Calm but tense mood engulfs Kampala as Museveni sworn in for new term
Kampala wore an unusually calm face on Tuesday as President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term, with reduced business activity, light traffic and heavy secur...
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Museveni Swearing-In Disrupts Gulu-Kampala Bus Transport as Fares Surge
Normal bus services from Gulu City to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, were significantly disrupted on Tuesday as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took the oath for a seventh...
Six perish in Ssembabule accident en-route to wedding
The vehicle, which was reportedly transporting passengers to a wedding ceremony in Nakasongola, lost control due to suspected speeding, causing the vehicle to overturn mu...
Six Dead, Several Injured in Sembabule–Kampala Highway Crash
At least six people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a taxi travelling from Sembabule to Nakasongola overturned along the Sembabule–Kampala hig...
Kayunga Roads Submerged as Leaders Blame Environmental Degradation
Leaders in Kayunga District have raised concern over worsening environmental degradation, warning that continued destruction of wetlands and forests is fuelling flooding...
He lent a friend Shs 24 million and confiscated his bus worth Shs 50 million
The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Mwebe, who had sought to revive a Shs 24 million claim against a friend, Robert Kagoda.In a ruling delivered on...
Unoc starts discharging 100 million litres of fuel
Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) said on Wednesday it had begun discharging nearly 100 million litres of fuel at the port of Mombasa, with the first consignments expect...
Several drivers arrested in Bushenyi as Police crack down on overloading
Police in Bushenyi have arrested several drivers in a renewed crackdown on vehicles carrying excess passengers.The enforcement follows a surge in complaints from...
Ugandan civil society denounces ‘foreign agents’ bill
At a press conference, former cabinet minister Miria Matembe condemned the speed at which the controversial legislation is being pushed forward.“I have never seen such...
One killed, several injured in Bushenyi hit-and-run crash
In Bushenyi, it was a cold evening yesterday, marked by a hit-and-run incident involving a taxi and a heavy truck.The truck, which was traveling from Mbarara, reportedly...