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: 11 Opposition Women MPs Arrested for Protesting Harassment By Security Forces

At least 11 female Members of Parliament were on Thursday arrested by police while they protested the continued harassment of colleagues by security agencies. 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 »

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 »

Uganda: Joy As Ugandans Stranded in Sudan Finally Return Home

It was hugs and cheers on Thursday night as Ugandans, who had been stranded in Sudan after outbreak of clashes between rival military factions, finally returned home. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Advisor Rallies Luweero Muslims On Govt Programs

The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Amb.Abbey Walusimbi has urged Muslims in Luweero to take advantage of government programs for their own benefit. 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 »

Uganda: 'You Are the Prince of Peace,' Kagame Full of Praise for General Muhoozi Kainerugaba During Birthday Party in Kigali

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has lavished praise on his Ugandan counterpart's First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, saying he is the peace prince for Rwanda and Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: Remove Mpuuga From Office, Supporters of National Unity Platform in Diaspora Tell Bobi Wine

A section of supporters of the opposition National Unity Platform in the diaspora have demanded that the party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine removes the… Read more »

Uganda: At Least Shs 1 Billion Budgeted for Local Govts to Maintain Roads

Following a presidential directive, government has allocated each district and municipality Shs1 billion for maintenance of roads outside the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)… Read more »

Uganda: The Uganda Boxing Champions League Is Back

The Uganda Boxing Champions League is back, and it returned with a bang last Saturday on April 22, 2023, and is expected to run until December 26, 2023, when the champions will be… Read more »

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: Experts Call for More Funding to Market Uganda to Global Consumers

With tourism becoming the country's largest foreign exchange earner, the government has been urged to increase funding in the marketing of the sector and also improving some of the… Read more »

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: 11 Police Commanders Suspended for Brutalizing Female MP, National Unity Platform Supporters

The Inspector General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola has directed the immediate suspension of 11 police commanders in Buvuma following an incident in which the district woman… 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 »

Uganda: National Identification Registration Authority Asks Ugandans to Register for Birth Certificates

The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has asked Ugandans to register for birth certificates one of the crucial documents for Ugandans. Read more »

Uganda: Education Ministry Suspends Deployment, Transfer of Teachers

The Ministry of Education and Sports has temporarily suspended the transfer and deployment of teaching and non-teaching staff with immediate effect. Read more »

Uganda: Muhakanizi Helped Stabilize Uganda's Economy, Says Museveni

President Museveni has described Muhakanizi among the unsung heroes for Uganda's economic recovery when he together with other economists espoused a 10-point set of bitter-pill… Read more »

Uganda: Pomp As Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba's Supporters Launch Bunyoro Chapter

It was pomp and fanfare on Saturday as supporters of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba under the MK Movement launched the Bunyoro chapter. Read more »

Uganda: It's Not All About Money, Plant Mosquito Repellents, Clear Bushes At Home to Avoid Malaria, Tayebwa Urges Ugandans

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament has asked Ugandans to banish mosquitoes with plant repellents and clearing bushes around their homes. Read more »

Africa: African Cultural Leaders to Meet in Uganda

African cultural leaders subscribing to AIDO Network International, a non-profit organization that seeks to revive respect for and pride in Africa's traditional values through… Read more »