HEALTH WORKER EXODUS! WHO Clears Uganda to Export Nurses, Midwives as Brain Drain Fears Mount
The World Health Organization’s decision to remove Uganda from its list of countries facing severe health worker shortages has attracted...
Year: 2026
HOUSING CRISIS! Namuganza Summons Developers, Banks for National Dialogue
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA — The Government has called for stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors to tackle...
SCHOOL FUNDING! Gov’t Dumps Pupil Numbers Model, Targets Real Running Costs
The government is set to overhaul its public education funding framework, scrapping the long-standing per-pupil capitation grant system in favour...
DIGITAL PLATE PAIN! Boda Boda Riders Demand Shs714,300 Fee Cut, Temporary Permits Over Delays
By Brian Musaasizi KAMPALA — Boda boda operators have asked Parliament to push Government to slash the cost of digital...
MUHOOZI 2031 ENDORSEMENT! Ntungamo PLU Mobilisers Vow to Crush Factions Ahead of Mega Rally
By Amos Tayebwa Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) mobilisers in Ntungamo District have vowed to reject factions, internal conflicts and...
FOOD PRICE SHOCK! Uganda’s Inflation Jumps to 0.9% as Matooke, Beans, Milk Prices Soar
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA — Uganda’s monthly headline inflation has surged to 0.9 percent in September 2026, up sharply from...
SUPER ANKOLE COWS! NAGRC’s Nshaara Ranch Breeding Programme Eyes New Generation of High-Yield Indigenous Herd
The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) is entering a new phase of its Ankole Longhorn improvement...
2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! Sodo Blocks Tumwebaze’s Bid to Act as Own Lawyer in Mawogola North Petition
Mawogola North MP Godfrey Aine Kaguta alias Sodo is opposing his former election rival John Jet Tumwebaze’s bid to represent...
LAKE VICTORIA FISH WAR! UPDF Destroys Shs6.5bn Illegal Gear, Arrests 24 Kenyans
Authorities in Namayingo District have destroyed 1,820 pieces of illegal fishing gear confiscated during a crackdown on illegal fishing activities...
2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! NUP’s Nyanzi Loses Bid to Inspect Original Results from 73 Polling Stations
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application by former Kawempe Division South parliamentary candidate Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu seeking...
BUSIA CHILD MURDER! Suspect on Run Threatens Parents of 3-Year-Old Girl After Ransom Killing
The parents of a three year old girl who was murdered over ransom in Busia district are living in fear...
CULTURE UNDER THREAT! Museveni Challenges Kingdoms to Save Languages, Traditional Family Values
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged Uganda’s cultural institutions to work with the central government to preserve indigenous languages, cultures, and...
2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! NRM’s Jinja Deputy Mayor Nalumansi Loses Council Seat as Magoba Wins Election Petition
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Jinja has ordered the Electoral Commission to gazette Prossy Magoba as the duly elected female...
2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! In Buhweju, High Court Expunges Mugumya’s Electronic Evidence in Atuhaire’s LCV Seat Election Petition
Bushenyi High Court has ordered the expungement of the electronic evidence from the evidence list that Phillip Mugumya had submitted...
79-YEAR REVIVAL! CER Installs New Archbishop Tubamoi as Northern Uganda Church Marks Historic Milestone
The Chosen Evangelical Revival Church (CER) has marked 79 years since the spiritual revival that gave birth to the church,...
BABY DEATH CRISIS! MoH, UNICEF Probe Mystery Deaths After 48% of Baby Deaths Go Unexplained
Researchers are investigating unexplained deaths of babies who are stillborn or die shortly after birth. The investigation follows a government...
URA Boss Musinguzi Salutes Bread House Lweza for EFRIS Compliance
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General John Musinguzi has commended Bread House, Lweza, and Lweza Kitchen LTD for promoting compliance...
BANKING POWER MOVE! Housing Finance Bank Taps 20-Year Centenary Bank’s Veteran Moses Oroto to Drive Business Growth
Housing Finance Bank has strengthened its Business and Institutional Banking leadership with the appointment of Mr. Moses Mande Oroto as...
BATHROOM DEATH! Moneylender Stress Claims Top K’la Businesswoman
KAMPALA — The sudden death of prominent businesswoman Gloria Turyamureeba has left family, friends and associates grappling with questions over...
TOORO THRONE WAR! COURT BOMBSHELL HOURS BEFORE CORONATION…NEW KING IN LIMBO AS PETITIONERS RUSH TO COURT TO BLOCK TOMORROW’S ENTHRONEMENT
FORT PORTAL — Drama has exploded in Tooro just hours before the highly anticipated coronation of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma,...