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Ibanda Residents in Fear After Alleged Poisoning of Community Water Dam

Ibanda Residents in Fear After Alleged Poisoning of Community Water Dam

Residents of Ryakashankara Cell in Kashangura Ward, Kagongo Division, Ibanda District, are living in fear after accusing a fellow resident, Samuel Kihiira, of allegedly contaminating a community water dam with poison and blocking them from accessing the water source.The incident has sparke

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Taxi Tales: The Price of Survival in a Boiled Maize Cob

Taxi Tales: The Price of Survival in a Boiled Maize Cob

recently got into a taxi, exhausted from the noise of the world. Like many people trying to steal a moment of peace in Kampala’s endless rush, I leaned back, plugged in my AirPods and disappeared into my own quiet space.But somewhere along the journey, my attention shifted.Three w

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SPECIAL REPORT | From Parliament to Power Lines: Ssekandi’s Clean Hands, Generous Heart and Quiet Leadership Continue to Illuminate Masaka

SPECIAL REPORT | From Parliament to Power Lines: Ssekandi’s Clean Hands, Generous Heart and Quiet Leadership Continue to Illuminate Masaka

Masaka — In politics, many leaders rise like thunderstorms — loud, dramatic and impossible to ignore — only to disappear leaving behind debris of broken trust and corruption scandals. But others move like the River Nile itself: calm, steady and life-giving to the communities around them.

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Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Traders in Entebbe Municipality say the ongoing enforcement of the Ministry of Local Government’s trade order has left them evicted without warning, relocation plans, or enough space in the new market areas.The municipal authorities began enforcing the order in different divisions, but s

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KCCA bans roadside parking along Kampala, Jinja roads

KCCA bans roadside parking along Kampala, Jinja roads

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has suspended all on-street parking along two of the capital’s busiest roads, a move that will force thousands of people, private motorists, and the city’s vast commuter taxi fleet to rethink how they navigate the central business district.The

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Hellen Lukoma on paying Shs5m for nursery school

Hellen Lukoma on paying Shs5m for nursery school

Motherhood is no walk in the park, and for singer and actress Hellen Lukoma, the stakes—and the price tags—have never been higher. While most parents are haggling over sweater prices, the House of Lukoma boss is navigating the realities of raising children in an ultra-affluent environment whe

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Parliament: MPs’ walkout over peace bill was premature and misguided

Parliament: MPs’ walkout over peace bill was premature and misguided

The spokesperson of Parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin, has described the walkout by some MPs during Monday’s sitting as premature, saying it happened before the proper stage for debate on the peace deal amendment bill.On Monday, legislators representing the Sudan People’s Liberation Mov

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Gratitude to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba – A Historic Step in the Fight Against Corruption

Gratitude to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba – A Historic Step in the Fight Against Corruption

Dear fellow Ugandans,I, Hon. Princess Persis Namuganza, Bukono County MP-elect and aspirant for Speaker of the 12th Parliament, rise with profound gratitude and joy to celebrate a defining moment in our nation’s journey.Today, the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), under the decisi

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Female correctional officer shot dead while walking to work

Female correctional officer shot dead while walking to work

Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who shot dead a female correctional officer on Tuesday morning in Modimolle.According to police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwada, the incident took place at about 6.30am. The victim was walking along Nelson Mandela Road to the Modimolle

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Kampala flooded with security and yellow as Museveni begins another term

Kampala flooded with security and yellow as Museveni begins another term

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala woke under watch, with guns in nearly every direction. Armed soldiers and police officers lined major roads and streets before sunrise.Along the Northern Bypass, each roundabout held clusters of security personnel. Tents stood beside armoured vehicles, while

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