Father Dies After Alleged Attack by Own Son in Oyam District
The deceased, identified as Okeng Simon, a peasant farmer in the area, is reported to have sustained fatal injuries during a violent altercation at his home on the evenin...
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Workers down tools in Bushenyi over alleged attacks by leader
Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal officials display placards in protest on April 28 2026, demanding that leaders must lead by example. PHOTO/HILLARY TWINAMATSIKOAdministrative se...
Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ lead...
Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement
Local Govt Minister, Raphael Magyezi instructed Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks, and city authorities to restore order in urban areas by relocating traders ope...
Kabale Transport Operators Demand Park Upgrades Ahead of Trade Order Act Enforcement
Taxi and bus operators in Kabale Municipality have called on authorities to first improve the condition of designated taxi parks before fully enforcing the Trade Order Ac...
Transport Paralysed as Masaka–Mutukula Highway Collapses After Flooding
A key cross-border highway linking Uganda to Tanzania has been cut off after heavy rains washed away a section of the road, stranding motorists and disrupting trade in th...
Tororo–Busia Road Corner Junction Vendors Evacuated in Trade Order Enforcement
Several vendors operating along Tororo–Busia Road at Corner Junction have been left searching for alternative business space after Tororo Municipality and Osukuru Town...
Woman Arrested with 14 Suspected Stolen Goats as Livestock Theft Rises in Kafunjo–Mirama
Residents and local leaders in Kafunjo–Mirama Town Council are raising concern over a surge in livestock theft, following the arrest of a woman found in possession of s...
MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel
He proposed that their monthly pay be raised to a minimum of shs1 million shillings, arguing that this would help the forces transition from a focus on hardware to overal...
Ntungamo’s Place Names Reveal a Hidden History of War, Survival and Identity
From battlefields and famine zones to places of abundance and community, Ntungamo’s place names carry layered meanings shaped by history, language and lived experience...