JEEMA Warns Tax Hikes Will Deepen Poverty, Undermine Uganda’s Economy
The Justice Forum (JEEMA) has condemned the government’s proposed tax increases in the 2026 national budget, warning that higher levies on income, fuel, and essential g...
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Director CID AIGP Tom Magambo Calls for Stronger Societal Values and Police Reforms to Tackle Crime
In a recent interview, the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), AIGP Tom Magambo, outlined a clear vision for tackling the rising crime rates in Uga...
Speakership Race: Wanyoto Writes to Museveni
Mbale City Woman MP-elect Lydia Wanyoto has formally written to President Yoweri Museveni, who also chairs the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), expressing her i...
Uganda’s 2026-2031 cabinet: From fishermen and fisherwomen (symbolism) to intellectualism and competence
As Uganda approaches the swearing of the presidency, new parliament and the subsequent formation of a new cabinet, an important national conversation is beginning to take...
Museveni Backs “Eye-for-an-Eye” Proportional Justice Bill Amid Surge in Violent Crime
Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has publicly endorsed the controversial Proportional Justice Bill, 2026, which seeks to embed the ancient “eye-for-an-eye�...
Museveni Directs Mobile Court Initiative for Kampala Daycare Attack Case
The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has stated that President Museveni has instructed the Judiciary to deploy the mobile court system in response to the...
Odonga Otto: Why MPs who lost elections are likely to die
Odonga Otto recently lost the Aruu County MP race in Pader District.Former Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto has called for government support for defeated politicians, w...
Iranian Embassy in Uganda joins world counterparts in trolling President Trump
In a post shared on X on Monday, the embassy in Uganda called Trump a “man-child” and said he was “unworthy of a diplomatic response”, while also amplifying an ea...
Transport Ministry proposes UGX 8.3 trillion budget for roads, rail and air
Uganda and Kenya agree on SGR standards to link their conflicting rail systems, advancing the massive regional infrastructure project.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of...
Former Congo leader Joseph Kabila declared a fugitive amid a treason conviction
Kinshasa, April 2026 — Former Democratic Republic of the Congo president Joseph Kabila, who ruled the vast Central African nation for nearly two decades, has been decla...