19-Year Old Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Defilement
The High Court in Fort Portal has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated defilement. Samuel Amanyire was convicted on Mon...
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Okello’s Fate Hangs in Balance as Court Sets Ruling Date
The High Court has adjourned proceedings in the murder case against Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the Ggaba school children killings, with a ruling expec...
Amuriat Pushes Opposition Unity After 2026 Polls
Opposition leaders and analysts have reacted with caution to Patrick Amuriat’s renewed call for unity, citing mistrust, competition, and structural weaknesses within Ug...
Kampala Girls Are Vending their Sumbies For Expensive Cars - Caroline Marcah
Media personality Caroline Marcah has called on society to address what she describes as a growing trend of young women engaging in risky behavior in pursuit of expensive...
Uganda detains 231 foreigners in crackdown on possible human trafficking
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that they have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that the internal affairs ministr...
Fresh debate erupts over Princess Katrina’s Luganda language fluency
The princess has in the past addressed concerns about her Luganda proficiency and use on social media saying she prefers the English language because it gives her a wider...
Kampala hotel staff remanded over theft of $12,000 gift for South Sudan president
Hotel staff William Ssemata 39, in the dock on charges of theft of $12,000 meant for South Sudan President’s gift. Photo/ Juliet Kigongo. A staff at a hotel in Kampala...
Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel
Four senior Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks on charges of misusing operational fuel for their personal gai...
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...
Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargain...