CAPTION: Former Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago in Mulago Hospital recently. He is facing a charge of misprision. (File photo). By Our reporterNAIROBI – Human Rights Watch has condemned Uganda’s military for arbitrarily seizing government critics, holding them incommunicado, then handing them over for bogus prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, 16th, 2026. These actions are an […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, holding an umbrella in Uganda flags colours, black yellow red, and other officials commissions the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Meat and Beans Processing Factory at Katonga in Kisozi, Gomba District. (PPU photo). By Our reporterKISOZI – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Meat and Beans Processing Factory at […]
CAPTION: Left to right: Victoria University directors Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, his wife Jyotsna Ruparelia and Vice Chancellor Dr Lawrence Muganga during a recent graduation of the university. (Courtesy photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaKAMPALA – Victoria University has kick off the anticipated Rajiv Memorial Scholarship programme in memory of the late Rajiv Ruperelia.The late son of businessman […]
CAPTION: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa read the President’s letter on Tuesday July 14th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – President Museveni has declined to assent to the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026 returning them back to Parliament for reconsideration, warning that some proposed measures would create unfair competition among […]
CAPTION: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon Sanjay Tanna, center, with UBL officials and other guests at the launch at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Tuesday July 14, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Celia NsimireKAMPALA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has released the findings of an independent study by Oxford Economics Africa examining the company’s contribution […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust has announced a major milestone in its efforts to protect the endangered chimpanzees of the Kyambura Gorge. Just six months after launching Uganda’s first permanent, science-based monitoring programme for the isolated population, researchers have successfully identified 25 of the gorge’s chimpanzees, laying the foundation for future […]
CAPTION: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa called for probe by the parliament committee on Mukono train – bus accident. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the Committee on Physical Infrastructure to probe the recent collision that involved a train and a bus at Namumira railway crossing in Mukono Municipality.On 10h July 2026, […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 3rd left, pose for a photo with the Ugandan Angolan delegations at Kisozi Tuseday July 14th, 2026. (PPU photo). By Our reporterKISOZI – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday June 14th, 2026 received a special message from his Angolan counterpart, H.E. João Lourenço, during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign […]
By Our reporterKampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Hajat Sharifah Buzeki has announced that KCCA has set aside a dedicated budget in the current financial year to eradicate bedbugs in communities across Kampala. She urged local leaders to identify the most affected areas to enable KCCA teams to target interventions effectively.She also emphasized that improving […]
CAPTION: CDF Gen. Muhoozi with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Liu Zhenli (below), Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission, at the Chinese military headquarters in in September 2025. (Courtesy photo).By Agencies BEIJING – Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, welcomed executives from the Chinese defence giant Aerospace Long-March International […]