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DPP Seeks Court Order To Access Besigye, Lutale’s Phones In Treason Case

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court, seeking permission to access, analyze, and extract data from mobile phones belonging to Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutaale. The two, alongside Captain Denis

March 8, 2025

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Scandal: Two Uganda Teachers’ Sacco Officials Remanded Over Shs 7 Billion Scam

Two senior officials of the Uganda Liberal Teachers’ Union Members Sacco have been remanded after appearing before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges related to fraudulent activities involving Shs 7 billion. The suspects, Evans Mutesasira Kaganizo, the Sacco chairperson from

March 7, 2025

News

Kenya Apologizes To CDF Gen.Kainerugaba Over The Standard Newspaper Controversy

The Kenyan High Commissioner to Uganda, His Excellency Joash Maangi, met with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe to formally extend Kenya’s apology over an offensive publication in The Standard

March 7, 2025

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PFF Rallies Opposition To Boycott Kawempe North By-Election Over Violence

The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has issued a warning that it may rally opposition parties to reject the upcoming Kawempe North by-election if state-backed violence against opposition supporters persists. PFF President Erias Lukwago condemned the escalating attacks, alleging that security forces,

March 6, 2025

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UHRC Grants Shs 60 Million Compensation To Family Of Man Killed By UPDF Soldiers

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Tribunal, during a session in Gulu, has awarded Shs 60 million to a man whose father was fatally assaulted by seven Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers in 2006 over allegations of collaborating with the Lord’s

March 6, 2025

East Africa

Germany Suspends New Aid To Rwanda For Backing M23 Rebels In DRC

Germany has suspended new development assistance to Rwanda, citing concerns over Kigali’s alleged support for the M23 rebel group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The German government is also reviewing its existing aid commitments, urging Rwanda to disengage from

March 6, 2025

Crime

Scandal: Nakawa Division MSC,Banks Under Investigation Over Mismanagement Of UGX 1.6 Bn Emyooga Funds

The Nakawa Division Microfinance Support Center and various banks are under scrutiny for allegedly collaborating with certain individuals to embezzle UGX 1.6 billion from the Emyooga program. In October 2020, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development launched the first phase

March 5, 2025

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Will Museveni Renew Beti Kamya’s Contract As IGG? The Uncertainty Looms

As the tenure of Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya nears its end in September 2025, uncertainty looms over whether President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will renew her contract. Kamya, who assumed office in 2021, replaced Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja,

March 4, 2025

Kampala

BoU Scandal: Court Grants Bail To Six Officials Named In 6OBn Money Heist

The Anti-Corruption Court has granted bail to six out of nine government officials implicated in a UGX 60 billion fraud case linked to manipulated payment systems. Justice Lawrence Gidudu, who presided over the case, approved the bail on Monday, setting amounts between

March 4, 2025

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Govt Awards Kilembe Mines Redevelopment To Arab Investor Sarrai Group Ltd

The Ugandan government has officially granted Sarrai Group Limited the rights to revive operations at Kilembe Mines. This move, aimed at revitalizing mining in the Rwenzori region, was marked by the signing of Uganda’s first-ever Mineral Production Sharing Agreement. The agreement, finalized

March 4, 2025