KING OYO FUNERAL! Royal Send-Off Budget Hits Sh1.7bn
FORT PORTAL — The proposed event-management bill for the funeral and burial of the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba...
Month: August 2026
CANCER FIGHT! Centenary Bank Pumps Billions Into Cause As Thousands Hit Streets
Thousands of Ugandans came together across the country on Sunday for the 2026 Rotary Cancer Run, turning out in large...
MINERAL LICENCE FRAUD MESS! Energy Ministry Finally Wakes Up, Slams Brakes on New Licences To Clean Up Sector
KAMPALA — Government has slammed the brakes on the issuance of new mineral licences and exploration rights for 30 days,...
FERTILISER BOOST! Govt Hands ITRACOM Multibillion Deal To Distribute 173,913 Fertiliser Bags To Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Farmers
KAMPALA — Government has handed ITRACOM Fertilizers Uganda the task of distributing a massive consignment of 173,913 bags of fertiliser...
EXECUTIVE WATCH! Housing Finance Bank Taps Dorothy Namutebi To Head Mortgages, Consumer Banking
KAMPALA — Housing Finance Bank has appointed veteran banker Dorothy Namutebi as the new Head of Mortgages and Consumer Banking,...
‘EMULATE HIS INTEGRITY’! Speaker Oboth Hails Retiring Archbishop Kaziimba
TORORO — Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth Oboth has hailed the outgoing Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most...
CROSS-BORDER MURDER! Two Kenyans Who Killed Dr. Mutiso & Fled To Uganda Nabbed Hiding In Kyanja Heights Flats
NAIROBI/KAMPALA — Detectives investigating the assassination of Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso have arrested three more suspects in a major cross-border...
NSSF UNDER FIRE! Probe Exposes Shs9.6BN Unsecured Uganda Clays Loan, Weak Oversight of 5 Multibillion Associate Companies
KAMPALA: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has come under scrutiny after the Auditor General flagged weaknesses in the Fund’s...
KING OYO’S FINAL FASTING BATTLE! How He Defended Tooro Borders Before His Death
In the middle of 2014, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom announced that he would fast...
CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN! Haji Kakande Recalls Bukwo RDC Over Shs109m Sacco Cash
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Bukwo District, George Owany, has been recalled to the Office of the President with...
NOT YET UHURU! Tycoon Abid Alam In Shs1.27bn Debt Trouble!
The Court of Appeal has halted execution of a High Court decree requiring Casements (Africa) Limited and businessman Abid Alam...
HEARTLESS! UWA Operatives Critically Shoot 3, 40+ Gardens Destroyed In Mt. Elgon
Bududa District leaders and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have failed to reach consensus on key concerns surrounding ongoing enforcement...
WATER CRISIS LOOMS! NWSC Begs Shs650bn To Save 50 Towns From Shortages
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA: The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has put government on the spot, seeking a whopping...
DIGITAL POWER! MTN Arms 503 Youths With Digital Skills For Jobs, Business Growth
MTN Uganda has graduated 503 young people from its ACE digital-skilling programme, adding to efforts to build a workforce capable...
FINANCE POWER! Housing Finance Bank Unveils Key Catalyst to Uganda’s Growth at REDI Conference
Uganda’s ambition to grow its economy from approximately USD 50 billion to USD 500 billion by 2040 will depend on...
UBOS BOSS SOUNDS TEAMWORK ALARM! Staff Warned Over Trust, Discipline, Accountability
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA – Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Executive Director and Chief Statistician, Dr. Chris N. Mukiza, has...
MBARARA: Alcohol, Betting Crackdown Looms, City Council Set To Pass New Ordinance
By Amos Tayebwa MBARARA Mbarara City Council is set to tighten the screws on alcohol consumption and gambling activities, with...
10 YEARS OF CASHLESS SCHOOL FEES! MTN MoMo celebrates a decade of SchoolPay with a brand-new van
MTN MoMo Uganda and SchoolPay have celebrated ten years of partnership and innovation that have transformed the way parents pay...
BRIBE SHOCK! Serial Smuggler Segane Remanded Over Tax Evasion, Customs Scam
Serial smuggler Timothy Segane has been remanded to Luzira Prison after being accused of offering a bribe to a customs...
GREEN CENTE! Centenary Bank Launches 500,000 – Tree Drive
Centenary Bank has launched the Cente Green Days, a five-year tree-growing and landscape restoration initiative that will see the Bank...