The Uganda Law Society has issued Executive Order No. 9 of 2026 formally denouncing two state-appointed defence lawyers for failing to challenge the venue of a controversial Mobile High Court session in Ggaba, raising broader concerns about fair trial standards and the effectiveness of Uganda’s
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz is now “permanently” open — crediting US military superiority and a new understanding with China under which Beijing agreed not to ship weapons to Iran. He added that President Xi Jinping would g
WAKISO, Uganda — The government will begin paying teachers based on their daily attendance starting July 1, a radical policy shift aimed at curbing chronic absenteeism in public schools.Under the new reform, only teachers with at least a 95% attendance rate will receive their full monthl
Burundi’s Minister of Communication, Gabby Bugaga, has been found dead inside his vehicle in a palm plantation in Kivoga, in an incident now under investigation.Authorities say Bugaga’s body was discovered slumped over the steering wheel of a Toyota 4×4 at around 8:36 a.m.Polic
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has admitted to personally intervening in the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament election, prompting the Uganda Law Society (ULS) to declare Justine Nameere’s victory invalid and condemn the President’s actions as unconstitutional.Speaking at the Na
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to begin nationwide inspection and calibration of sugarcane weighbridges following the government’s decision to regulate rather than ban the devices.The exercise comes after weeks of protests by farmers and consultations between the g
Patients seeking treatment at Biiso health Center IV in Buliisa. Health workers in the district are being accused of absenteeism.Buliisa, Uganda | URN | The Buliisa District Health Department is considering the deployment of biometric machines in health facilities to address the rising cas
Environmental authorities warn that continued encroachment on wetlands is driving flooding, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity, as enforcement operations resume nationwide targeting individuals and large-scale developers.The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered
President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
Kampala — Parliament has today Wednesday decisively moved to restore roadside weighbridges used by sugarcane farmers, in a dramatic reversal of Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja’s earlier directive that had ordered their removal.During Wednesday’s plenary sitting, legislators adopted a
