By Our reporterENTEBBE – Joadah Consult Limited, a prominent Pan-African engineering firm has drafted the Nakasongola Capital City design plan. Uganda has ambitious urban development ideas to move key government functions away from Kampala and develope a new administrative capital in Nakasongola.According to Mr Joel Aita, Chairman Joadah Group, the plan that stretches a radius […]
Story by Amnesty International, LondonThe plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC’s gold and coltan may amount to war crime of pillageM23’s multiple violations that also involve Rwandans may amount to war crimes”Rwanda has continued to illegally profit from DRC’s mineral wealth,” Agnès CallamardMinerals linked to abuses by M23 are prevalent in electronic devices owned […]
By Yoweri Kaguta MuseveniKAMPALA – Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings.I want to thank the 8 million well-wishers that sent me congratulations on my 82nd birthday on the 15th of September 2026. Those well-wishes and God’s blessings will push me and Maama for another just 18 years to reach 100 years of age and for […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Officials in the Ministry of Health (MOH) have warned that people who move around with cannulas risk catching infections as such treatment options are only a reserve for patients admitted in hospitals.Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services in the ministry says they have previously issued circulars to hospitals […]
High court By Our reporterKAMPLA – A key prosecution witness in the treason case against Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused has told the High court that it appeared Kenyan police planted two pistols in the Nairobi apartment where the suspects were arrested.Wilson Andrew, alias Orlando, also admitted that the scene appeared to have been stage-managed […]
Thursday, 17th September 2026 London, United Kingdom – Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has held talks with the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, in a bid to forge closer ties between the two legislatures. The meeting held in London on Thursday, 17 September 2026, […]
CAPTION: Ojangole says the way that information is handled can determine whether an auditor strengthens or damages an institution.By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda Development Bank’s Managing Director, Patricia Adongo Ojangole, says institutional collapse rarely happens suddenly, suggesting that institutions weaken gradually, through ignored risks, broken controls, compromised governance, and small ethical decisions that accumulate over […]
CAPTION: Dr Kizza Besigye at the High Court in Kampala where they face treason charges. (File Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The High Court in Kampala has heard that the Criminal Investigations Department of Police paid UGX 59,300,000 to Makerere University’s Institute of Languages Project Account for transcription services of audios and videos arising from various meetings […]
CAPTION: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 23, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua) Friday, September 18, 2026By Mwangi MainaThe procedural vote passed overwhelmingly with 152 votes, ensuring Mahmoud Abbas can participate despite his inability to travel to New York. Only the United States, Israel, and Paraguay voted against. Four others […]