Nyamutoro received the award last week during the Thamani Africa Awards ceremony held in Nairobi. She beat a total of 9 other ministers from across the continentSinger Eddy Kenzo has celebrated State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro after she was named Best Perf
Fred Lumbuye has dismissed reports of his arrest, saying hackers hijacked his social media pages and spread false claims about him quitting political activism.Fred Lumbuye denied reports that he had been arrested in Turkey.He said hackers took over his social media accounts and post
Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere has launched a blistering attack on David Kabanda following a controversial statement issued under the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) withdrawing support for Speaker Anita Among, in remarks that have added fresh intrigue to the already tense race for Parliam
Sources indicate that the meeting was deliberately exclusive, with Among herself conspicuously left out alongside several of her closest allies. Those reportedly excluded include NRM Women’s League head Adrine Kobusingye and Eastern Uganda Vice Chairperson Calvin Echodu—figures considered cen
The murder trial of Molly Katanga took a dramatic turn at the High Court Criminal Division after veteran forensic pathologist Dr Sylvester Onzivua dismissed the prosecution’s postmortem findings as scientifically flawed and testified that businessman Henry Katanga most likely died by suicide af
When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu
The High Court in Ntungamo District, Western Uganda has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 50 years in prison after convicting him of aggravated defilement of his seven-year-old daughter.Kasese District resident judge, Lawrence Tweyanze Karikwisya who presided over the trial, said the prosecut
KAMPALA, Uganda — Motorists using the Nateete–Nakawuka Road corridor should prepare for significant traffic disruptions beginning Friday as the Ministry of Works and Transport closes a section of the road for drainage construction.The ministry announced Wednesday that the stretch betwe
At least 20 civil servants have been dismissed from public service in Luwero District over abandonment of duty and drunkenness. According to a report by Luwero District LC5 Chairperson Erastus Kibirango covering the period between November 2025 and February 2026, the District Service Commis
Molly Katanga has accused investigators of building a murder case against her before forensic results were available, as the defence intensifies its attack on the credibility of the police investigation into the death of businessman Henry Katanga.Molly Katanga on Tuesday accused police of
