All posts tagged "featured"

LIST: 82 UCAA Staff recalled over forged papers as Museveni directive takes full effect

Kampala, Uganda: At least 82 employees of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) are on the verge of dismissal after being implicated...

At the top of the list is Sudhir Ruparelia, a veteran businessman whose empire remains unparalleled in Uganda.

Sudhir wins big again as UK Court throws out dfcu’s tainted PWC report in Crane Bank Case

London, United Kingdom: Ugandan businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has yet again secured another powerful victory in the Crane Bank-dfcu legal battle after...

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Football

CHAN 2024: Uganda Ready, but CAF delay on tickets, branding fuels uncertainty ahead of kick-off

Kampala, Uganda: With just seven days to the kickoff of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), Ugandan officials have reaffirmed that the...

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Vote Freely, Reject Bribery – SPA Namyalo rallies public ahead of NRM LCV Primaries

Kampala, Uganda: The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs, Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, has rallied Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu, to turn up in...

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Bobi Wine’s bodyguard Mutwe finally granted bail after two months at Luzira

Kampala, Uganda: After spending over two months on remand at Luzira Prison, Noah Mutwe, the National Unity Platform (NUP) mobiliser and bodyguard...

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Business

Goldstar’s new ‘Claims App’ to cut insurance delays for Ugandans

Kampala, Uganda: Goldstar Insurance Company Ltd has unveiled a cutting-edge mobile application that allows customers to instantly report and manage insurance claims...

Court

DPP drops hate speech charges against Burora days after winning Nakawa West NRM flag

Kampala, Uganda: The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn all charges of hate speech and malicious communication against former Rubaga and...

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Uganda’s military denies extrajudicial killings, but deaths keep coming

Summary: The rule of law is often at the end of a gun barrel in a country where the military increasingly gains...

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UCAA in fresh Shs9bn medical insurance scandal days after Museveni sacked over 150 staff for corruption

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is embroiled in a fresh Shs9 billion medical insurance scandal barely weeks after President...

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Museveni: Tribunal, not Tanga, to handle electoral fraud, fake flagbearers in NRM primaries

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has openly sidelined the NRM Electoral Commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi and ordered that a Special Legal...

Urban Floods: Kampala residents told to learn swimming for survival

Kampala, Uganda: The Ministry of Works and Transport has urged residents of Kampala and other urban centres to acquire swimming skills as...

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Uganda green lights military trials for civilians despite Supreme court ruling

Summary: A bill rushed through Parliament opens the door to civilian arrests and military detentions — months before a critical election. This...

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Museveni cracks whip on NRM electoral fraudsters, orders arrest of vote-riggers

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered a crackdown on electoral malpractices within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, directing...

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National

Museveni, FAO Boss hold talks on food security, agriculture transformation

Entebbe, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday, Monday, July 21, held high-level discussions with H.E. Qu Dongyu, the Director General of the...

Crime

UPDF soldiers, three others held over murder of Mukono NGO boss Godfrey Wayengera

Mukono, Uganda: Two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers and three civilian accomplices have been arrested over the cold-murder of Wayengera Godfrey,...

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Gen Muhoozi’s son Ruhamya Kainerugaba joins UPDF as Private

Kampala, Uganda: The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Monday afternoon sparked social media commentary after announcing that his son,...

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Museveni pledges Shs160M to Kampala Journalists, urges media to amplify PDM success

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, July 20, 2025, pledged over Shs160 million to Kampala-based journalists and urged the media fraternity...

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Police offer Shs50m bounty for Entebbe couple killer as suspect’s voice clip emerges

Kampala, Uganda: Police have announced a cash reward of Shs50 million for information leading to the arrest of the prime suspect behind...

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URA phases out container leaders in major crackdown on tax evasion

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has officially phased out the role of container leaders—intermediaries previously linked to widespread tax evasion—in a...

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Online publishers decry heavy taxes, harsh regulation fees from UCC, URA

Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan online broadcasters and publishers have raised fresh demands for greater media freedom, citing excessive taxation, exclusion from government accountability...

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Bobi Wine rushes to South Africa after Namyalo wins over 1500 NUP supporters to NRM ahead of 2026

Johannesburg, South Africa: Ugandan Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, over the weekend rushed to South Africa barely a...

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Bukedi NRM Primaries: Kibuku loses all incumbents, Budaka, Butebo see new faces

Budaka, Uganda: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries in Bukedi North have triggered a dramatic political reshuffle with all incumbent MPs...

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