Media Council summons The Observer again
Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to...
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Engineer Urges Protection of Roads and Bridges in Rukungiri
The Rukungiri District Civil Engineer, Julius Bagira Byakurema, has called on farmers to adhere to infrastructure protection measures to prevent instant damage to roads a...
Amendment expands powers to demolish illegal buildings — Bwire
Sweeping reforms in Uganda’s construction sector are set to tighten enforcement of building standards following the President’s assent to the Building Control (Amendm...
Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money
Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of d...
Decision to Join NRM was Personal-Yusuf Nsibambi
Outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has stated that his decision to join the the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) was personal and foll...
Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline
Security officials in Apac district have dismissed reports of a coordinated panga attack on students of Apac Seed Secondary School, instead attributing the Easter Sunday...
Thrones wobble?
The once-seemingly impenetrable fortress surrounding Speaker Anita Among is showing its first visible cracks. The first signs emerged months ago when Norbert Mao, the Min...
Ntenjeru–Bule Road Upgrade Phase II Set to Boost Connectivity and Local Economy
Residents of Mpata and Ntenjeru sub-counties in Mukono District have welcomed the launch of Phase II of the Ntenjeru–Bule road upgrade, expressing optimism about improv...
Science Teachers Protest Chaotic Transfers
Science teachers under their national union have raised alarm over disorganised transfers, citing poor facilitation, abrupt deployments, and staff shortages as key challe...
Uganda Records 2 Million Births in 2025 as Health System Struggles to Keep Pace
Uganda recorded approximately 2 million births in 2025, according to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, who warned that rapid population...