All posts tagged "National News"

Busoga constables police clean Kamuli in pre-election community outreach

Election police constables in Busoga North have carried out a community clean-up exercise in Kamuli Municipality to strengthen police-community cooperation ahead of...

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Pakistani charity steps in as Lira Babies Home struggles to care for abandoned children

Pakistan Association in Lira has donated food and essential supplies to Lira Babies Home, which is caring for 62 abandoned children amid...

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Bugisu cultural leaders demand apology from Bobi Wine over Imbalu ceremony

Bugisu Cultural Institution has demanded an apology from Bobi Wine for presiding over an Imbalu circumcision ceremony in Mbale, saying the act...

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Don’t use culture to fight gov’t projects – Bugisu leaders warn

Bugisu cultural institution has warned against illegal groups using cultural structures to undermine government projects, dismissing unauthorised fundraising for a public university.

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EC ready for 2026 polls – Byabakama

Electoral Commission chairperson Simon Byabakama says preparations for Uganda’s 2026 general elections are complete, with ballot papers received, officials trained and biometric...

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URSB deregisters over 50,000 companies for non-compliance

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has deregistered 50,003 companies for failing to restore their status after being struck off for not...

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Lango cultural leaders back Museveni, cite peace and development gains for Northern Uganda

Lango Cultural leaders in Lira City, have endorsed President Museveni for the upcoming elections, emphasizing peace, stability, and uncompleted development pledges as...

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Mubajje assures UPDF of peace, not protest vote as Uganda heads into polls

Kampala, Uganda: The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, has assured the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces that the Muslim community under...

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Museveni resumes 2026 campaign today with rallies in Butambala, Mpigi

Butambala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni resumes his nationwide presidential campaign today, Monday, December 29, 2025, with scheduled rallies across the Greater...

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NEBBI: Christians urged to embrace dialogue, unity as Parish priest bids farewell

Nebbi, Uganda: Christians in Nebbi Diocese have been urged to embrace dialogue, unity, and love as foundations for church growth and spiritual...

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Govt ditches cattle for cash payout in Acholi restocking plan

Gulu City, Uganda: Government has opted to pay UGX 5 million in cash to each household in Northern Uganda under its long-awaited...

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Clergy declare spiritual war on poverty in powerful Christmas sermons

Zombo, Uganda: Church leaders in Zombo District have urged Christians to confront poverty head-on through faith, hard work and spiritual vigilance, warning...

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Deputy RDC locked out of Apac council over abusive remarks

Apac, Uganda: The Apac District Council has barred the Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Richard Tabaro, from attending all council sittings with immediate...

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MP Ochwa pledges to lobby power extension to Aleles Bridge TC

Pallisa, Uganda: Agule County Member of Parliament David Ochwa has pledged to lobby government for the extension of electricity to Aleles Bridge...

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Oyam P3 pupils can’t handle P2 work – UWEZO

Oyam, Uganda: The majority of Primary Three pupils in Oyam District are struggling to complete learning tasks meant for Primary Two learners,...

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VP Alupo commissions Tororo skilling Hub, urges wealth Creation

Tororo, Uganda: Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged households across Uganda to deliberately engage in income-generating activities within the four key economic...

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Over Shs37m recovered after police grill NRM DEC members in Namisindwa

Namisindwa, Uganda: Several members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) District Executive Committee (DEC) in Namisindwa have been released on police bond...

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Kiryandongo targets 100% safe water coverage with Shs480m projects

Kiryandongo, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authorities have launched the drilling of deep boreholes and construction of production wells worth Shs477.5 million as part...

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NRM officials released on bond as police probe party mobilisation funds in Namisindwa

Namisindwa, Uganda: Police in Namisindwa District have released several senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials on bond as investigations intensify into the...

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UPDF gifts Kamuli Hospital with patient shades in X-mas community outreach

Kamuli, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has handed over two newly constructed patient attendants’ shades to Kamuli District General Hospital...

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Crime

Police hunt key suspect in Butaleja power vandalism racket

Butaleja, Uganda: Territorial Police in eastern Uganda’s Butaleja District have launched investigations into a suspected racket behind the vandalism of electricity infrastructure...

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Kiryandongo launches medical waste, power projects to improve heathcare service delivery

Kiryandongo District, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authorities have launched a series of government-funded health infrastructure projects aimed at improving service delivery, strengthening medical...

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