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03 Jun '26
During a BBS TV interview, Ssemujju Nganda elaborated why Ugandans shouldn’t expect much good from President YK Museveni’s ‘new cabinet.’The PFF Secretary General asserted that Gen Museveni’s determination to be inclusive of women and having them empowered via cabinet level posit
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03 Jun '26
City businessman Shukla Babubhai Mukesh alias Shumuk Mukesh has been remanded to Luzira Prison over land fraud dispute involving a prime property along Jinja Road, Eagle Online reliably reports. This case adds to a growing list of legal battles that have trailed him in recent years.
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02 Jun '26
Axios’s account of an expletive-laden phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu has landed at a fraught moment. According to a U.S. official’s summary cited by Axios, Trump told Netanyahu: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m savi
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02 Jun '26
Ugandan rapper Keko has revealed that she dated fellow star Sheebah Karungi for two years, a disclosure that has sparked widespread conversation in the entertainment scene.Keko, celebrated for her bold artistry and outspoken nature, shared that her bond with Sheebah went beyond friendship.
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02 Jun '26
KAMPALA — In a sweeping bid to plug massive financial leaks and dismantle deeply entrenched syndicates, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has announced a major procurement reform. Starting July 1, 2026, all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local
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01 Jun '26
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the African Development Bank has agreed to lend Uganda, US$650Million (UGX2.452Trn) out of the required Euro2.7Bn (UGX11.864Trn), to finance the 326km Standard Guage Railway project.This followed a commitment given by Dr. Abdul Kamara, Vice Preside
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31 May '26
The two-day state visit, which ran from May 31 to June 1, saw President Erdoğan hold talks with Ugandan President Museveni at State House Entebbe as both leaders sought to deepen cooperation in trade, security, education and infrastructure.On this day in 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayy
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30 May '26
Former Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona was all smiles as his strongman, Joseph Bitokote Semugera, who contested on an independent ticket, was sworn in as the new Kyengera Town Council chairperson.Semugera’s victory comes amid intense political competition in urban
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30 May '26
The Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 has confirmed the continued dominance of Buganda, Busoga, and Ankole in Uganda’s education sector, controlling the largest share of schools and learners across the country.According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Bugand
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26 May '26
started, as most of Uganda’s best Twitter arguments do, with a comment that probably should have been left untyped.NRM Director of Information Emmanuel Lumala Dombo made a remark on a post comparing Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo’s cartoons and Bobi Wine’s music to art and comedy. Whateve