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24 Mar '25
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, made a statement on his official X account targeting a governor in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).He described the governor as "a very STUPID governor" who has
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24 Mar '25
Jinja Magistrate’s Court has remanded two suspects to Kirinya Prison over the murder of Robert Hausvik, a 39-year-old Norwegian national, after forensic evidence contradicted their claims of suicide.Hausvik, known as "Katongole" among friends, was found dead o
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24 Mar '25
A chilling murder case has gripped Jinja City following the suspicious death of a 39-year-old Norwegian national, Robert Hausvik, widely known as “Katongole” among locals.Two individuals, Sheillah Nabatanzi, his girlfriend, and Ali Kigozi, his close f
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18 Mar '25
More Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been sent to South Sudan to support commandos who arrived in Juba last week under Operation ‘Mlinzi wa Kimya’.Officials told ChimpReports on Tuesday tha
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16 Mar '25
Presidential advisor Catherine Kusasira has stirred controversy by urging President Yoweri Museveni to arrest National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters after the party’s crushing defeat in the Kawempe North by-election.
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16 Mar '25
Margaret Nduta Macharia, a 37-year-old Kenyan national, is scheduled to be executed in Vietnam tomorrow, Monday, March 17, 2025, following her conviction for drug trafficking.In July 2023, Vietnamese authorities a
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16 Mar '25
Kampala, Uganda – President Museveni has announced a “criminal and electoral investigation” into the Kawempe North by-election, citing reports of ballot stuffing, destruction of ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and illegal campaigning at polling stations.
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16 Mar '25
On the 13th of March, during the Kawempe North by-election, NBS senior journalist Canary Mugume was targeted by security operatives, drawing attention to the safety of journalists in Uganda. In a post on social media, Mugume recounted his near-assault by masked
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16 Mar '25
President Yoweri Museveni has defended the deployment of military forces, including the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT), in handling election security and maintaining public order.
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14 Mar '25
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has released a statement following their significant loss in the Kawempe North by-election, where National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi emerged victorious.