Govt Officials, Police Hold Crisis Meeting Over Rising School Tour Accidents
Kampala, Uganda — July 17, 2026 — Senior government officials, education authorities and the Uganda Police Force have held an emergency meeting to address the growing number of road...
Rwomushana, Musumba and Ssemujju Named in Prosecution Evidence as Besigye Treason Case Expands
Kampala, Uganda — The prosecution in the ongoing treason-related case involving opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye has named political analyst Charles Rwomushana, former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) vice-president...
High Court Holds Kibuli Hospital Responsible for Newborn’s Death, Awards Mother Shs147 Million
Kampala, Uganda — The High Court has ordered Kibuli Muslim Hospital and a doctor to pay Shs147.4 million in damages to the mother of a newborn who died after...
Babalanda Orders RDCs to Tighten Oversight on Government Projects
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda, has directed Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) and accounting officers to strengthen monitoring of government projects and intensify...
Grandson Arrested, Gives Shs100m to Traditional Healer to ‘Cleanse’ Stolen Cash
Police have arrested four suspects after recovering more than Shs54 million believed to be part of Shs200 million allegedly stolen from a woman by her own grandson, who reportedly...
All School Tours Halted Following Deadly Kapchorwa Crash
The Ministry of Education and Sports has with immediate effect suspended all school educational trips across the country following the deadly bus crash in Kapchorwa District that killed 21...
High Court Sets July 24 to Hear Lukwago Bail Application
The High Court Criminal Division has fixed July 24, 2026, to hear a bail application filed by jailed lawyer Erias Lukwago. The former Kampala Lord Mayor is seeking release...
State Minister for Local Government warns contractors against corruption
State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere Nsubuga has warned contractors against shoddy work, corruption and delays as government begins construction of community access roads in Agago, Lamwo and...
Two Luweero Hospital Workers Arrested Over Alleged Shs700,000 Extortion Case
Luweero, Uganda | July 17, 2026 — Police have arrested two health workers at Luweero General Hospital over allegations that they demanded Shs700,000 from the family of a patient...
Police Arrest Two Drivers After School Buses Found Carrying Nearly 200 Pupils
Kampala, Uganda | July 17, 2026 — Two school bus drivers have been arrested after police intercepted buses transporting pupils from St. Kizito Primary School while allegedly carrying passengers...
21 students die after the school bus lost control
Police have confirmed that 21 people, including 20 pupils and one adult, have died in a fatal road crash involving a school bus belonging to King David Junior School,...
NSG to Headline Inaugural Sounds of the Diaspora Concert in Kampala
Music lovers are set for a major entertainment experience as UK Afroswing group NSG headlines the inaugural Sounds of the Diaspora concert at the UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo on...
