May 2025

Kampala | Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has spoken out publicly on her bid to retain the Central Executive Committee (CEC) slot for Speaker of Parliament within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), saying she is not targeting her predecessor, Rebecca Kadaga, but is instead being challenged by her. Speaking during a meeting with

Entebbe | President Museveni has blamed the decades-long instability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on what he termed as “careless foreign interference” dating back to the era of former Zairean leader Mobutu Sese Seko and Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana. Speaking at State House Entebbe while assuming the chairmanship of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM)

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has opened the nomination process for party members seeking to contest in the 2026 General Elections, as it looks to build on its dramatic rise in the last electoral cycle. In a notice issued Thursday by the NUP Election Management Committee, chaired by Harriet Chemutai, the party called on “all

Gitega/Kampala — The President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, is in Uganda this Wednesday to participate in the 12th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSC Framework) for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region. In an official statement released by the Presidential Press Office

At least 18 people sustained injuries in a serious road accident involving a Gateway Bus on Tuesday morning along the Kisoro-Kabale highway. The accident occurred at around 10:50 AM at Chanakye Red Corner in Kanaba Sub-county, Kisoro District. The ill-fated Scania bus, registration number UBK 804Y, was en route from Kabale to Kisoro, carrying approximately

Kampala | The Uganda Police Force has launched an investigation into a fire that broke out late Tuesday night in Kinawataka, a bustling trading area along Ntinda-Kiwatule Road, leaving several small businesses in ruins. According to a statement issued by Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the fire started at around 10:00 PM on

A contentious 143-page bill, the UPDF (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is set to be tabled in the Ugandan parliament today by Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth Oboth, triggering a wave of concern over potential civilian trials in military courts. The bill, a sweeping overhaul of the existing UPDF Act, has drawn sharp criticism

Mbale, Uganda  – The Mufti of Uganda, Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has issued a stern warning against political campaigning in mosques and burial ceremonies ahead of the 2026 general elections. Speaking during memorial prayers for the late Haj Edris Wetaka at Tawfiq Mosque, Kisenyi Cell, Mbale City, the Mufti declared that the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) will soon

Kalangala, Uganda – The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), is set to conduct the country’s first-ever national aquaculture census. The exercise, which kicks off next week, aims to gather official statistics on individuals and businesses engaged in fish farming across Uganda. Lawrence Kimbowa,