Activists Demand Urgent Action as Alcohol Abuse Tightens Grip on Kampala Youth
Civil society actors warn that rising alcohol dependency among young people in Kampala’s informal settlements is fuelling illness, unemployment, and social breakdo...
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The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil soci...
Sejusa on why Ugandan dissidents seek exile in western countries, not Africa
Sejusa, who fled to the UK in 2013 argued that exile decisions are based on safety and influence, not admiration for Western systems.Former Coordinator of Intelligence Se...
NRM Henchman Warns M7, Wife Janet On Attending Endless 2026 Election Victory Celebrations Parties…
National Resistance Movement (NRM) political activists who also double as the chairperson of the children and grandchildren of the 1981 war veterans in the Luwero Triangl...
BREAKING: Bobi Wine begins meetings with U.S. lawmakers after leaving Uganda
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, says he has begun international lobbying meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC after secretly l...
JUST IN: Huge Relief As Court Strikes Down Nsereko’s Computer Misuse Act
In the news this morning, the Constitutional court has struck down the Computer Misuse Act which was amended in September 2022. The private member’s bill tabled by...
Among pledges reduced taxes on reusable pads for schoolgirls ahead of women’s day celebrations
Speaker Anita Among (Middle) and other women activists at Parliament.The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has pledged that Parliament will support tax incentives aimed...
Porous Borders Fuel Illicit Firearms Trade in Karamoja
The free movement of people and goods across these borders has facilitated the influx of weapons. The border stretches from Amudat through Moroto, Kotido, Kaabong, and Ka...
Iganga NUP boss says ‘no grudges’ after election defeat
Iganga NUP Chairperson Grace Ndizaawa says he has forgiven political rivals after losing Iganga Central Division chairperson race, and reiterates a call for unity and rec...
Winnie Kiiza, Others Commend Sarah Bireete’s Courage After Detention
Ntinda-Relatives and friends of Dr. Sarah Bireete have commended her for resilience and courage, days after the Buganda Road Magistrates Court granted her bail.Dr. Sarah...