NIRA IN THE QR STORM! New IDs Fail Verification, Ugandans Blocked From Key Services
The rollout of new national identity cards has come under fresh scrutiny in Parliament, with MPs reporting that failures in...
Month: August 2026
TIME’S UP FOR OLD GUARD! Museveni Orders UPDF to Review Retirement Age
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to review the length of active...
KENYA TAKES UGANDA CULTURAL LEADERSHIP LESSONS! Bamasaba Spokesperson Predicts Gazetted, Government-Funded Kings and Elders
By Our Reporter BARATON UNIVERSITY, KENYA Kenya could soon borrow from Uganda’s legal framework on cultural leadership, with communities increasingly...
YOUTH SKILLS CRISIS! Ugandan MPs Use Commonwealth Conference to Demand Education Overhaul, Stop Jobless Graduates
LILONGWE, MALAWI — Ugandan legislators have demanded an urgent overhaul of the country’s education system, warning that the widening gap...
NCBA GOES BIG ON SMEs! Bank, MAT Abacus Launch Year-Long Programme to Grow Ugandan Businesses
By Brian Musaasizi NCBA Bank Uganda, under its Business Banking Customer Value Proposition (sCVP), in partnership with MAT Abacus Business...
FISHING CRACKDOWN! Govt Orders Licensing, Removes Illegal Boats as Stocks Plunge
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA: The Government has through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has unveiled a raft...
GRACE TO GRASS! Ex-Kole Woman MP Judith Alyek Loses Women Council Chair Race in Shock Defeat
KOLE — Former Kole District Woman Member of Parliament Judith Alyek has suffered a surprise political setback after losing the...
GGABA MURDER FRESH DETAILS! ‘Malian Hubby’s Second Wife, Hunt for Boy Child’ Blamed for Kenyan Mum’s Deadly Attack on Own Five Kids
KAMPALA — Fresh details have emerged in the horrific Kalungu Bunga family tragedy, with neighbours and a housemaid claiming that...
RIVER RWIZI IN PERIL! 60% of Catchment Degraded as Authorities Turn to Marathon to Save Mbarara’s Lifeline
MBARARA — The race to rescue River Rwizi has taken a sporting twist, with the Ministry of Water and Environment...
FROM GHETTO TO WORLD STAGE! Speaker Oboth Backs Ghetto Kids’ Sh13Bn Skilling Centre, Pledges to Take Plea to Museveni
KAMPALA — Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Jacob Oboth-Oboth has thrown his weight behind the Triplets Ghetto Kids’ ambitious plan...
BACK TO THE ROOTS! With ACME Under Suspension, Founder Dr Mwesige Goes Back to Makerere to Teach Journalism
KAMPALA — African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) founder Dr Peter Mwesige is returning to the classroom at Makerere University,...
HEART ATTACK CLAIMS HILLSIDE SCHOOLS NAALYA BOSS! Dr Okia Drove Himself to Hospital on Wednesday After Sudden Attack…Dies Thursday Morning
Uganda’s education sector is mourning the death of Dr Henry Stanley Okia, the longtime principal of Hillside Schools Naalya, who...
ANOTHER GGABA HORROR! Months After Okello-Daycare Massacre…Kenyan Woman Stabs 2 Kids to Death, Torches Car, Injures 3 Others and Herself
KAMPALA — Police are investigating a horrific attack on five children in Kalungu Bunga, Ggaba Parish, where two siblings were...
SOUTH SUDAN TRUCK HORROR! 6 Ugandan Drivers Missing After Armed Men Hijack Trucks in Bor
Six Ugandan truck drivers are missing after armed men reportedly abducted them and seized their trucks in Bor Town, Jonglei...
Minister Babalanda Drops RDCs Reshuffle Bombshell!
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, has warned Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) and their deputies...
DEATH AT TORORO CEMENT! Driver Kills Worker Tying Tape Line Inside Factory, Police Launch Manhunt
Police in Tororo District have launched a manhunt for a driver who reportedly knocked to death a casual laborer at...
DEVELOPING HUGE SCANDAL! OPM Bosses On Spot for Changing Sh1trn NUSAF 4 Project Design, Setting Aside Sh59bn For Themselves To “Eat”
A storm has erupted around the proposed NUSAF 4 project, with senior officials at the Office of the Prime Minister...
INSIDE YOUTH, WOMEN FUNDS MESS AT GENDER MINISTRY! Sh252Bn Loan Bill Piles Up as YLP Recovers Just 25%, UWEP Leaves Sh26.6Bn Unpaid — Report Warns Against Throwing More Money at Failing Revolving Funds
A massive recovery crisis has engulfed the government’s youth and women empowerment funds, with billions of shillings remaining unpaid and...
Housing Finance Bank Takes Real Estate Summit to Mbarara!
Kampala, Uganda; Mbarara is becoming an increasingly important market for property and infrastructure investment in Western Uganda, driven by its...
EXCLUSIVE! M7 Pardons 152 Fired CAA Staff Over Corruption, ‘Fake Papers’
KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned scores of former Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) employees who were dismissed following a...