Management said a preliminary review found the episode to be “in serious breach of the Next Media Editorial Guidelines and the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Minimum Broadcasting Standards.” Sanyuka Television has suspended The Barometer host Adam Kungu following a serious breach of editorial policy and broadcasting standards. The suspension follows an episode aired on February […]
Investigations by traffic police revealed that the taxi has frequently been driven by different individuals who consistently violate traffic laws. A taxi, registration number UBL 572K, has been impounded by the Uganda Police Force’s Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) for its alleged involvement in a string of highway robberies. The vehicle was seized in Masaka […]
“I decided to switch off electricity because I am the one who bought the transformer and the electricity poles which are also passing in my land and road. Yusuf Nsibambi, the former Mawokota South MP, has disconnected villages in his constituency from the national power grid after losing the election. Nsibambi claims he invested in […]
“I am grateful to voters for trusting me with leadership at such a young age,” Nakajubi said after her victory. Nakajubi Efrance, an 18-year-old Senior Six student at Blessed High School, Kiganda, has made history as Uganda’s and East Africa’s youngest female councillor. She was elected as the Woman Councillor representing Kasambya and Kayunga in […]
The protests began when Returning Officer Emily Amongin and her team reportedly stopped reading out results obtained by each candidate from individual polling stations, a procedure candidates say is essential for transparency, and instead proceeded to announce winners. Tension flared at the Mukono District tally centre on Thursday as several councillors and their agents protested […]
The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her sh2m in general damages and costs of the application. In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision […]
Kalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Kiruluta Nkeretanyi has been arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of theft involving property reportedly valued at sh3.7bn. According to the prosecution, Nkeretanyi is accused of stealing curtains, cushions, and curtain holders belonging to businessman Hajj Sulaiman Lwabuuka Kasule. The alleged offences are said to have […]
According to sources, the violence began on Tuesday evening when Wamimbi and his team moved through villages, firing bullets in the air. Sam Wamimbi, the Aligoli sub-county NRM chairperson in Bukedea District, has died after being attacked during LC III elections. The violence erupted when Wamimbi’s team allegedly arrived at a polling station with pre-marked […]
He said that Chemtai’s abductors, besides the vigorous search of her homes, also interrogated her about Kyagulanyi’s whereabouts. The National Unity Platform (NUP) secretary general, David Lewis Rubongoya, has contradicted government claims that they are not searching for Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, stating that security is indeed hunting for the party’s presidential candidate. Rubongoya cited the […]
During the three-day operation, four-armed Karamojong warriors were neutralised. Troops also recovered one AK-47 rifle with three rounds of ammunition, bows and arrows, and three mobile phones. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Infantry Division has recovered over 30 cattle herds in a security operation in East Acholi, foiling cattle rustling attempts. The operation, […]