Uganda: Business Booms Around Karuziika Palace Ahead of Oyo Burial

Business is booming around Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City as traders cash in on the growing number of mourners arriving for the burial of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba… Read more »

Uganda: SFC Disowns 'Captain' Yonasan Tibenderana

The elite Special Forces Command (SFC) has distanced itself from a man arrested for allegedly extorting money at the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Takes 'Pearl Sweet' Crude to Global Market At Appec 2026

Uganda has formally introduced its crude oil, branded Pearl Sweet, to the global petroleum market at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) 2026 in Singapore, as the country… Read more »

Uganda: Drought Effect On Regional Milk Industry As Kenya Turns to Uganda

Kenya is increasingly turning to Uganda for milk supplies as a prolonged dry season continues to depress domestic production and push the country into a supply deficit. Kenya's… Read more »

Uganda: Motorcycles Blamed for 60 Percent of Road Crashes in Kigezi

A total of 5,298 road traffic accident cases were recorded in the Kigezi region during the 2025/2026 financial year, with adult males identified as the most affected group. Read more »

Uganda: Nira Staffing Crisis Leaves Millions of IDs Gathering Dust

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is grappling with a severe service-delivery crisis. Read more »

Uganda: Govt Defends Balaam's Anti-Corruption Drive As Head Teachers Criticize Approach

The government has defended the ongoing monitoring of service delivery in government schools by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara, saying the exercise is part of efforts… Read more »

Uganda: Balaalo Have Exited Northern Uganda - Let Zebu Cows Occupy the Space

Sometime in 2015, while travelling with my former boss and now the Member of Parliament representing Older Persons of Eastern Uganda, Ofwono Opondo, he read my mind in a way that… Read more »

Uganda: No Rest for Pros As MTN Pro Tees Returns At Entebbe Club

Up to 40 professional golfers will be in action today as MTN Pro Tee leg 2 returns to the par 71 lakeside Entebbe Club. Read more »

Uganda: Coffee Seedlings Dry Up As Katakwi Farmers Fault Government Timing

Thousands of coffee seedlings distributed to farmers in Katakwi District have dried up after the government launched the programme during a prolonged dry spell, prompting farmers… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Gives Its Oil a Name. Now It Has to Find a Market

20 years after the discovery announcement, 'Pearl Sweet' marks the moment Uganda's crude moves from political promise to commercial test Read more »

Uganda: Regional Experts Call for Rethinking Age of Consent As Uganda Struggles With Teenage Pregnancies

Regional sexual and reproductive health experts have called for a closer examination of age-of-consent laws and how they affect adolescents' access to healthcare, arguing that… Read more »

Uganda: Euro Gold Refinery CEO Bernard Feni Receives Double Recognition in Ghana

Ugandan entrepreneur Bernard Feni, the founder and chief executive of Euro Gold Refinery, has received double recognition at the Ghana Merit Awards 2026 in Accra, where he was… Read more »

Uganda: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Endorses Muhoozi for 2031 Presidential Bid

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has publicly thrown his weight behind Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to succeed President Yoweri Museveni in the 2031 general elections,… Read more »

Uganda: Vice President Jessica Alupo Eulogizes Omukama Oyo

Vice President Jessica Alupo has described the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV as a young monarch whose impact on Tooro and Uganda went beyond the preservation of… Read more »

Uganda: Nine Days of Mourning - What Is Happening in Tooro Kingdom

Tooro Kingdom is observing nine days of traditional mourning, known as okugaragara, following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The period runs until his burial… Read more »

Uganda: Best Kemigisa - She Buried Her Husband, a King, and Now Her Son, King Oyo

The first time Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, accompanied a king home in death, she was a young widow. It was 1995. Read more »

Uganda: Union Gives Grace Nakimera Shs10 Million Boost Ahead of 'Power of Grace Concert'

The Union Transport Alliance (UNION) has thrown its weight behind singer Grace Nakimera's much-anticipated return to the stage with a Shs10 million sponsorship boost ahead of her… Read more »

Uganda: Inadequate Battery Swapping Points Frustrating Demand for Electric Motorbikes in West Nile

Limited charging points are frustrating the growing demand for electric motorbikes in Arua and the wider West Nile region, with hundreds of prospective riders waiting to receive… Read more »

Uganda: What Happens to the Queen Mother After the King's Death in Tooro?

As Tooro King subjects continue to mourn the passing of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukiidi IV, his passing has sparked discussions about the future of the kingdom and the line… Read more »

Uganda: The Logic of Museveni's Forty Years of Addition

By the time President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took oath of office on 29 January 1986, the young guerrilla had already made his most consequential political decision. Read more »

Uganda: Tooro Prime Minister Defends Concealing King Oyo's Health Information

Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Pays Oyo's Medical, Repatriation Costs

President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to… Read more »

Uganda: Pearl Magic to Broadcast Miss World 2026 Finale Live

Ugandan audiences will have a front-row seat to the world's biggest beauty pageant competition this Saturday as Pearl Magic exclusively broadcasts the Miss World 2026 competition… Read more »

Uganda: Equity Bank Facility Helps Vurra Secondary School Complete Dormitory

Set against the vibrant landscape of Arua in West Nile, Vurra Secondary School is expanding to keep pace with a rapidly growing student population. School leaders are racing to add… Read more »