Uganda news

Today marks a year since Hon. Ssegirinya and Hon. Ssewanya were arrested for apparently participating in the Masaka killings that happened in 2021. The two have since had several court sessions but never managed to get out, for now, a year. Initially, the 2 legislators were granted cash bail of UGX 20M each. They paid it but have never regained ...

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao, has promised artistes in Uganda that he is going to work on their grievances in the industry. He said while meeting the Uganda Musicians Association Leadership led by the president, Cindy Sanyu. He said there is need to protect local cultures by regulating the inflow of foreign musicians into Uganda. For ...

Hon Agnes Nandutu, the state Minister for Karamoja affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister, has come out to commend the UPDF in their efforts of pacifying the Karamoja subregion. According to Nandutu, the UPDF is doing a great job of ensuring security in the region. She further said that if the region is insecure, the region misses out ...

Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine is facing a barrage of backlash from the public after he congratulated William Ruto for being declared the official president-elect of Kenya after court rejected Raila Odinga’s malpractice claims. Shortly after the declaration, Bobi Wine ran to his social media to express his happiness for William Ruto. “I congratulate the President-Elect of the Republic of ...

Following a directive from the PDM secretariat to the RDC Ngora district to swing in action to recover the project funds “chewed” by the district technical officers, over Shs 100M have so far been paid back. The money was paid back by the officers in two installments of 730,000 and 885,000 respectively. RDC says a majority of the beneficiary groups ...