Arrests in Lubigi Eviction Raise Questions Over Use of Force and Due Process
More than 10 people were arrested in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers and anti-riot police moved in to evict holdout squatte...
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Uganda maintains highest treasury bill rate in East Africa
Uganda continued to offer the highest 91-day Treasury Bill rate among major East African Community economies during the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest EAC...
Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector
As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nears completion, the project company has initiated mass layoffs in Uganda and Tanzania, triggering anxiety...
FUFA Extends Match-Fixing Bans for Four as Investigations Continue
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has extended the provisional suspension of four football personalities by an addit...
Ex President Farmaajo: Somalia Facing Dangerous Breakdown of State Institutions
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has sharply criticized President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration, warning that Somalia is...
Archbishop Kaziimba slams govt over withdrawn medical interns’ allowances
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Most Rev Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has slammed the government for withdrawing allowances for medical interns, yet it spends...
School forced to pay fees after rejecting learner with albinism from boarding section
Kampala-based school has been compelled to pay school fees for a learner with albinism until completion of their education after the institution allegedly refused to admi...
Gen. Muhoozi Chairs High-Level Joint Staff Meeting to Assess UPDF’s Battle Readiness
Entebbe, Uganda | WATCHDOG UGANDA | Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of the Uganda People’...
State Lawyers Scrutinize Sureties in Bail Bid of Ex-MP Muwanga Kivumbi, 22 Others
Yusuf Muganga, One of the Sureties for the suspects jointly charged with Former MP Muwanga Kivumbi in the witness Stand Answering Questions.Yusuf Muganga, One of the Sure...
State Opposes Bail for Kivumbi, 24 Co-Accused in Terror Case
Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala.The State has opposed the bail application of former Butambal...