Kampala’s recurring floods are a governance failure rather than a natural disaster, according to senior road safety official Ronald Amanyire, who has warned that continued compensation of victims will not solve the underlying crisis.Amanyire, the Principal Road Safety Officer at Uganda
Christopher Okello Onyum’s fate has remained a matter of national interest since the brutal murder of toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre in the capital Kampala. Convicted and sentenced to death, Christopher Okello could end up on the list of those whose appeals have failed, meaning that they ar
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced urgent measures to support traders whose goods have been unfairly withheld by so-called “container leaders,” following a surge in public outcry and complaints of undelivered merchandise.In a public notice published Thursday, URA manageme
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims and strengthen accountability for road crashes. Officials say the proposed law will empower assessors, also referred to
Police at Kira Division have successfully recovered a three-month-old baby boy who had been reported stolen in a shocking incident that left a family in distress. The case, which began in Kireka D Cell, quickly gained attention due to the bold manner in which the child was taken. What started as
A long-running leadership dispute within the Bugisu cultural institution (Bukuuka Bwa Bugisu) has entered a decisive phase, with court-led mediation now underway at the High Court in Mbale in a bid to resolve deep divisions among the Bamasaba community.The mediation, facilitated by the Jud
A Makerere University pharmacy lecturer has done something Uganda’s pharmaceutical sector has been waiting for someone to do for a long time — taken traditional plant knowledge, put it through rigorous science, and come out the other side with a product the National Drug Authority has formall
A bombshell leaked board resolution from Stanbic Bank Uganda has laid bare the real reasons behind the dramatic exit of CEO Anne Juuko in 2024 and it’s not the rosy “promotion” story that was sold to the public.Kampala was left buzzing, boardrooms kept whispering, and the truth is fi
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
Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda’s flagship automotive manufacturer, has grown from a modest student innovation project at Makerere University into a key pillar of the country’s industrialisation agenda. The project dates back to 2007, when Ugandan engineering students participated in a globa
