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FUFA Raises Uganda Premier League Prize Money to Sh600m

With the champions’ reward rising to sh200m, the financial stakes in the title race are set to increase significantly, while the runners-up will also earn a more substantial return for their efforts. The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has announced a major increase in Uganda Premier League prize money, raising the total allocation from […]

Health Ministry Clears Air on Dr Candia’s Alleged Suspension Over ‘Pocketing’ While Talking to Minister

“The Ministry of Health clarifies that Dr Robert Candia of Arua Regional Referral Hospital has not been suspended and continues to perform his duties,” Atwine said. The Ministry of Health has clarified that Dr Robert Candia of Arua Regional Referral Hospital has not been suspended, following reports that Minister of State for Health Hanifa Kawooya […]

Pregnant Woman, Husband Murdered in Robbery Raid as Police Hunt Attackers

Police in Mubende District are hunting suspected robbers who attacked three villages in Kitenga Sub-county, killing a couple, including a pregnant woman, injuring three other people and stealing motorcycles and mobile phones.   The attacks occurred in the early hours of Friday, October 9, 2026, in Lukaya and Kayanja villages, with the assailants reportedly armed […]

Women Who Missed GROW Loans to Get Up to Sh107m in Grants

The Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, is implementing the GROW Project with support from the World Bank to help women-owned businesses transition from small-scale survival operations into competitive and sustainable enterprises. Women entrepreneurs who failed to secure loans under the Government’s Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) […]

Police Arrest 93 in Intelligence-Led Operation on Northern Bypass

The suspects and recovered exhibits were taken into police custody for further processing and investigation in accordance with the law. 40-Year-Old Man Remanded for Defiling His Biological 8-Year-Old Daughter KAMPALA — Police have arrested 93 suspects, including four women, in an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected criminal activity along the Northern Bypass and surrounding areas. The […]

Over 200,000 Pupils at Risk as Teacher Funding Crisis Hits Refugee Schools

Engola said the government had continued to fulfil its responsibilities towards refugees but was increasingly constrained by declining support from development partners. More than 200,000 pupils in refugee-hosting districts across Uganda are at risk of failing to complete the academic year following the withdrawal of funding that has supported teachers in refugee schools. The funding […]

NRM Launches Second Phase of Party Register Display, Verification

NRM secretariat on Saturday January 25, 2025 launched the second phase of the party register display and verification with a call to members to fully participate and notice ghosts and none members. The countrywide exercise is slated to take effect at the village level right from Wednesday January 29, 2025. The party secretariat last month […]

Uganda’s Waste Management Conundrum, President Museveni Meets CEO of BEEAH Group, Discuss Possible Investment Opportunities

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is in the United Arab Emirates, on a working visit and to also attend the 4th edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 which started on Monday this week, today held a side meeting with Khaled Al Huraimel, an investor based in Sharjah who expressed interest in the management […]

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