Uganda: Organisers Admit Ticketing Glitches Marred CHAN Opener

Uganda's opening match day at the CHAN 2024 tournament was marred by digital ticketing glitches, long queues, and empty food kiosks -- a logistical breakdown that left many fans… Read more »

Uganda: Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Commends Postbank for Driving Financial Inclusion

The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has commended PostBank Uganda for driving financial inclusion across the country. Read more »

Uganda: EC Releases New Dates for Parliamentary and Presidential Aspirants

The Electoral Commission (EC) has made further adjustments to the nomination schedule for key positions ahead of the 2025 general elections, including Members of Parliament (MPs),… Read more »

Uganda: Tourism Ministry Launches Second Apprenticeship Programme to Boost Youth Skills in Hospitality

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has embarked on free skills training for the youth to improve their employability. Read more »

Uganda: RDC, DPC Transfers in Ntungamo Raise Eyebrows As Critics Link Timing to Internal Party Politics Ahead of 2026 Elections

The recent transfer of Ntungamo's Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Isaiah Kanyamahane Byarugaba and District Police Commander (DPC) Hannington Nshija has stirred political… Read more »

Uganda: EABC ,EADB to Host East African Business and Investment Summit Expo 2025

The East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with the East African Development Bank (EADB), is set to host the East African Business & Investment Summit &… Read more »

Uganda: Archbishop Kaziimba Urges Politicians to Shun Division At Rhoda Kalema Memorial

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged Ugandan politicians to avoid divisiveness, discrimination, and political fights as the… Read more »

Uganda: NRM Delegates in Mubende Vow to Support Speaker Among

NRM delegates from Mubende District, led by the party chairperson Thomas Ayinebyona, have endorsed Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, as the Second… Read more »

Uganda: MP Acuti Urges Maintenance Budget in Medical Equipment Procurement

Kole North County Member of Parliament, Samuel Acuti, has called on the Ministry of Finance to work closely with the Ministry of Health to develop financial guidelines that ensure… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Announces Plan to Turn Demonstration Farms Into 4-Acre Model Centres of Excellence

President Museveni has unveiled a new national initiative to transform his demonstration farms into centres of excellence for the 4-acre agricultural model, in a bid to eliminate… Read more »

Uganda: Police Probe Killing of Refugee Woman Found With Cut Wounds in Garden

Police in Yumbe District have launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of a 34-year-old South Sudanese refugee woman whose body was discovered on Wednesday evening in a… Read more »

Uganda: Muhoozi Seeks More Time to Probe Police Recruitment Irregularities

The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, David Muhoozi, has asked Parliament to give him more time to investigate allegations that some police recruits were sent back home due… Read more »

Uganda: Kitagwenda Leaders Warn Encroachers As River Mpanga Faces Threat From Cultivation

Authorities in Kitagwenda District, led by the Assistant Resident District Commissioner (RDC) and environmental group Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (Jese), have conducted a… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Magezi Urges Public to Take Lead in Waste Management

Minister for Local Government Raphael Magezi has urged Ugandans to take greater responsibility in managing waste, warning that the success of the proposed National Waste Management… Read more »

Uganda: No Carrying Suitcases to Namboole - Police

As Uganda Cranes prepare to redeem themselves in Friday's must-win clash against Guinea, police have moved to tighten security at Mandela National Stadium -- with one peculiar item… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda to Negotiate With U.S. Over New Tariffs-Rwabwogo

Uganda has signaled readiness to enter negotiations with the United States over new proposed tariffs that threaten to affect the country's budding processed coffee exports to the… Read more »

Uganda: Telecom Sector Players Call for Govt Incentives to Boost Rural Connectivity

Telecom sector leaders have urged government to provide capital subsidies, tax incentives, and rebates to infrastructure companies supporting the extension of electricity grids and… Read more »

Uganda: Omara Calls for Radical Downsizing of Government to Address Uganda's Infrastructure Crisis

Otuke County Member Of Parliament, Paul Omara, has issued a bold call for a significant reduction in the size of government, warning that Uganda's current structure is… Read more »

Uganda: Magogo's CHAN Reality Check Sparks Outrage

National football federation supremo Moses Magogo lit a fuse under already smouldering tensions this week when he publicly admitted that Uganda's national team is far from the… Read more »

Uganda: Kivumbi Defends NUP Candidate Vetting Process Amid Criticism

Butambala Member Of Parliament, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has spoken out in defence of the National Unity Platform's (NUP) internal candidate selection process, emphasising its… Read more »

Uganda: Monica Musenero - the Visionary Who Refused to Fit the Mold

In a small village in Pallisa district, Eastern Uganda, a young girl once stared into the future with more questions than answers. Surrounded by a culture that often equated… Read more »

Uganda: PFF's Adios Dies After Fatal Fall in Mbarara

Mbarara City South MP aspirant Denmark Adios Beinomigisha has died after a fatal fall at Grand Hotel in Mbarara, authorities confirmed Thursday morning. Read more »

Uganda: Namirembe Cathedral Holds Memorial Mass for Rhoda Kalema

A memorial mass is underway at Namirembe Cathedral this Thursday morning to honour the life and legacy of Rhoda Kalema, Uganda's pioneering female politician and former Member of… Read more »

Uganda: The Afrigo Effect - Why Uganda Still Dances to the Same Band After 50 Years

When Afrigo Band formed in 1975, the world was a different place. Idi Amin was President of Uganda. Mobile phones did not exist. The internet was science fiction. Most Ugandans got… Read more »

Uganda: Youth Demand Justice As Pre-Baraza Puts Spotlight On SRHR, Incarceration, Legal Reform

In a joint effort to advance reproductive justice litigation, Reach A Hand Uganda and Afya na Haki hosted the 3rd Annual Reproductive Justice Litigation Dialogue, dubbed the GN… Read more »