January 06
Uganda: Agaba Muzoora Highlights Voter Apathy, Unemployment, and Electoral Reforms Ahead of January 15th Polls
Independent Kampala Central Member of Parliament (MP) candidate Agaba Muzoora has called for intensified voter education, economic empowerment, and improved electoral processes,… Read more »
Uganda: UPDF Engages Kigezi Students On Patriotism, Ideological Clarity and Peaceful Democratic Participation
The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), through the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, has engaged more than 400 university and tertiary institution students from the Kigezi… Read more »
Uganda: Police Investigate Fatal Shooting After Burglary Attempt At Kassanda Gold Processing Plant
Police in Kassanda District have launched investigations into a deadly incident that occurred on the night of January 3, 2026, after unidentified burglars broke into the Kamakya… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda, As NAM Chair, Condemns Us Military Action Against Venezuela
Uganda, acting in its capacity as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), has condemned the United States for what it described as an "act of aggression" against Venezuela,… Read more »
January 05
East Africa: Uganda's Trade Deficit Narrows By Over 70 Percent As Export Earnings Surge
Uganda's merchandise trade position improved markedly in October 2025, with the trade deficit narrowing significantly on the back of a strong rebound in export earnings, according… Read more »
Uganda: Presidential Candidates Race Against Time As Polling Day Draws Closer
With just nine days left to Uganda's presidential election, candidates are intensifying their campaign schedules in a last-minute push to reach districts they have not yet visited,… Read more »
Uganda: Unnecessary Detentions, Prison Trauma, and the Persecution of Sarah Bireete
In a constitutional democracy committed to free and fair elections, transparency around voter data should not provoke panic unless the State fears scrutiny. Sarah Bireete’s… Read more »
Uganda: Sand Quarry Collapse Kills Two in Kanungu
Grief engulfed Kanyamisinga village in Kanungu District on January 4, 2026, after a sand quarry collapse claimed the lives of two men during a routine sand-loading exercise. Read more »
Uganda: Moroto Town Centre Deserted As Festive Season Empties Streets
Moroto Town Centre has taken on an unusually quiet atmosphere this festive season, with streets that are normally busy now largely deserted as residents and workers travel… Read more »
Uganda: UHRC Opens Two-Day Karamoja Tribunal Over Alleged Security Force Abuses
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has opened a two-day tribunal at its Moroto Regional Offices to hear human rights complaints from across the Karamoja sub-region, with… Read more »
Uganda: Kabale Muslim Leaders Urge Mature Politics
Muslim leaders in Kabale District have called on politicians across the political divide to embrace mature and peaceful politics ahead of the 2026 general elections scheduled for… Read more »
Uganda: Mafabi Pledges Palace Reconstruction, Compensation for 2016 Victims
The presidential candidate of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has pledged to reconstruct the Omusinga wa Rwenzururu's palace and fully compensate… Read more »
Uganda: Victoria University and Mubs Lecturer Found Dead in Bed
Police at Kira Road Division have launched investigations into the sudden death of Dr.L Tom Patrick Mugizi, a lecturer at Victoria University and Makerere University Business… Read more »
Uganda: Sanyuka TV Set for the 2025 Uncut Awards - Unfiltered
Sanyuka TV is set to kick off 2026 with the 2025 Uncut Awards: Unfiltered, scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2026, from 4pm to 7pm at the National Conference Centre (NCC). Read more »
January 04
Uganda: Maduro's Arrest a Wake-Up Call for Africa's Strategic Security - - Museveni
President Museveni has said the recent arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States underscores the urgent need for Africa to strengthen its strategic… Read more »
Africa: Canal+ Secures Long-Term Content Deal With Warner Bros
Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a major expansion of their long-standing strategic partnership, signing a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that… Read more »
Uganda: Jobs Are Here At Home, Youths Dont Need to Go Abroad - Museveni
President Museveni has said Uganda already has enough opportunities to create wealth and jobs for its young people, arguing that the problem is not lack of work but a failure by… Read more »
Uganda: We Have a Bigger Plan for Creatives - Says Museveni
President Museveni has said the government is deliberately sequencing Uganda's development, arguing that support for creatives and local innovation is part of a broader, long-term… Read more »
Uganda: Buvuma to Be Connected to National Electricity Grid Very Soon - Museveni Assures
Residents of Buvuma Island have all reason to smile after President Museveni assured them that they will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. Read more »
Uganda: Ambassador Ogwang Chronicles Uganda's Socio-Economic Transformation Since 1986 in New Book
Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul has launched his latest book, Uganda Since 1986: The Socio-Economic Transformation Journey of Uganda Through the Eyes of a Foreign Service Officer,… Read more »
Uganda: Iuiu Cancels Mature Entry Certificate for NRM Flag Bearer for Kitagwenda
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has cancelled a Mature Age Entry certificate that had been issued to Kitagwenda County National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary… Read more »
January 03
Uganda: Viral 'UCC Shutdown' Notice Is Fake, Commission Confirms
A notice circulating on social media claiming to be a Public Notice from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) announcing the suspension of internet services, mobile money,… Read more »
Uganda: Microfinance Support Centre Moves to Provide Affordable Credit to Market Vendors With New Loan Product
The government of Uganda, through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), has introduced the Katale Loan, a new financing product aimed at empowering market vendors and small-scale… Read more »
Uganda: Centenary Bank, Bees & Trees Uganda Partner to Restore Degraded Land in Mbale
Centenary Bank, in partnership with Bees & Trees Uganda, has launched the Coffee Agroforestry for Environment and Livelihood Enhancement Initiative, aimed at restoring degraded… Read more »
January 02
Uganda: Police Dismiss Claims of Plot to Detain Bobi Wine Before Election Day
Police have dismissed claims that there is a security plot to detain National Unity Platform leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine,… Read more »
