere was unfairly attacking Kabanda, whom she described as being closer to Speaker of Parliamen

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