Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
Responding to the concerns, the Officer in Charge of Nsangi Police Station, Bright Asiimwe, defended the operations, saying they were launched in response to increasing criminal activity, particularly attacks by panga-wielding gangs operating in Kyengera Ward, Nabbingo and other parts of Kyengera Town Council. Kyengera Town Council Chairperson Semugera Joseph Bitokote has urged police to […]
“The moment people begin looking to you instead of the state for leadership or protection, you’ve crossed an invisible line,” Mayanja writes. “You’re no longer just an outlaw, an activist or a rebel. You’ve become a threat.” By Lawrence Mayanja History suggests that idealism alone rarely changes the course of power. Every era produces its own […]
The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya has resigned, bringing to an end her tenure at the helm of the country’s constitutional human rights body after months of internal leadership disputes. In a resignation letter dated July 6, 2026, addressed to President Yoweri Museveni, Wangadya formally announced her decision to step […]
The uncomfortable truth is that Uganda’s railway crossings remain among the weakest links in the country’s transport safety system. The fatal collision between a train and a bus transporting students of Mwebaze High School to Jinja for an educational trip should mark a turning point in Uganda’s approach to railway crossing safety. A teacher lost […]
The bus, belonging to Mwebaze High School in Kakiri, Wakiso District, was transporting students to Jinja District for an educational trip when it collided with the train at a railway crossing. One person has been confirmed dead and several students injured following a collision between a school bus and a train in Mukono District on […]
The bus driver reportedly fled the scene immediately after the crash and remains at large. Police have launched a manhunt to identify and arrest him. The wife of the headteacher of Mwebaze High School has died following a tragic road crash involving a school bus and a Uganda Railways train in Mukono District on […]
The Managing Director of Luba Properties Ltd, Moses Lubulwa, has called on the government to introduce stricter regulation of Uganda’s real estate sector, warning that the unchecked sale of undersized and untitled plots is fueling the growth of unplanned settlements and undermining orderly urban development. Lubulwa made the remarks on Thursday while receiving the title […]
Meanwhile, Susan Joan Alobo, an official from the ministry, said government will continue monitoring the welfare of Ugandans living abroad and provide support where necessary. The Ugandan government has successfully evacuated 1,130 Ugandan nationals from South Africa following a directive by Acting Foreign Affairs Minister, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune. Speaking during a press briefing, Minister Kasolo […]
Two officials of Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) have been remanded to prison after being charged with allegedly stealing more than sh100m meant to support beneficiaries of the government’s Emyooga programme in Entebbe Municipality. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working jointly with the Uganda Police Force and the Office of the Director of […]
Residents said the couple had been employed by a businessman from Mubende District to look after his farm, which comprises coffee and banana plantations, as well as goats and pigs. Police in Kassanda District have launched investigations and intensified a manhunt for unknown assailants who brutally murdered an elderly couple before fleeing with seven sacks […]
