May 03, 2023
Uganda: Iron Sheets Scandal - Court Sets Hearing Date for Minister Nandutu's Case
The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Kampala has set May 25 as the date to start hearing of the case in which State Minister for Karamoja affairs, Agnes Nandutu is… Read more »
Uganda: Kampala Court Confirms Extremism Charges Against Ex-Guantanamo Bay Detainee
The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed terrorism charges against Jamal Kiyemba, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee . Read more »
May 02, 2023
Uganda: More Details On Shooting of Minister Engola Emerge
More details have emerged explaining circumstances under which the bodyguard shot dead State Minister for Labour Sam Engola. Read more »
Uganda: How Bodyguard Killed Minister Engola, Turned Gun On Himself
Police have confirmed the death of State Minister for Labour Col(Rtd) Charles Engola Macodwogo who was shot by his bodyguard on Tuesday morning. Read more »
Uganda: Bodyguard Who Reports Say Killed Minister Engola Had Worked with Him for a Month
The Minister for Gender and Labour Betty Amongi has said the UPDF bodyguard who shot junior Minister, Col(Rtd) Charles Engola had only spent one month with him. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Uganda: Blunt Truth - Tayebwa Says Local Leaders Will Not Get Salary Increment
The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has revelaed that government will not be in position to increase salaries of local government leaders for the next three years, despite the… Read more »
Uganda: Lands Minister Sam Mayanja Weighs Into Fight Over Defunct Crane Bank Mortgages
Dfcu has of late come under spotlight over its move to claim mortgages that were formally owned by the now defunct Crane Bank. Read more »
April 28, 2023
Uganda: Gunman, 3 Others Arrested in Operation Against Armed Robbers in Koboko
Police in Koboko district, West Nile region have arrested three suspects including a former South Sudanese rebel in a sting operation to crack down armed robberies in the region. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Uganda: Corrupt Govt Officials Must Cough What They Have Stolen, Says Museveni
President Museveni has said it is high time corrupt government officials paid heavily for their sins of stealing from the public. Read more »
Uganda: Corrupt Govt Officials Must Go Cough What They Have Stolen - President Museveni
President Museveni has said it is high time corrupt government officials paid heavily for their sins of stealing from the public. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Uganda: President Museveni Okays Income Tax Exemption for Prosecutors
President Museveni has given a green light to the deletion of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from section 21 of the Income Tax Act to provide for the… Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Issues Directive on Rubbish In the Country
President Museveni has said he is tired of seeing stockpiles of rubbish whenever he is driving around Kampala and some of the up-country towns. Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Calls For Work on Witness Protection Law
President Museveni has directed the Attorney General to work on a witness protection law as sought for by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Read more »
April 27, 2023
Uganda: Police Release Opposition Women MPs After Visit By Speaker of Parliament
The 11 opposition women MPs who had earlier been arrested by police have been released after a visit by Speaker, Anita Among. Read more »
Uganda: Inside the Arrest, Release of Opposition Women MPs
At least 11-woman Members of Parliament were on Thursday morning arrested by police for protesting the continued harassment of colleagues by security agencies but their detention… Read more »
Uganda: Mpuuga Demands Action Reports From Ministers Over Brutalisation of Female MPs
The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has called for an immediate accountability from different ministers regarding the brutality meted on different opposition women MPs. Read more »
April 28, 2023
Uganda: Rights Body Summons Inspector General of Police Ochola Over Harassment of Opposition Women MPs By Police
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has summoned the Inspector General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola over continuous harassment and brutality meted out against female Members… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Uganda: FGM Still Rampant in Amudat District Despite Ban
Although Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was declared illegal in 2010, the practice remains widespread in Amudat district. Read more »
Uganda: Minister Kitutu's Personal Assistant Sent to Luzira Over Karamoja Iron Sheets
A personal assistant to the Minister for Karamoja , Mary Goretti Kitutu will spend the weekend in Luzira prison after the Anti-Corruption Court remanded him for allegedly diverting… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Uganda: Iron Sheets Scandal - DPP Now Goes for OPM Officials as Net Widens
The Director of Public Prosecutions has cast her net wider in the ongoing investigations and subsequent prosecutions over the Karamoja iron sheets scandal to include officials at… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Invites Opposition Legislators With Parliament's Legal Committee for Meeting Over Anti-Gay Bill
President Museveni is expected to meet the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee at State House Entebbe on Tuesday to consult them further on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023. Read more »
April 24, 2023
Uganda: Court Dismisses Case Challenging Entebbe Mayor Rulinda's Election
Fabrice Brad Rulinda has been confirmed as the duly elected mayor of Entebbe Municipality after the High Court in Kampala threw out a petition challenging his election victory. Read more »
Uganda: FDC Protests Exorbitant Bail Fees Demanded From Ministers Implicated in Iron Sheets Scandal
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has protested the exorbitant bail fees being slapped against ministers charged in relation to the Karamoja iron sheets scandal. Read more »
Uganda: Minister Lugoloobi Appalled By Despicable Conditions in Luzira After a Few Days in Jail, Says Government Needs to Do Something
The Minister of State for Planning, Ntenjeru County MP Amos Lugoolobi has bemoaned the pathetic conditions in both Uganda's detention cells and the maximum prison in Luzira. Read more »
Uganda: High Court Dismisses Fred Nyanzi Petition Challenging Muhammad Nsereko Victory
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs a petition filed by National Unity Platform (NUP)'s Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu challenging the victory of Muhammad Nsereko as Member of… Read more »