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Bobi Wine Picks Nomination Forms For 2026 General Elections

National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has submitted his expression of interest to run for presidency in next year’s general elections. Kyagulanyi...

Court Rejects State Bid To Access Besigye’s Phones In Treason Case

An application by the state to have access to the phones of opposition strongman, Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, who are facing treason charges, has collapsed The...

Uganda Police To Recruit 434 Drivers For National Logistics Support

The Uganda Police Force has announced a nationwide recruitment drive targeting 434 drivers for various vehicle categories. The new recruits will serve as Probationer Police Constables responsible for logistics support,...

JUST IN: President Museveni Bans Balaalo Cattle Grazing In Northern, Eastern, And North-Western Uganda

President Museveni has issued a sweeping directive banning the free-range movement of Balaalo cattle herders into Northern, Eastern, and North-Western Uganda, citing the practice as “criminal,” destabilizing, and economically...

South Sudan Government Prohibits Uganda Waragi

The government of Western Bahr El Ghazal State in South Sudan has issued a sweeping ban on several alcoholic beverages—most of which are imported from Uganda—in a move that...

President Museveni Breaks Silence On Middle East Crisis

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and current Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has, for the first time, publicly articulated Uganda’s long-held views on the unfolding tragic situation...

Ugandan Born Zohran Mamdani Defeats Andrew Cuomo In NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded defeat in the Democratic mayoral primary to progressive challenger Zohran Mamdani, who secured 43 per cent of the vote with 90...

“I Wrote Saloon And Bugumu Songs For Navio,” Says GNL Zamba

GNL Zamba, whose real name is Ernest Nsimbi, has come out to deny that he was signed to Navio’s record label. “He lies a lot. There is a lie that...

Sudan Accuses Kenya Of Supplying Weapons To Paramilitary RSF Via UAE

Sudan's army-backed government accused Kenya Tuesday of funnelling weapons from the United Arab Emirates to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since April 2023. The...

One Year On: Kenyans Protest Against Ruto’s Rule, Police Brutality and Economic Woes

Thousands of protesters took to Kenya's streets on Wednesday to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be...

Levixone Is A True Believer Who Doesn’t Issue Judgment – Patrick Salvado

“I’m a very big fan of Exodus and Levixone. They do not pretend to be holier than anybody. These are the people who know the message. Every time Levixone finishes...

Museveni to Pick NRM Nomination Forms Ahead of 2026 Presidential Race

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, is expected to pick up nomination forms for the position of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairperson and presidential flag bearer on Saturday,...

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Uganda Sovereignty Law Faces Constitutional Challenge Over Rights Concerns

A group of 14 activists, politicians, journalists and civil society figures has petitioned the Constitutional Court of Uganda seeking to have the newly enacted...

Activists Drag Diplomats to IGG Over Alleged Foreign Citizenship

A coalition of activists has petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate claims that some Ugandan diplomats and Foreign Service Officers may...

Police Arrest Additional Suspect in Rugby Player Sydney Gongodyo Killing Probe

Police have arrested another suspect in connection with the killing of professional rugby player Sydney Gongodyo, as investigations into the June 5, 2026, incident...

Parliament Approves Shs734 Billion Loan for Expansion of Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems

Parliament has approved a government request to borrow Shs734 billion to finance the expansion of solar-powered irrigation infrastructure aimed at improving agricultural productivity and...

Police Probe Robbery at Nsambya Traffic Lights

Police at Kabalagala Division are investigating a robbery that took place at the Nsambya Traffic Lights along Ggaba Road in Kampala, where two people...