All posts tagged "featured"

Tears in Court as Eddie Mutwe breaks down in pain, pleads for medical treatment

Masaka, Uganda: There were emotional scenes at Masaka High Court on Tuesday as Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, commonly known as Eddie Mutwe, the...

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Features

How you can win school fees for a full year with MARU Credit

Kampala, Uganda: MARU Credit, a leading Tier IV financial institution, has announced an exciting back-to-school campaign that will see customers and parents...

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East Africa

Tanzania shuts down X after hackers takeover Police account, announce Suhulu dead

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Tanzanian authorities Tuesday indefinitely blocked access to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), following a cybersecurity breach...

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East Africa

Tanzania deports Uganda’s Atuhaire, Kenya’s Mwangi over opposition trial interference

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Authorities in Tanzania Tuesday deported Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi after they travelled to...

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Parliament passes controversial UPDF Bill despite supreme court ruling

Kampala, Uganda: The Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday passed the controversial Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing civilians to be...

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Lukodi Massacre survivors appeal for vocational training to tackle unemployment, poverty

Gulu, Uganda: Survivors of the 2004 Lukodi Massacre have renewed calls for the government to introduce vocational training programs to combat rising...

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ONC dominates NRM structures with over 1.3 million positions, 1600 subcounty chairpersons

Kyambogo, Uganda: The Senior Presidential Advisor and Head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, has vowed that...

Features

Victoria University’s Lawrence Muganga in London for UK-Uganda Trade & Business Forum

London, UK: Victoria University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lawrence Muganga, together with a VU delegation, are proudly representing the institution at the prestigious...

Youth surge shakes NRM as Kyeswa emerges frontrunner for Central Region CEC slot

Kampala, Uganda: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is facing a generational reckoning as youthful candidates dominate the party’s ongoing internal elections, with...

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National

SP Kananura explains tougher speeding fines, digital plate offences in new Traffic Law

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Traffic Police have announced major changes to the Express Penalty Scheme (EPS), introducing steeper fines for speeding, new offences...

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Kagezi killer Daniel Kisekka convicted, sentenced to 35 years for murder

Kampala, Uganda: The High Court’s International Crimes Division in Kampala Monday sentenced former UPDF soldier Daniel Kisekka to 35 years in prison...

ULS slams Parliament over ‘Ambush Tactics’ on UPDF Bill, warns on subjudice in pending cases

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly criticised Parliament for summoning them on short notice to present views on the...

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Business

Muganga calls for patriotism over politics as Uganda Airlines makes maiden London-Gatwick flight

Kampala, Uganda: As Uganda Airlines marked a new milestone with the launch of its direct flights to London Gatwick, Dr. Lawrence Muganga,...

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National

Museveni concludes Tooro PDM tour, pushes for homestead wealth creation

Kitagwenda, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Sunday wrapped up his mobilization tour of the Tooro Sub-region with a rally in Kitagwenda District,...

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I left NUP because Bobi blocked me from Presidency – Gen Bigirwa

Kamuli, Uganda: The former National Unity Platform (NUP) party coordinator for Busoga, Moses Bigirwa aka Gen Bigirwa, has revealed that internal blackmail,...

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EU honours UHRC Boss Wangadya for upholding human rights in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda: The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Hon. Mariam Wangadya, has received a prestigious certificate of appreciation from...

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JB Kakooza: Veteran lawyer, rights champion goes to rest

Kampala, Uganda: The legal fraternity in Uganda is mourning the death of John Baptist Kakooza, a revered senior advocate, Democratic Party stalwart,...

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National

Pad-A-Girl Run: Youth MP Hopeful Siyemah vows to champion girl-child empowerment country-wide

Arua, Uganda: National Female Youth MP Aspirant for 2026-2030, Ms Siyemah Atukunda, electrified Arua City with a bold message of hope, dignity,...

Ex-CID spokesperson, Charles Twiine, still missing, wife demands answers from police

Kampala, Uganda: The former spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), Detective Assistant Superintendent of Police (D/ASP) Charles Twiine, is still missing...

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