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Makerere Students Unhappy with Semester Extension Over Census

Government-sponsored students at Makerere University have urged the university administration to consider a review of their welfare allowance before the semester is extended because of the upcoming census. Makerere University, along with other higher education institutions, has adjusted its academic calendar to accommodate the upcoming National Population and Housing Census 2024, as mandated by the […]

Eight Musicians Arrested for Insulting President Museveni in Runyankole

At least eight members of Crane Performers entertainment group were put in Police custody for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he delivered a speech as former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi celebrated 50 years of his marriage with wife, Jacqueline Mbabazi on Saturday. It is alleged that as Museveni was addressing Mbabazi’s guests at […]

Kampala Traders Close Businesses as URA Calls for EFRIS Talks

Business activities in downtown Kampala, particularly in the Kikuubo hub, have been disrupted as some traders opted to close their shops in protest over various concerns regarding business operations. These concerns include issues with tax policy and administration, particularly the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS), which traders allege is unfair. […]

Police Arrest Civilian who Shot Dead Drunk Rider Parked by Roadside on Entebbe Expressway

The Police are investigating a suspected murder case following a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, April 7, at approximately 1:30 am. The tragic event unfolded at the Munyonyo roundabout, near Kagwa Bridge, on the Entebbe Expressway, in Makindye Sabagabo, Wakiso district, according to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. […]

SAD NEWS: FDC’s Sarah Eperu is Dead

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has lost its former press secretary and a veteran political activist, Sarah Eperu. The news of Eperu’s demise has been announced by former FDC president, Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye on Sunday Evening. Eperu is said to have died at LifeLink Hospital in Namugongo at around 8:30pm as she had been […]

Omwana Omuyimbi Gravity Gwe Yazuula e Buvuma Omubaka Migadde Amutaddemu Ssente

Mu buufu obw’okutumbula ebitone bya bamusaayi muto, Omubaka wa palamenti ow’ebizinga by’e Buvuma Robert Migadde Ndugwa ayiye omusimbi mu mwana Jesse Musubo omuyimbi era omuzinyi. Omubaka Migadde agulidde musaayimuto Jesse ennyimba bbiri ezaawandiikiddwa omuwandiisi ow’erinnya abasinga gwe bamanyi nga 14 K Bwongo n’amusasulira ne studio ey’erinnya mu Kampala n’abiteekamu engatto n’agenda alikoodinga ennyimba ze. Omubaka […]

Andrew Mwenda Challenges Constitutional Court’s Ruling Upholding Anti Homosexuality Act

Opinion by Andrew Mwenda On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court upheld the retrogressive Anti Homosexuality Act (AHA). Although it struck down four provisions of this barbaric law, it left most of the Act intact, declaring its draconian and inhuman provisions constitutional. Nothing could have been more unconstitutional. As I sat in the courtroom listening to the […]

Prime Minister Nabbanja Commissions sh1.2bn Health Center III

The government of Uganda has officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba Health Center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba Health Center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from the rising water levels of lake Albert in 2020. As a […]

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