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Tororo Set For City Status As Museveni Endorses Peaceful Path To End Ethnic Dispute

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a strategic plan to resolve the long-standing tensions between the Japadhola and Iteso communities in Tororo, proposing a fresh administrative structure centered on unity, fairness, and development. During a high-level meeting at State House Entebbe attended

April 24, 2025

News

Museveni Calls For Inheritance Reforms As Zeija Sworn In As Deputy Chief Justice

President Yoweri Museveni has called for urgent reforms in Uganda’s inheritance laws, urging the judiciary to align legal practices with modern societal values and realities. His remarks came during the swearing-in ceremony of Hon. Dr. Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief

April 24, 2025

Big Story·ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News

Top Story! ERA’s Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako Honored with Global Power Women Award in London

London, United Kingdom – Early this month, Uganda’s energy sector received global recognition as Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), was presented with the prestigious Global Power Women Award during a high-profile ceremony held

April 23, 2025

Big Story

Ugandan-U.S Based Woman Seeks Justice From CJ Owiny-Dollo Over Illegal Court Order Barring Her From Occupying Her Land In Kigo & Mutungo

A Ugandan woman based in the United States has issued an emotional and urgent appeal to Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, seeking swift intervention in what she describes as a calculated and illegal seizure of her property in Uganda. Immaculate Nakawooya Mutumba, 68,

April 23, 2025

Big Story

Amama Mbabazi’s Daughter Kiconco Goes Into Hiding Over Shs 450M Debt

The High Court has issued an arrest warrant for Rachel Kiconco Mbabazi, a board member of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and daughter of former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, over a long-standing debt that has grown to Shs 450 million.

April 23, 2025

Big Story

Kainerugaba Names New Commandants For UPDF Senior Command &National Defence Colleges

The Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Brigadier General Alex Opolot Olupot the new Commandant of the National Defence College Uganda (NDC-U) in Jinja. Brigadier General Olupot was previously the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine, and replaces Major General

April 23, 2025

Politics

MPs Slam Parliamentary Commission Over Bloated UGX109 Billion Wasteful Budget

Members of Parliament have voiced strong criticism over the UGX109.256 billion budget proposed for the Parliamentary Commission, describing it as excessive and urging that the funds be redirected to more pressing national priorities. During a heated plenary session on April 15, 2025,

April 22, 2025

News

Former MP Maj.John Kazoora To Be Laid To Rest On Thursday

Retired Major John Bashaija Kazoora, a respected former combatant in the National Resistance Army (NRA) and a vocal advocate for democratic reforms, will be buried on Thursday, April 24, in his ancestral home of Rutooma, Kashaari. Kazoora passed away on Easter Sunday,

April 22, 2025

Politics

MP Nalukoola Assembles 9 Legal Firms To Defend Contested Kawempe North Victory

Newly elected Kawempe North MP Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi has brought together an impressive legal team of nine law firms to defend his victory in the March 13, 2025, by-election, which is currently under legal challenge. The legal challenge comes from Faridah Nambi

April 22, 2025

Crime

Former Jinja Road DPC Julius Ahimbisibwe Commits Suicide In Nsangi

Police have launched investigations into the sudden and tragic death of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Julius Ahimbisibwe, a former Divisional Police Commander (DPC) at Jinja Road Police Station, who was found dead at his home in Nsangi, Wakiso District. Authorities confirmed

April 21, 2025