KISORO JOBS RACKET BUSTED! Service Commission Officials Arrested
Four people, including members of the Kisoro District Service Commission arrested and transferred to Kampala over allegations of soliciting and...
Month: August 2026
UVTAB IN SH21.6BN TROUBLE! Undisclosed Payables, Procurement Mess, Missing DIT Land, Cars, Animals & Furniture Rock Skills Body
KAMPALA — Uganda’s vocational and technical assessment body, the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB), is facing a string...
Hundreds Turn Up for UPDF Recruitment Exercise in Mukono
By Evans Najuna MUKONO – Hundreds of young Ugandans from Mukono and neighbouring districts have turned up in large numbers for the...
MAKERERE SOARS IN NEW RANKINGS! East Africa’s No.1 Varsity Jumps To 776th Globally, 11th In Africa
KAMPALA — Makerere University has strengthened its position as East Africa’s top-ranked university after making a significant jump in the...
URA TAX BIG WIN! Gaming Revenue Explodes 12-Fold to Shs173Bn
Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) aggressive use of technology to track digital transactions is paying off, with taxes collected from the...
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...
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...