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President’s Office Under Fire For Failing To Secure Titles For 27 Government Land Titles

[ez-toc]The Office of the President is facing scrutiny from Parliament after a report revealed that more than half of its land holdings across Uganda remain untitled, sparking concerns over accountability and the risk of government property being lost. According to the Auditor

May 9, 2025

Business

URA To Clamp Down On Container Agents Exploiting Small Traders

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced a firm stance against exploitative practices by intermediaries commonly known as container leaders, who are accused of manipulating small and medium-sized traders through inflated fees, delayed shipments, and deceptive customs processes. This declaration came during

May 9, 2025

Crime

Traditional Healer Fatally Stabbed Over Shs 2,000 In Matugga Bar Fight

Police in Matugga have launched a murder investigation following the fatal stabbing of a traditional healer during a bar altercation in the early hours of Thursday, May 8. The victim, 45-year-old Bisobolwa Isa, was reportedly killed by 18-year-old Mutyaba Richard after the

May 9, 2025

Religion

Just In: Cardinal Robert Prevost (Leo XIV) Unveiled As New Pope

Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States. He defied the conventional wisdom before the conclave that any American

May 8, 2025

Big Story

DPP Appeals Acquittal Of Two Threeways Bosses In $3.8M MTN Fraud Case

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo has filed a notice of appeal against the acquittal of Oscar B. Baitwa and Geoffrey Bihamaiso, directors of Three Ways Shipping Services Ltd, in a high-profile case involving the theft of over USD 3.8

May 8, 2025

Big Story

Chris Rugari’s Wife Mutesi Further Remanded Over Son’s Death

A cloud of grief and unanswered questions continues to hover over the home of Zimbabwe’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, Chris Rugari, as his wife, Jolin Kanoheri Mutesi Rugari, remains behind bars in connection with the tragic death of their two-year-old son, Rugari

May 8, 2025

Big Story

Mpuuga Vows To Drag Bobi Wine, MP Ssewanyana To Court Over Masaka Machete Murders

Nyendo-Mukungwe Member of Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has issued a stern warning to National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and fellow legislator Allan Ssewanyana, over allegations linking him to the 2021 arrest of two MPs in connection

May 8, 2025

News

ULS President Ssemakadde Demands $3M In Defamation Case Against NBS TV

The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde, has issued a formal notice of intention to sue NBS Television and its parent company, Next Media Group, demanding $3 million in damages over what he calls a defamatory investigative broadcast aired

May 8, 2025

Politics

Court Drops Terrorism Charges Against 36 FDC Katonga Members

In a significant legal victory for the opposition, the International Crimes Division of Uganda’s High Court has dismissed all charges of terrorism and treason against 36 members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) aligned with the Katonga faction. The group had

May 8, 2025

Big Story

Inside Kirumira’s Legal Property Battles

City businessman Godfrey Kalule Kirumira has been embroiled in several multi-billion-shilling court cases involving property disputes for decades, often accused of unscrupulous actions. Critics have accused Kirumira of corrupt practices, with one individual likening him to “a cancer to our society, eating

May 7, 2025