Concerns are rising within Uganda’s media circles after journalist Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam warned that the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 could significantly undermine press freedom, particularly through provisions he says risk criminalising legitimate reporting.Speaking duri
children, leaving them with critical injuries, before taking her own life by ingesting poison.The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Rebecca Mula, a farmer and resident of Hahola village, Mulagi Parish, Busaba Sub-County, while the two children are 2-year-old Betani Baluka and 8-m
Uganda’s heavy reliance on imported clinker—costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars annually—has long strained the economy and limited the growth of local industry.Leaders say the country has been losing up to 85 percent of the value of cement production to external marke
Internal Audit Uncovers UGX 214 Million In Unaccounted Cash Payments And UGX 6.6 Million In Fraudulent Student DisbursementsGulu University has interdicted its Dean of Students, Dr. Stella Amero Eduan, following the findings of two internal audit reports presented to the university’s Aud
In a ruling delivered on April 20, 2026, Justice Celia Nagawa declared that the son, together with his sister Isabella Najjita Mutaaga, holds the paramount right to determine how and where their parents will be laid to rest.A social media photo of David Mutaaga, 69, and his wife Deborah Fl
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to expedite the signing of a commercial contract with DOTT Services as part of a renewed push to fix the long-delayed roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.In a February 17, 2026, letter seen by thi
Three persons have been arraigned before court on allegations of forcefully and illegally taking over estate of a deceased person in Wakiso District thereby denying Bona Fide occupants ownership rights.The trio identified as Male Umar, Nsereko Hood Mukasa Ssembatya and Namboze Janat Nsubug
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and working abroad.In a sitting Thursday presided over by Speaker Anita Among, lawmakers also rejected a government proposa
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Abbas Byakagaba, on Wednesday passed out 7,018 former Election Special Police Constables (SPCs) at the Police Counter Terrorism Training School, Olilim, following completion of specialized training for deployment under licensed Private Security Organizations (
Final Renovation Phase Begins at Namboole StadiumWorks have entered a critical stage at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, with major structural upgrades underway to meet Caf standards as Uganda intensifies preparations for Afcon 2027.The final phase of renovation works at Mandela
