Uganda News

Fire damaged a police officers’ family flat at Nsambya Police Barracks in Kampala, destroying furniture and other household property.

Justice Paul Gadenya has ruled that courts must grant bail to accused persons held for over 180 days without committal...

Uganda has signed a contract with Zenitaka Corporation to build a new Karuma Bridge, financed by Japan through JICA.

One passenger has died and several learners were injured after a Mwebaze High School bus collided with a train in...

UEDCL is installing bird guards on the Waligo 33kV feeder to reduce outages caused by marabou storks attracted to a...

UCC says consultations are underway among government agencies and Nation Media Group Uganda to resolve the disruption of its media...

Police are investigating the suspected suicide of a Senior Four student at Naalya SS Bweyogerere after his body was found...

Fourteen people died and 28 were injured after an Opit Travellers bus collided with a trailer in Omoro district.

Bukedea drivers have petitioned the IGG, alleging their IDs were used without consent to account for over Shs 675m in...

Uganda’s 2026/27 salary structure raises pay for scientists, teachers, legal officers and commissioners, while RDCs remain unchanged.

Buganda Kingdom launches an Epidemic Response Committee to support Ebola prevention, awareness and community preparedness.

WFP and Ireland launch cash support for over 6,000 vulnerable Karamoja households as dry conditions threaten food security.

Luzira court grants Dr Miria Matembe bail in sectarianism case, sets Shs3m non-cash bond and adjourns matter to August 19.

Veteran journalist Timothy Kalyegira has denied two charges of broadcasting without a licence before Kira Chief Magistrate’s Court.

ULS has petitioned police and UPDF officials demanding that Miria Matembe be released or produced in court if she is...

Uganda will evacuate 746 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic violence left one Ugandan dead and many others fearing for...

IGG wants repeat poor contractors blacklisted after inspections found delayed government projects in Bunyoro affecting health and education services.

NTV Uganda and Spark TV went off air after an overnight security operation at NMG premises in Namuwongo and Kampala...

The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled Kuku Foods liable for capital gains tax but ordered URA to recalculate the disputed...

DNA tests have confirmed four biological children of late Kadongo Kamu singer Paul Job Kafeero and ruled out 21 other...

Police and UPDF are investigating a brigadier general accused of assaulting two officers at Bulukyeke Police Station in Bududa District.

NUP has formally applied to join IPOD after legal changes made membership a condition for political party funding.

High Court orders Dean Lubowa Saava to pay Deputy IGG Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe Shs100m over defamatory TikTok corruption claims.

A 13-year-old pupil was shot dead and two students injured after security forces opened fire during a student riot in...

Legal experts warn a PLU-backed move to remove Joel Ssenyonyi as Leader of Opposition could face constitutional and political hurdles.

Security forces have recovered two guns and arrested eight suspects after armed robberies and killings in Gulu, Gulu District and...

Kigezi leaders warn that declining bamboo cover in Echuya Forest Reserve could threaten wildlife, water sources and tourism.

Bukedea County MP David Okwere says Anita Among is not critically ill, though concerns remain over her health and restricted...

Uganda Prisons has promoted 258 senior officers, transferred 14 others and cleared three for accumulated leave.

NWSC has signed off a Shs14.24b Hoima water project to improve supply, quality and infrastructure ahead of AFCON 2027.

Uganda’s Ebola-free countdown has restarted after a new imported case was confirmed on June 21, raising total cases to 20.

IRA proposes an income-band contribution model for Uganda’s National Health Insurance Scheme to address concerns over flat salary deductions.

Police say two suspects confessed to kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy in Kyenjojo after demanding Shs1.5m ransom.

Kalangala campaign teams continue moving between islands despite lake weather challenges as NUP raises bribery and vote-rigging concerns.

Dokolo leaders say corruption, nepotism, understaffing and limited office space are undermining service delivery in the district.

Makindye Court delayed its ruling on Erias Lukwago’s bail application as lawyers raised fresh concerns over his health in Luzira...

Martha Karua says Uganda denied her entry at Entebbe, seized her phones and deported her to Nairobi after declaring her...

Judicial officers have been urged to humanise mediation as the Land Division prepares to handle about 500 land disputes.

Gen Muhoozi wants court to dismiss Besigye’s application over alleged death threats and fair trial concerns.

A British-Zimbabwean man was killed in Uganda after a suspected gold scam turned violent, raising concern over rising gold-related crimes.