CAPTION: Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I waves to his subjects on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporter FORT PORTAL – Edward Rukidi Nyabongo was installed early Tuesday morning, September 29th, 2026 as the new Omukama of Tooro in a series of traditional rituals held at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City. The traditional […]
CAPTION: A sample of the new digital number plates that manufacturers have petitioned Parliament. (File Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The leading business membership organisation representing the manufacturing sector in Uganda has called on Parliament to check the monopoly enjoyed by a foreign digital number plate manufacturing firm.In a meeting between the Committee on Physical Infrastructure […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in a hat, with Uganda Wildlife Authority top managers during the national celebrations to mark World Tourism Day 2026 at Mbale Secondary School Grounds in Mbale City on Sunday, September 28, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter MBALE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni also proposed that the Bugisu […]
CAPTION: Mr. Paresh Mehta, the Chairman of the Indian Association of Uganda, left, with fellow members after the run in Kololo on Sunday, September 28th, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Wandera Ouma). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Indian community has been hailed for its contributions to Uganda’s social and economic development. Despite making up […]
CAPTION: UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima, left, meeting Kenya Presiden Willian Ruto, right at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Thursday, September 24th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). Kizza Besigye’s wife meets Ruto, demands answers over husband’s abduction and detention UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima faced public criticism after posting a photo with […]
CAPTION: State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) head, Col. Edith Nakalema, left, with Swedish Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Anna-Maria Olsson, right, during a meeting in Kampala on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) head, Col. Edith Nakalema, has urged Swedish investors to […]
CAPTION: Finance minister Musasizi announced Thursday September 24th, 2026.Year – Interest2012 10.00%2013 11.23%2014 11.50%2015 13.00%2016 12.30%2017 11.23%2018 15%2019 11%2020 10.75%2021 12.15%2022 09.65%2023 10.00%2024 11.50%2025 13.5%2025 22.53% KAMPALA – The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay a 22.53 percent interest rate to its member-savers for the year 2025/2026.Announcing the interest rate at the 14th Annual Members’ […]
KAMPALA – As debate rages over the proposed allocation of City Square [Constitutional Square] to a private developer, businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has laid claim to the space, telling MPs that he is pursuing compensation from government following the cancellation of his company’s agreement to redevelop the 2.5-acre property located in the middle of Kampala.Basajjabalaba told […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Veteran musician and Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu has died after he was attacked by unidentified assailants in Kampala. Matovu breathed his last at Kibuli Hospital on Thursday morning, where he had been rushed following the attack. Preliminary investigations indicate that at approximately 5:30 a.m.,at Kibuli Depot in Makindye Division, Kampala […]