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Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest

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KATAKWI: Authorities Close Primary School after Parents Lock-Out Head Teacher

KATAKWI: Authorities Close Primary School after Parents Lock-Out Head Teacher

The current population of Aterai PS during Monday assembly -Photo By Emmanuel OlingaAterai Primary School in Dadas Parish, Akoboi Sub County in Katakwi District has been closed by District authorities after parents went on rampage locking out the Head teacher from his office.The par

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OPM Clarifies on Proper Cattle Restocking Procedures in Acholi, Lango, Teso

OPM Clarifies on Proper Cattle Restocking Procedures in Acholi, Lango, Teso

The Office of the Prime Minister, (OPM) has issued a statement clarifying on the correct beneficiary form procedures for the cattle restocking programme in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions.The statement dated 8th April, 2026 is in direct response to incidents reported in Gulu City where

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Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

KAMPALA — A growing number of Ugandans are increasingly finding ways to bypass mobile money loan repayments, highlighting rising tensions between digital lenders and borrowers struggling with daily financial pressures.Reports indicate that many users are diverting transactions to alterna

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Stop telephoning individual officers for help- police

Stop telephoning individual officers for help- police

The police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kituuma RusokePolice have deployed at least 1,275 counter phone lines to its operational sub county police stations in a bid to increase timely reporting of incidents and to discourage the public from reaching out to individua

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Anita Among Buys Shs100m MK Birthday Run Kits for Bukedea Students

Anita Among Buys Shs100m MK Birthday Run Kits for Bukedea Students

Kampala — Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among has announced that Bukedea Comprehensive School has purchased running kits worth Shs100 million to enable its students participate in the upcoming Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (MK) 52nd Birthday Run.Speaking at a function, Among—wh

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29 arrested, 20 motorcycles recovered in security crackdown

29 arrested, 20 motorcycles recovered in security crackdown

Police on Monday arrested 29 suspects and recovered 20 motorcycles during a security crackdown targeting motorcycle robbers in Muganzirwaza Zone and Mutebi Zone, Rubaga Division, Kampala City.It followed public outcry over a recent surge in coordinated motorcycle robberies in the area.

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Legal Experts Question Presidential Pardon in Ongoing Corruption Cases

Legal Experts Question Presidential Pardon in Ongoing Corruption Cases

Lawyers warn move could undermine judicial independence and weaken anti-corruption enforcement mechanisms.Legal experts and political commentators have raised concerns over President Museveni’s decision to pardon individuals facing corruption-related charges, warning that the move could

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Dokolo North MP Ogwal Unveils Millet Revival Drive to Reposition Lango as Northern Uganda’s Production Hub

Dokolo North MP Ogwal Unveils Millet Revival Drive to Reposition Lango as Northern Uganda’s Production Hub

Otafiire+amongi+return+to+oyam+with+your+expired+politics6369642828908690989.Dokolo North MP-elect Joseph Jones Ogwal Addresses Farmers at Baronger village, Amwoma Subcounty, During a Meeting on Revitalising Millet Production in Lango.Addressing farmers on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at

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Police deny plot arrest Bobi Wine ahead of return from self-exile

Police deny plot arrest Bobi Wine ahead of return from self-exile

Uganda Police has said it has no plans to arrest National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, nor to issue any specific guidelines regarding his anticipated return from self-exile.Over the weekend, NUP announced that its leader is expected t

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