Search Results

URA’s 10 million dollar recovery raises many questions

URA’s 10 million dollar recovery raises many questions

A public disclosure by Uganda’s tax authority that it recovered in excess of $10m (Shs37b) smuggled through Entebbe International Airport has raised more questions than answers. The revelation has come under scrutiny after sources at the aviation security, which combines civilian and military i

Ultimate Uganda

Namayingo gold rush turns deadly as unsafe pits kill four monthly

Namayingo gold rush turns deadly as unsafe pits kill four monthly

At least four people die monthly in gold mining accidents in Namayingo District, Eastern Uganda as an unregulated rush for the precious minerals draws unemployed youth into unsafe pits.District officials attribute the deaths to crude mining methods, weak enforcement, and sudden shifting â€

Ultimate Uganda

Ssenyonyi Says MP Nakimuli Drove Herself to Hospital for Ill-Fated Surgery

Ssenyonyi Says MP Nakimuli Drove Herself to Hospital for Ill-Fated Surgery

Opposition MPs are in shock after Kalangala Woman MP Hellen Nakimuli died during surgery, with Opposition Leader Joel Ssenyonyi revealing she personally drove herself to hospital earlier in the day for what she believed was a minor procedure.The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, ha

Ultimate Uganda

Minister Odongo Heads to Türkiye to Manage Diplomatic Fallout from Gen Muhoozi’s Pro-Israel Social Media Posts

Minister Odongo Heads to Türkiye to Manage Diplomatic Fallout from Gen Muhoozi’s Pro-Israel Social Media Posts

Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo, is travelling to Türkiye to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF 2026), amid efforts to manage diplomatic tensions caused by recent social media posts by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.The forum, scheduled for

Ultimate Uganda

KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

The Committee is also concerned that disbursement is performance-linked, meaning that continued slow progress will directly reduce KCCA's access to programme funds and jeopardise the broader metropolitan development objectives‎Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has raise

Ultimate Uganda

Museveni Mourns Archbishop Kaziimba’s Dad

Museveni Mourns Archbishop Kaziimba’s Dad

President Museveni has expressed heartfelt condolences following the death of late Besweri Kaddu, father of the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, who passed away on Tuesday at Mengo Hospital.He was 92.In a message delivered by Vice

Ultimate Uganda

BREAKING: Bobi Wine Endorses Kadondi For Makerere Guild Presidency Hours Before Voting Opens

BREAKING: Bobi Wine Endorses Kadondi For Makerere Guild Presidency Hours Before Voting Opens

The stakes in the 92nd Makerere University Guild Presidential race just got significantly higher.Hours before polling opens tomorrow morning, the President of the National Unity Platform and Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — better known as Bobi Wine â€

Ultimate Uganda

Stray cattle destroy ten-acre gardens in Hoima

Stray cattle destroy ten-acre gardens in Hoima

Over 200 straying cattle have left a total of ten acres of crop gardens in destruction, exposing more than 40 households to food insecurity in Kisita village, Buraru sub-county, in Hoima district. According to the affected communities, the destruction occurred in the wee hours of Sunday, A

Ultimate Uganda

Judge Nshimye Died While Waiting for Turkish Visa To go for befitting treatment: Real Cause of Death Revealed, Battled Incurable Illness Since 2022

Judge Nshimye Died While Waiting for Turkish Visa To go for befitting treatment: Real Cause of Death Revealed, Battled Incurable Illness Since 2022

Led by his son Justice Allan Nshimye, members of the fallen retired Supreme Court Justice Augustine Ssebutulo Nshimye used the Easter Sunday vigil to thank President Museveni for financially standing with them.Allan narrated to the mourners, who on Eastern Sunday gathered at the deceasedâ€

Ultimate Uganda

Traders Rush to Clear Structures Ahead of Ntungamo Crackdown

Traders Rush to Clear Structures Ahead of Ntungamo Crackdown

Traders in Ntungamo Municipality are hurriedly dismantling kiosks and roadside structures as a 14-day ultimatum expires, with many raising concerns over losses and the lack of a clear relocation plan.Traders in Ntungamo Municipal Town have scrambled to dismantle unapproved temporary struct

Ultimate Uganda