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Busiro East Member Of Parliament Medard Ssegona Wants To Outsit Bobi Wine As NUP president

Busiro East Member of Parliament, Medard Lubega Ssegona, has declared his intention to succeed Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, as the next president of the National Unity Platform...

Uganda Gets $2.5M In UN Emergency Funds As Refugee Numbers Surge

The United Nations has released US$2.5 million in emergency funding to scale up life-saving humanitarian assistance for thousands of refugees fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

State House Anti-Corruption Unit Drags City Lawyer Twebaze Drake To Court Over Shs 2B Scam

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, together with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, produced city...

“I’m Bringing A Wealth Of Experience To Fix Mbarara City” Seth Murari

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, has revealed that the party has seen an overwhelming number of youth expressing interest in contesting for parliamentary...

President Museveni Tasks Religious Leaders To Spread Wealth Creation Message

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked religious leaders to join the government's efforts of spreading the wealth creation message to Ugandans. According to the President, religious leaders spend a lot...

New Digital Traffic Fines Spark Fear And Confusion Among Drivers

The newly rolled out express traffic fine scheme utilising automated technology  which went live on Friday has sparked a feeling of unease among motorists, especially in Kampala. With the new...

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Calls For Immediate Release Of Colonel James Kasule

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the immediate release of Colonel James Kasule, the UPDF second division deputy commander, who had been arrested over an...

Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye Resumes Role As UPDF Public Information Director

Major General Felix Kulayigye has officially resumed his duties as the substantive Director of Defence Public Information (DDPI) for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) after a period of...

NBS TV, Daily Monitor, And NTV Reporters Barred From Covering Museveni’s State Of The Nation Address

Journalists from three of Uganda’s leading media outlets, NBS Television, NTV, and the Daily Monitor, have been excluded from covering President Yoweri Museveni’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)...

2026 General Elections: Hon. Muhammad Nsereko To Stand For Presidency

Hon. Al-Hajji Nsereko Muhammad, the Kampala Central Member of Parliament, has announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. He confirmed this on social media by sharing a poster announcing...

Court Declines To Hand Dr. Kizza Besigye Mandatory Bail

Dr. Kizza Besigye, Hajji Obeid Lutale, and Captain Denis Oola have been denied grant to the mandatry bail. The Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court, Judge Christine Nantege, cited a lack of...

Deputy Chief Of Defence Forces Lt Gen Peter Elwelu To Retire Next Month

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has finalised plans to retire seven senior generals within a month, in what military officials say is part of ongoing institutional renewal. Among those...

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Bobi Wine Says His Home Was Raided at Night, Wife Isolated

National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has reported that a group of armed soldiers raided his home and...

Ronald Balimwezo Wins Kampala Mayoral Race

Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga of the National Unity Platform (NUP) has been declared the new Kampala Lord Mayor after winning the city’s mayoral race with...

Ugandan Entrepreneur Kato Joram Howard Launches “Howard Gift Hub Branding and Printing Centre” In Buddo

Buddo, Wakiso District — Buddo’s local economy is experiencing a growing presence of small service-based enterprises, particularly in branding and printing, as demand rises...

NRM’s John Okea Secures Second Term as Tororo District LC5 Chairperson

Tororo, Uganda — Incumbent Tororo District Local Council V (LC5) Chairperson John Okea of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been re-elected following...

Butambala MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi jailed over ‘terror’

The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged the National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda and Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi with...