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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2026 Updates: Voters In Adjumani Boycott NRM LC1 Elections

Today we are for LC 1 NRM flag bearer election pole . Voters in Biyaya village in Adjumani District are disgruntled and have boycott the election for NRM LC1 Flag Bearer because most voters names were not on register and the Majority

May 6, 2025

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Uganda Demands Swift Compensation From Kenya Over Torched Uganda House

Uganda has ramped up diplomatic pressure on Kenya as it seeks urgent compensation for the destruction of Uganda House during the violent protests that rocked Nairobi in June 2024. The Ugandan government, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has dispatched a high-level

May 6, 2025

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Isaac Ssemakadde: Eulogy For Rajiv Ruparelia

COLLEAGUES: This morning’s brutal news of Rajiv Ruparelia’s death in a car accident in Kampala is a reality that is hard to accept! Rajiv was more than a friend, we were brothers. He embodied the spirit of a generation. Our paths converged

May 5, 2025

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Acquittal Of Two Three ways Directors In $3.8 Million MTN Fraud Case Sparks Public Outrage & Doubts About Judicial Independence

A ruling has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s corporate and legal circles, the High Court’s Anti-Corruption Division has acquitted two directors of ThreeWays Shipping Company who were accused of masterminding a $3.8 million fraud against MTN Uganda. The directors, Mr. Bihamaiso and Mr.

May 4, 2025

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Line Voting is Chaos — Lwengo Youth Boss Calls for Structural Reforms in NRM, Cites Leadership Overlaps & Electoral Confusion

Lwengo; A youth leader in Lwengo District has added his voice to growing calls for structural reforms within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), citing internal disorganisation, lack of candidate vetting, and the overlapping of political offices among party leaders as factors undermining

May 3, 2025

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Breaking Barriers: How Political Economy Will Transform Uganda’s Graduates Into Problem Solvers

By Patrick Kachope Ateenyi In the first part of this series, we discussed the revolutionary potential of integrating Political Economy studies into all university programs. But how exactly will this shape the Ugandan graduate of tomorrow? What does this new breed of

May 3, 2025

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