The Commission invites applications for Presiding Officers and Polling Assistants to serve at polling stations across the country. Applicants must be registered voters, of high moral character and integrity, and preferably residents of the respective polling areas. Experience in election-related
The prosecution further alleges that Besigye sought surface-to-air missiles, ricin poison, counterfeit currency, and planned to use drone technology to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni. The state claims it has audio and video recordings, social media messages, immigration documents, and phon
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no longer considered to have active armed conflicts and that dwindling donor funding has made it difficult to support new arrivals.Ugan
Uganda has joined Bangladesh, Somalia, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries in the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 visa ban. The UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit and work visas for citizens of nine countries due to security, immigration, and diplomati
Botswana has unveiled its first-ever Citizenship by Investment program, offering foreign investors the opportunity to acquire citizenship for $75,000 (approximately Shs288 million). The initiative, known as the Impact Investment Program is expected to officially begin in early 2
Top 10 hardest countries to obtain citizenshipSecuring citizenship in some countries can be a long and demanding journey in contrast with how some other nations offer relatively straightforward processes.Below are 10 countries where obtaining citizenship is considered the
NIRA Executive Director Rosemary Kisembo. NIRA says New National IDs are ready for collectionKAMPALA, Uganda — The National Identification and Registration Authority is holding thousands of printed national identity cards in its warehouses, delaying iss
The Industrial Court has given the green light to six former Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) employees to pursue legal action against the government on behalf of 1,236 former colleagues, seeking recovery of terminal benefits following the dissolution of t
Moroto, Uganda | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is struggling to attract suitable trainees from North Karamoja.The recruitment exercise commenced on Tuesday with the districts of Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido and Abim. Howeve
A growing majority of Ugandans believe corruption has reached alarming levels, with 74% describing it as either “very severe” or “extremely severe,” according to a new factsheet by Twaweza based on its 2024 Sauti za Wananchi survey.Only 11% of respondents consider corruption “not
