JULY UTILITY PRICE HEADACHE! Water, Power & Fuel Bills Spike As Food Prices Fall
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA – Ugandans faced another cost-of-living squeeze in July after fresh figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)...
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SIX YEARS LATER! NUP’S ‘Machete’ & Other Eight Supporters Walk Free After Amnesty
Nine supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), who have been in military custody since the aftermath of the 2021...
END OF AN ERROR! IGG Orders Chris Obore’s Interdiction
KAMPALA: Parliament's corridors of power have been rocked after the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala,...
CEMENT WEIGHT WAR! UNBS Breaks Silence On Underweight Bags
Complaints about underweight cement bags are linked to tampering and contamination along the supply chain rather than underfilling by licensed...
CAUGHT IN BED, DEATH FOLLOWED! Jilted Man Hacks Ex-Lover, New Lover to Death After Bedroom Discovery
A suspected love triangle has left two people dead in Kibaale District after a man allegedly hacked his former lover...
KADAGA FUMES! “Some Negotiators Don’t Read Deals”…As Regional Currency Plan Crawls
Uganda has entered into debt, trade and investment agreements that have disadvantaged the country because of poor decisions by technocrats...
MBARARA LC1 POLLS! MP Mpaka, Speaker Tashobya Dragged Into Election Chaos
By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Mbarara City's Local Council One (LC1) elections descended into chaos on Wednesday after violent clashes, teargas,...
Chef Amiri Mutebi: From the Kitchen to a Symbol of Uganda’s New Entrepreneurial Spirit
In the vibrant and rapidly evolving entrepreneurial landscape of Uganda, where innovation and resilience are increasingly defining success, Chef Amiri...
URA’S TAX CRACKDOWN PAYS OFF! Standard Chartered Loses Sh1.1Bn Tax Fight
The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in a major tax dispute involving...
POWER BUG! Mbale LC1 ‘Chairman For Life’ Extends 40-Year Reign
Sixty-one-year-old Silver Ngobola has secured another term as Local Council I (LC1) chairperson for Kanikwa A Cell, Namanyoyi Ward, in...
MAKERERE’S FERTILITY BANK HITS A BRICK WALL… Sperm Bank Fails to Progress to Egg Banking
Five years after it opened with big plans of addressing the rising fertility challenges in the country, the Makerere University...
BLOOD VOTE! Murder Suspect Floors Incumbent in Kawempe LC1 Poll
A murder suspect currently on remand has been elected Local Council I (LC1) chairperson of Corner Zone Village in Kawempe...
STOP FIGHTING, FIX OUR DISTRICT! MP Kabasharira Blasts Ntungamo Leaders as Shs200M Bridge Takes Shape
Rushenyi County MP Naome Kabasharira has thrown down the gauntlet to Ntungamo District leaders, warning them to stop endless political...
RISKY BUSINESS! Condom Shortage Pushes Kasese ‘Meat’ Sellers & Buyers to the Edge
Commercial sex workers in Kasese District have raised concerns over a shortage of condoms and lubricants, warning that the scarcity...
WINDFALL! UK Mining Firm Blencowe Strike Shs4.7Trn Graphite Jackpot in Kitgum, Putting Uganda at the Heart of the Global EV Battery Industry
Thousands of residents in Kitgum and neighbouring districts could benefit from increased employment, business opportunities and infrastructure development after London-listed...
MSC MONEY MELTDOWN! Sh62bn Loan Write-Offs, Unlicensed Sacco Loans, Chaotic Lending, Idle Emyooga Billions, Losses Expose Weaknesses at Microfinance Support Centre
A financial storm has erupted at Microfinance Support Centre Limited, exposing a trail of massive loan write-offs, weak recovery systems...
MUGANGA’S REPLACEMENT FOUND? M7 Sends Gold Dealer Witonze Name to Parliament for Internal Affairs Minister Vetting
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has picked gold dealer Juma Witonze Kisekka for the vacant position of Minister of State for...
PHOTO TROUBLE! Twitter Post with Tanga Odoi Photo Lands Ofwono Opondo Brother in Luzira
A brother to former of government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has been remanded to Luzira Prison after being charged with unlawful...
BEARDED MEAT HUNT BACKFIRES! Mr. Hyena Receives 100 Kibokos in Love Scandal with Hardware Cougar
"I had a dream in which you and Nurse Bianca were chewing yourselves," Mature Joyce told me. My heart skipped...
NO QUICKIE, NO JOB! Employee’s Sex-Hell Confession at Nile Basin Initiative Shocks Nation!
A sensational sex-for-survival workplace saga has exploded into a major legal battle after a former accountant at the Nile Basin...