The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced the rollout of upgraded national identity cards for Ugandans who applied for renewals, with over 100,000 cards already printed and dispatched to districts across the country.Speak
As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, a new voter survey reveals strong support for incumbent Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, who commands a commanding lead among his constituents.According to the poll, a striking 83.7% of sa
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Norbert Mao has cautioned against the continued suppression of political gatherings, warning that such actions risk derailing Uganda’s democratic trajectory as the country heads toward the 2026 general elections.Speaking at a multi-stakeholder
Tension escalated on Tuesday in Nyombe Parish, Kahungye Sub-county, Ndorwa County West, after residents took matters into their own hands by dismantling a dilapidated bridge along the Rwenkorongo-Nyombe-Katete-Nkora Road.This action effectively blocked Mi
Barely two months of existence, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), has attracted over 10,000 individuals, picking nomination forms to contest under the new party in the 2026 elections.The large number of aspirants, coming at a time when PFF’s found
Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old son of renowned Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani and celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair, has stunned the US political establishment after pulling ahead in New York City's mayoral Democratic primary.Born in Kampala and now on the verge of becomin
Namutumba Town was engulfed in chaos early Thursday morning as police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters protesting against the party’s Electoral Commission, led by Tanga Odoi.The demonstrators were demanding that Simon Menya be off
More than 1,500 UPDF officers have successfully registered for national identification as the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) concluded a weeklong exercise at the 3rd Infantry Division headquarters in Karamoja.The exercise, which focused on renewals and new r
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault in New York, after a sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year.A panel of seven female and five male jurors deliberated for five days in the six-week trial before unanimously voting to convict
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a
