July 01
Uganda: Opportunity Bank Starts Tree Planting Initiative With Annual Chairman's Run
Nile Post
Opportunity Bank's headquarters on Old Kira Road buzzed with energy as over 300 enthusiastic participants gathered for the Annual Chairman's Run 2024. Read more »
Uganda: Celebrating Retired Cricket Cranes Skipper Masaba
Observer
Brian Masaba had harboured the idea of retiring from the Cricket Cranes T20 team for the last six months. Read more »
Uganda: Soldiers' Spouses Urged to Prepare for Life After Retirement
Nile Post
The spouses of soldiers have been encouraged to consider life after their partners' retirement from active service. Read more »
Uganda: Redsan Reminisces About Earlier Musical Memories At the Love Scotch Affair
Nile Post
Kenyan dancehall sensation Redsan, Friday brought the house down with a sensational performance at the Love Scotch Affair, held at Noni Vie. Read more »
Uganda: IGP Byakagaba Appoints New Kampala Metropolitan Commander
Nile Post
The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba has made changes in the police leadership, dropping Kampala Metropolitan Police commander, senior commissioner of police Stephen… Read more »
June 30
East Africa: IGAD Ministers Want Education for Refugees
Independent (Kampala)
Education ministers in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) bloc want member states to prioritise high quality education for disaster affected populations, 60% of… Read more »
East Africa: Uganda Forces in Fierce Battles With Al-Shabaab
Independent (Kampala)
The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Read more »
Kenya: Effect of Kenya Protests On Uganda
Independent (Kampala)
Shortly before 3pm on June 25, something unexpected happened in Westlands, an affluent suburb of Nairobi. Cars started making U-turns with motorists warning oncoming traffic about… Read more »
Uganda: Masaka's Kasaali Village Cries Out for Electricity
Nile Post
Residents of Kasaali Iillage in Kimanya Kabonera Sub-county, Masaka City, have appeale to the government for access to electricity, citing its critical role in fostering… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Brother Warns Youth Against Demonstrations, Calls for Innovation
Nile Post
Nuwagira made these remarks during the grand launch of the Patriotic League PLU Youth Forum, themed "Youth Leadership and Civil Engagement: Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today." Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Gen-Z - a Generation At a Crossroads [opinion]
Nile Post
In stark contrast to their Kenyan counterparts, Uganda's Generation Z finds itself at a critical juncture, caught between the promise of youth and the constraints of a system… Read more »
Uganda: Nyamutoro Introduces 'Kana Ka Mbata' Kenzo
Nile Post
Kenzo confirmed his relationship with Nyamutoro in April when he revealed they had a child together. Read more »
Uganda: Minister Magyezi Directs Tororo Taxi Operators to Stay in Park
Nile Post
Local Government minister Raphael Magyezi has directed Tororo municipal authority to ensure that all taxis operate from inside the park. Read more »
Uganda: Technology Boom Fuels Online Violence Against Women and Girls - Report
Nile Post
Women and girls are disproportionately experiencing violence fuelled by the increasing use of technology, with online abuse often spilling over into physical violence, an alarming… Read more »
Uganda: Ssekikubo Denied Microphone At Muhoozi Thanksgiving
Nile Post
Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has accused his colleagues from Bunyoro for allegedly intentionally denying him a microphone during an event. Read more »
Uganda: Nup Quizzes Nanyondo Over Censure Signature Withdrawal
Nile Post
MP Veronica Nanyondo says she will resolve the fallout after speaking to Robert Kyagulanyi Read more »
Uganda: When Movie Ratings Make Absolutely No Sense
Observer
We need to talk about the critic reviews for The Acolyte. Critics and audiences have been at war for years. Read more »
Uganda: Here Are the Most Menacing Nicknames of Local Footballers
Observer
Nicknames are somewhat of an enigma in any given sport. You either have one because you are really good or really bad. Read more »
Uganda: Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth, At Last
Observer
Wind And Truth, the fifth novel in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive, is complete. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Cyclist Kagimu Targets Good Show At Paris 2024
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda's sole cyclist at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Charles Kagimu, has vowed to put up a good show in his first appearance at the Games. Read more »
Uganda: Ruto's Shambolically Risky Gamble
Independent (Kampala)
Many people have hailed President William Ruto of Kenya for yielding to popular pressure not to sign the controversial Finance Bill. A friend in diplomatic circles in Kampala… Read more »
June 28
Uganda: Judge Locks Journalists Out of Katanga Pre-Trial Hearing
Nile Post
A High Court judge took a scheduled hearing of Katanga murder case into his chambers Thursday - and locked out journalists. Read more »
Uganda: Namayingo Fears for Missed Opportunities As Construction of Multi-Billion Sugar Mill Is Stopped
Nile Post
Sugar millers in Busoga are said to have been unhappy with the coming up of yet another competitor Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Poverty Rates Likely to Increase Due to Increase in Population
Nile Post
Poverty and inequality, A growing population can exacerbate poverty and income inequality in a developing country. Limited resources may be stretched even thinner, making it… Read more »
June 27
Uganda: Will Turning to Local Leaders Help Museveni's Corruption Fight?
Nile Post
President Museveni has been urged to look beyond individual leaders in his fight against corruption and instead build systems that detect and deter the vice. Read more »