Buganda Kingdom Approves UGX 409.3 Billion Budget, Prioritises Development and Cultural Programs
The Buganda Kingdom has approved a UGX 409.315 billion budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, outlining spending priorities aimed at strengthening governance, cultural preservation, and socio-economic development across the...
Parliament Probe Intensifies as State Witness Strategy Raises Stakes in Corruption Case
Uganda’s corruption investigation involving Parliament's financial operations has entered a more complex phase after reports that some officials initially questioned in the probe have been converted into state witnesses,...
Police Arrest Mbarara Businesswoman Over Alleged Fake Government Funding Deal
The Kampala Metropolitan South Police have arrested a businesswoman from Mbarara City accused of allegedly impersonating a State House official and obtaining millions of shillings through false promises of...
Seven Senior Parliament Officials Returned to Court as Anita Among Faces Growing Legal Pressure
Seven senior Parliament officials accused of embezzlement, money laundering, abuse of office, and causing financial loss reappeared before Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court today as investigations into an alleged multi-billion corruption...
Katikkiro Warns Insecurity Could Undermine Uganda’s Economic Progress
Buganda Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has warned that continued insecurity and reports of human rights abuses could discourage investors from doing business in Uganda and ultimately weaken the country’s...
Ex-CMI Boss Maj Gen James Birungi Charged with Treachery, Remanded as Journalists Detained at Makindye
Former Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) boss, James Birungi, has been formally charged with treachery and other security-related offences before the General Court Martial in Makindye, in a case...
Museveni Says Security Officers Involved in Impunity Will Be Held Accountable
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against impunity within Uganda’s security agencies, saying no individual or institution should operate above the law.
Speaking during a televised national address on Saturday,...
Kabahuma Mackline Akiiki Crowned Miss Tourism Tooro 2026 as Region Celebrates AI, Culture and Tourism
The Tooro region witnessed a spectacular celebration of artificial intelligence (AI), culture and tourism on Friday night as Kabahuma Mackline Akiiki was crowned Miss Tourism Tooro 2026/2027. The colourful...
NRM Appoints Rugunda, Balunywa to Central Executive Committee Positions
Former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda and former Makerere University Business School Principal Prof Wasswa Balunywa have been appointed to the National Resistance Movement Central Executive Committee.
NRM Director for Information...
UHRC Boss Wangadya Accuses Museveni of Filling Commission with Failed Politicians
The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has publicly criticised President Yoweri Museveni over the people he appoints to the constitutional body, accusing him of...
Police Intensify Investigations Into Deadly Shooting During UCDA Operation in Gomba
Police in the Katonga Region have launched intensified investigations into a fatal shooting incident that occurred during a Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) inspection operation at Abbarci Industries Ltd,...
Shs70 Billion Parliament Fraud Case Deepens as Former Anita Among Aides Are Remanded
A corruption scandal involving the alleged theft of more than Shs70 billion from Uganda’s Parliament has intensified after seven senior parliamentary staff members were formally charged and remanded to...
