Uganda: UCC Warns Broadcasters Against Hosting Election Dispute Claims On Air

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has warned against the misuse of radio and television platforms by unsuccessful candidates seeking to challenge officially declared… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Oryem Holds Bilateral Talks With Ethiopian Envoy On Regional Cooperation

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Oryem Okello, on Monday received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to… Read more »

Uganda: Three Killed in Link Bus-Motorcycle Crash in Arua

Three people were killed on the spot on Monday evening following a fatal road accident involving a Link Bus and a motorcycle along the Nebbi-Arua highway in Arua District. Read more »

Uganda: 'We Openly Requested for It' - Ssebagala On Opposition MPs Meeting With Museveni

Former Kawempe North legislator Hajj Latif Ssebagala has defended the recent State House meeting between a section of opposition MPs and President Museveni, saying the engagement… Read more »

Uganda: Speaker Among Demands Probe Into Death of NRM Chairperson in Bukedea

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has condemned the brutal attack and death of Samson Wamimbi, the NRM chairperson of Aligo Sub-County, Bukedea District, on February 3, 2026. Read more »

Uganda: NRM's Mulindwa Says Opposition Lacks Capacity to Remove Museveni

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Senior Manager for Information, Communications, and Public Relations, Rogers Mulindwa, has claimed that Uganda's opposition no longer has the… Read more »

Uganda: MP Kabuusu Defends Talks With Museveni, Calls for National Unity

Kyamuswa County Member of Parliament, Moses Kabuusu, has defended his participation in recent discussions between a section of opposition MPs and President Museveni, emphasizing… Read more »

Uganda: Sembabule Land Row Escalates As Displaced Residents Return After Three Years

More than 50 households of Lwengoma Village in Ntaazo Sub-county, Sembabule District, have returned to land they claim to have occupied for decades, nearly three years after a… Read more »

Uganda: Four Arrested for Fraud Impersonating Museveni's Daughter

Police have arrested four suspects in Iganga for allegedly defrauding members of the public by impersonating First Daughter Natasha Karugire on social media. Read more »

Uganda: MP Nsibambi Defends Disconnecting Village From 'My Transformer' After Election Loss

Residents of Buyaaya village in Mawokota South Constituency have accused their Member of Parliament Yusuf Nsibambi of deliberately disconnecting electricity from the community… Read more »

Uganda: Educationists Renew Calls to Scrap PLE As Schools Reopen

The debate over the future of the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) has resurfaced, with education experts and examination authorities proposing reforms that could significantly… Read more »

Uganda: High Court Rejects 24-Year-Old Land Rights Case in Mbale

The High Court in Mbale has dismissed a human rights case filed by over 1,600 residents of Bukwo District. The residents had sought justice for being evicted from their ancestral… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Pastor Tells US Court He Was Tortured With a Python

A Ugandan pastor and asylum seeker detained by US immigration authorities has told a federal court that he was brutally tortured in Uganda, including being placed in a pit with a… Read more »

Uganda: Six Ugandans Detained in US Listed in 'Worst of Worst' Ice Database

Six Ugandan nationals have been listed on a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website featuring foreign nationals arrested by immigration authorities after being convicted… Read more »

Uganda: We Are Keeping Siege At Bobi's Home for Security Reasons - Police

Police have defended the continued siege at former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also know as Bobi Wine's home as being for security reasons. Read more »

Uganda: Schools Reopen Amid Teacher Concerns Over Long Break and Rising Costs

Schools reopened today for the new academic year, with teachers expressing concern over the long holiday students spent at home following the election period. Read more »

Uganda: Ministry of Health Launches Mandatory Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

The Ministry of Health has officially launched the National Mandatory Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell Disease. Read more »

Uganda: Nira Says New IDs to Go Live Next Month

The National Identification and Registration Authority has said the newly printed national ID cards will only go live on March,31. Read more »

Uganda: Court Orders Fresh Survey As Wakiso Land Dispute Between Pastor, Kaweesi's Children Intensifies

A long-standing land dispute between World Answers Church International pastor Jeremiah Herbert Ssebakijje and the children of the late Christopher Kaweesi has taken a new twist… Read more »

Uganda: Thousands Pay Tribute to Rev Eliasaph Sserwadda On First Anniversary of Death

Thousands of mourners from across Uganda gathered yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the death of Rev. Eliasaph Sserwadda, popularly known as Omuburizi Taata, in a ceremony… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda, China Launch 2026 Exchange Year to Bridge Cultural, Economic Gaps

Uganda and China have moved to solidify their long-standing partnership by launching a year-long initiative designed to bridge the gap between grassroots cultural understanding and… Read more »

Uganda: NSSF Stake in MTN Hits Shs1tn

MTN Uganda shares have staged a strong rally on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), delivering massive gains to its largest local investors in just eight weeks as the stock… Read more »

Uganda: Bukerekere Leaders Support Over 150 Needy Children With School Supplies

Bukerekere Village leaders in Kakiri Sub-county, Wakiso District, have donated scholastic materials to more than 150 underprivileged children as schools reopen for the new term. Read more »

Uganda: Meeting With Museveni Was Not Transactional - Opposition MP Kabuusu

Moses Kabuusu of the People's Front for Freedom (PFF) has defended the recent meeting between a group of opposition politicians and President Museveni, saying the engagement was… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Hails Col Nakalema's Late Dad for Combining Faith With Action

President Museveni has praised the late Rev. Eliasaph Sserwadda for exemplifying a life that harmoniously blended faith with practical work, describing him as a model Christian who… Read more »