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Katikkiro Mayinga Condemns Use of Police Dogs at Political Rallies, Ban of Processions

Mayiga warned that the use of dogs in political spaces evokes troubling historical memories. He noted that similar methods were used in colonial and apartheid settings to intimidate populations, arguing that such imagery has no place in Uganda’s modern democratic context. The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has condemned the Uganda Police for unleashing dogs […]

Four People Perish in a Fatal Bodaboda, Lorry Accident

Uganda Law Society Criticizes Police For Releasing Dogs at Political Rallies Four people have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident which involved a bodaboda and a lorry loaded with pesticides and other chemicals used in farming. The accident is said to have happened at Mpambire in Mpigi district on Kampala-Masaka Highway on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses […]

Uganda Law Society Criticizes Police For Releasing Dogs at Political Rallies

According to Asiimwe, the deployment of police dogs at political rallies today reflects a continuity with colonial and apartheid-era practices in which animals are weaponised to instill fear and enforce authoritarian control. Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the Uganda Police Force for unleashing dogs at opposition supporters at campaign rallies in their attempt to […]

Construction of Sh100bn Kira Municipality World Bank Funded Roads Projects Kicks Off

The Under Secretary Edemachu Monica Ejua hailed Kira Municipality leaders for putting aside political interests and stressed service delivery for the people they lead. “Only NRM Will Protect Uganda From Replicating Instabilities in Neighbouring Countries” Museveni A one billion shillings contract for construction of 11.3 kilometres of roads in Kira Municipality has been signed with […]

 40-Year-Old Widow Reports Harassment on Her Land by Wealthy Resident

Mukalazi, the village chairperson has however confirmed that this land was sold out to Lumunya by Nakato’s husband, the late Musisi Koona before his death, very many years ago. A 40-year-old widow of Nakafumu village, Busiika Town Council in Luweero district has pinned the village chairperson, Samuel Mukalazi for conniving with a land grabber and […]

World Bank Lauds Gov’t For Stepping Up Sage Funding

“Social protection is important. Aging is irreversible, and the aged depend on the young. That’s why we plan, and we are happy that the government has reduced the eligibility of SAGE beneficiaries from 80 to 65 years, and increased the fund from sh25,000 to 35,000.” Thirty Suspects Including Headteachers, Schools Inspectors Remanded Over PLE Malpractice […]

Thirty Suspects Including Headteachers, Schools Inspectors Remanded Over PLE Malpractice

This crackdown comes as part of UNEB’s ongoing efforts to curb examination malpractice and uphold the credibility of national assessments. A total of 30 suspects, including five headteachers and a District Inspector of Schools, appeared before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mengo on Tuesday and charged with aiding and abetting examination malpractice during the 2025 […]

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