Arrest by Ministerial Command is Not the Rule of Law
Uganda's fight against corruption must be firm and visible, but recent ministerial arrest directives raise serious questions about due process, institutional independence...
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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentences for 6 Mob Justice Convicts
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of six people, including a husband and wife, convicted of participating in mob justice that led to the death of o...
Windstorm Leaves Rukungiri Farmers Counting Losses
Windstorm Leaves Rukungiri Farmers Counting Losses’A violent windstorm has destroyed banana, cassava, sweet potato and sugarcane plantations belonging to more than 300...
Property Worth Millions Destroyed as Fire Guts Lagatos Bar in Kiwatule
Fire and Rescue Services officers at the scene of the fireA fire outbreak at Lagatos Bar in Kiwatule on 11 August 2026 destroyed property worth millions of shillings, pol...
Ukraine wipes out missile system guarding 'Putin's Palace' in huge blow to Russian despot
Ukraine claimed the air defence system was left 'ablaze and sputtering for three hours'.The Black Sea mansion has been dubbed 'Putin's Palace' (Image: YouTube/Alexei Nava...
Fire Guts Girls’ Dormitory at Midland School, Property Worth Millions Destroyed
The fire destroyed the pupils’ personal belongings, including beds and other property, before emergency responders managed to bring the situation under control.Fir...
Mityana Man Jailed 17 Years for Arson, Attempted Murder of Sister
The Chief Magistrate's Court in Mityana has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 17 years in prison for setting his family's house ablaze after a failed attempt to kill his sis...
‘Mr President, You Are a Cattle Farmer Like Us’ — Muduuma Residents Appeal to Museveni Over Cattle Theft
Residents of Muduuma Sub-county in Mpigi District have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to intervene in rising cattle theft, saying the vice has devastated th...
NAMISINDWA: Heavy Rains Blow Off Houses, Destroy Crops
Some of the houses destroyed by heavy rains in NamisindwaOver 300 residents in different sub-counties in Namisindwa District are without shelter, with their property also...
Inside Uganda’s health care waste problem: no budget, no data, and no oversight
An audit of Uganda’s Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) has revealed widespread failures in handling infectious medical waste, with health facilities struggling t...