Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) said on Wednesday it had begun discharging nearly 100 million litres of fuel at the port of Mombasa, with the first consignments expected to reach Uganda within days amid rising pump prices.The shipment, offloaded on May 5, comprises 47.5 million litres o
A fire that broke out at 2:30AM Wednesday morning has burnt down two pork joints and a salon at Kinawataka, a Kampala City suburb.According a police statement issued today, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the fire outbreak was reported at Jambula Boda Boda Stage in Kinawataka Zone One, Mbuya One P
For the last 20 years preceding his death last week, says his daughter Miriam Jiji, fallen Senior Council Peter Medard Mulira was on medication for the Parkinson disease. This condition deteriorated and became even more complicated to manage when a stroke came into the picture. Simultaneously, he
The national theatre is the central venue for music, drama and comedy shows. Adjacent to it is the Parliament of Uganda – ideally a place that should have been the national treasure for policy formulation, oversight and appropriation. However, it now appears like Parliament wants to outshine th
The collapse of a four-storey building in Mbale city that killed one person and injured several others has exposed deep cracks in construction oversight, with engineers, leaders, and residents raising concerns over widespread non-compliance with building standards.Across Mbale’s suburbs,
More than 7,000 households in Nakasongola District remain within the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone, two years after the government issued a six-month eviction notice, raising concerns over displacement without compensation or relocation plans.In June 2024, authorities directed al
As he marked 13 years in office, Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister (Katikkiro) Charles Peter Mayiga used the milestone to reflect on a tenure shaped by institutional reform, accountability, and difficult moments, including the Kabaka’s illness and resistance to the kingdom’s flagship Etofali cam
The Ministry of Works and Transport has issued a two-week deadline to car bond operators and vehicle dealers operating along the Nakawa–Banda–Kireka corridor to vacate the road reserve.The directive was announced during a meeting held this morning involving officials from the Ministry,
Transport Minister Katumba Wamala (center), Ministry ofTransport Commissioner Winstone Katushabe, officials from Uganda Revenue Authority, Integrated Transport Management System, clearing agents and car dealers pose after a meeting at Mestil Hotel & Residences in Kampala on May 5, 2026. PHOTO
Parliament yesterday passed a supplementary budget of Shs1.1 trillion under supplementary schedule five, giving more money to the government to implement its activities. Of the total amount, the supplementary request that does not require prior approval from Parliament amounts to Shs586.2b. This
