What Is BitChat? Bobi Wine’s internet-free communication tool explained
BitChat is an internet-free messaging concept highlighted by Bobi Wine as a backup communication tool if online services are disrupted during Uganda’s 2026 electio...
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Paid Rumours Tried to Kill My Reputation, Says Kadaga
“There are individuals paid to tarnish my personality and, on several occasions, pronounce me dead, but I have always turned up alive,†First Deputy Premier a...
Works Ministry Halts Motor Vehicle Registration over Network Outage
The suspension comes during the Christmas holiday period, a typically busy time for vehicle transactions and licensing, and may delay registrations, transfers and issuanc...
Uganda should reshape its growth path
Kampala streets in 1960sUganda’s development story is shaped by two powerful histories.The first is our real, lived past. Before colonialism, Uganda had functionin...
Civil Servants Stranded Without Salaries Following Massive System Failure
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of civil servants face a bleak holiday as a salary dispute between local governments and the Ministry of Finance has left many without...
Pastor Sserwadda Sparks Election Storm as Leaders Clash Over Voters Staying at Polling Stations
A fresh political storm is brewing ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections after Pastor Joseph Sserwadda, a well-known Born-Again Christian leader, spoke out stro...
Uganda Law Society endorses Bobi Wine, Lukwago in 2026 polls
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has formally abandoned its longstanding tradition of political neutrality by issuing an executive order that endorses a slate of opposition c...
Don't Try Us! - Gen. Muhoozi Vows to Crush 2026 Election Chaos
The army says vote protection claims will not justify chaos as Uganda heads into the 2026 general election.Don't Try Us! - Gen. Muhoozi Vows to Crush 2026 Election ChaosT...
EC Nominates New FDC Candidate for Bazaar Ward Female Councilor Seat
With just over a month to go before polling day, the Electoral Commission has nominated Zabibu Alias, a graduate in Accounting, as the new Forum for Democratic Change (FD...
Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults
Uganda's mobile money sector is taking major steps to prevent loan defaults and restore trust in digital lending. For years, some borrowers who defaulted on digital loans...