Uganda: Storm Brews Over Election Petitions As Courts Brace for Impact

As the dust settles on the January 15, 2026 polls, a new legal battlefront is opening, with the High Court expected to be flooded by election petitions. Read more »

Uganda: Low Learner Turnout Marks School Reopening in Tororo

Several schools in Tororo District registered low learner turnout on the first day of reopening for the 2026 academic year, raising concern among education administrators over… Read more »

Uganda: Kisoro Minnows Volcanoes Stun Wakiso Giants in Uganda Cup

Kisoro minnows Mutolere SC, aka Volcanoes, pulled off a remarkable upset in the Stanbic Uganda Cup Round of 64, defeating Wakiso Giants 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in a… Read more »

Uganda: Makindye Court Adjourns Bryan White Murder Case to Next Month

The Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court has adjourned the hearing of six criminal charges against city businessman Kirumira Brian, popularly known as Bryan White, and four women… Read more »

Uganda: Low Turnout Marks Reopening of First Term in Kamwenge District

Schools across Kamwenge District reopened today for the first term of 2026, following a one-week delay from the original academic calendar. Read more »

Uganda: Journalist Saava Takes Plea Bargain in Defamation, Licensing Case

Journalist Dean Lubowa Saava, who faces charges related to defamation and operating a broadcasting platform without a license, appeared before court today and entered a plea… 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 »

Uganda: George Musisi Questions Museveni-Opposition Engagement

The newly elected Kira Municipality MP George Musisi has expressed skepticism over President Yoweri Museveni's recent meetings with opposition MPs, saying the gesture is unlikely… 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: 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 »