September 05, 2023
Uganda: Legislate On Other Pertinent Impediments in the Justice System, Leave Private Prosecutors Alone - Law Society Tells Parliament
Uganda Law Society has advised Parliament to concentrate on legislation that embarks on seeing the capacity balance in the prosecution, investigations and judicial processes… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Uganda: Internal Affairs Warns of Mad Dash By Foreigners to Acquire Ugandan Passports
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has said the number of foreign nationals seeking to fraudulently acquire Ugandan passports has gone up. Read more »
Uganda: Another Suspected Improvised Explosive Device Discovered in Nateete
Police have sealed off Mabiito business centre in Nateete, Rubaga Division after another suspected Improvised Eplosive Device was found. Read more »
Uganda: Police Say They Have Recovered 5 More Bombs As Country Battles With Terrorist Threats
Police have said they have recovered five more bombs after the Sunday incident in which an Improvised Explosive Device(IED) was safely detonated at Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral… Read more »
September 03, 2023
Uganda: Tax Collectors Are Not Listening to us, Property Owners Claim During Hoima Tax Civic Engagement
Property owners in Hoima have decried the lack of engagement between themselves and tax collection authorities, which they say has caused misunderstandings since there is so much… Read more »
Uganda: Police Arrest Man Suspected of Planting Bomb At Cathedral
Police have arrested a man suspected to have planted a bomb at the entrance of Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga. The suspect has been identified as Abdulrahman Kintu (28). Read more »
August 31, 2023
Uganda: Newly Appointed High Court Judges Deployed
The Principal Judge, Dr. Flavian Zeija has deployed the 11 recently appointed acting Judges of the High Court in a move that will see three new High Court circuits operationalized. Read more »
September 01, 2023
Uganda: NIRA Preaches Birth Registration At Ongoing Primary School MDD Competition in Hoima
The National Identification & Registration Authority has targeted the ongoing national primary schools music, dance and drama festival in Hoima City to preach the gospel of… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Who Is the New Leader of Gabon Who Overthrew Ali Bongo?
Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the West African state's transitional leader. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Uganda: Court Denies Bail to Masaka Murder Suspect for Third Time
The International Crimes Division of the High Court has once again rejected the bail application for Masaka murder suspect Mugera John, marking the third time his request for… Read more »
Uganda: Livelihoods of Low Income Earners Threatened As New Trade Order Take Effect in Jinja City
The newly established trade order in Jinja City is casting a shadow over the lives of low-income earners who have relied on operating kiosks along various streets in the city. Read more »
August 28, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Pardons Former Public Service Permanent Secretary, Jimmy Lwamafa
President Museveni has in exercise of the powers given to the president of Uganda by the constitution pardoned former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Jimmy… Read more »
August 26, 2023
Uganda: Police Name Roads With Most Drunk Drivers in Kampala
Police have named the roads where the biggest number of drunk drivers in Kampala are found. Read more »
August 27, 2023
Uganda: Police Head Teachers Set to Be Deployed in Force Schools
The Uganda Police Force has announced plans to place police officers as head teachers in all police primary and secondary schools across the country in order to improve efficiency. Read more »
August 25, 2023
Uganda: Who Is Behind the Digital Number Plates Deal?
The persistent entanglement of controversy and government projects has raised eyebrows and fueled widespread frustration as the scandal surrounding the digitalized number plates… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Uganda: Winnie Byanyima Alleges Racist Harassment in Switzerland
Ugandan human rights activist, Winnie Byanyima has alleged being racially harassed while exercising in a park in Switzerland. Read more »
Uganda: Couple Sues Hospital for Detaining Newborn Baby, Stopping Mother From Breastfeeding Her Over Unpaid Bills
A couple has dragged Roswell Women and Children's Hospital located along Yusuf Lule Road in Kampala for detaining their newborn baby over unpaid hospital bills. Read more »
Uganda: Court Orders Airtel Uganda to Pay Shs670m to Jamaican Singer Konshens for Copyright Infringement
The High Court in Kampala has ordered Airtel Uganda to pay general damages of $180,000 (about 670M) to Jamaican singer Garfield Spence alias Konshens for copyright infringement. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Uganda: New Strict Narcotics Law to Address Gaps in the Use of Illicit Drugs and Protect Children, Says Tayebwa
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has stated that Parliament aims to address all gaps in the supply and use of illicit drugs and substances by implementing a strong law that will… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Law Reform Commission to Review Trust Law to Streamline Management of Property By Trustees
In their series of reviewing laws, Uganda Law Reform Commission has kicked off the preliminary stages to streamline the Law regarding Trusts that will aim at settling Trustee… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UPDF, DRC Joint Forces Rescue 19 in Offensive Against ADF
A joint operation of the UPDF and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday rescued 19 in the ongoing offensive against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Warn World Bank That Gay Activists Are Tarnishing Uganda's Image
A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised concerns about the influence of Ugandan gay rights activists and have advised the World Bank to exercise caution when considering… Read more »
Uganda: Kabaka Mutebi Challenges Courts to Settle Land Cases Quickly
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has appealed to Courts of law to expedite the resolution of land matters. Speaking during the opening of the 31st Buganda Lukiiko,… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: ISIS Links and Foreign Fighters - Inside the Emergence of ADF As Deadliest Armed Group in DRC, Region
A report by the Bridgeway Foundation, a US charity organization dedicated to ending and preventing mass atrocities around the world has indicated that ADF has over the past five… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Uganda: How Car Laden With Explosives Was Impounded in Kampala
Police in Kampala have started investigating circumstances under which a numberless vehicle traveled from the Ugandan border with Tanzania at Mutukula up to the city centre laden… Read more »