Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits
The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic con...
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Kitgum High Court Clears 70 Cases in Five-Day Plea Bargaining Camp
In a sustained effort to address the backlog of criminal cases and ease congestion in correctional facilities, the Kitgum High Court has successfully concluded a five-day...
Kira Road Police Admit Gaps in School Outreach, Shift Focus to Prevention
Kira Road Police Division has acknowledged significant gaps in its school outreach programmes, revealing that several secondary schools within its jurisdiction have never...
Uganda Law Society Denounces Two Defence Lawyers in Christopher Okello Trial Over Silence on Ggaba Mobile High Court Venue
The Uganda Law Society has issued Executive Order No. 9 of 2026 formally denouncing two state-appointed defence lawyers for failing to challenge the venue of a controvers...
Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing...
79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering
FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and Justice Bonny Isaac Teko stand at the center of Uganda’s evolving anti-money laundering landscape, where assertive enforc...
24 students arrested after police officer injured in Koboko school fight
Koboko, Uganda: Police in Koboko District have arrested 24 students following a violent clash between learners of Daystar Secondary School and Nyarilo Secondary School th...
Six Nkoma SS students arrested over robbery, assault in Mbale
The police in Mbale city, eastern Uganda, have arrested six students of Nkoma secondary school over the alleged robbery and assault of a senior four student, Siraj Buyinz...
Iran reopens six airports as commercial aviation resumes
Iran has reopened six airports and resumed scheduled international flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International (IKA) and Mehrabad airports, with Mahan Air leading t...
Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds
Uganda’s banking industry has mounted a formal and detailed opposition to the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its provisions could disrupt f...