According to Byamukama, the reconstruction project cost sh191b and included works on road sections between Lwera and Kalandazi. The newly constructed Katonga Bridge along the Kampala-Masaka highway is expected to last 120 years, the Government has said, following its commissioning on Saturday, three years after the previous structure was washed away by floods. The old […]
The ministry directed that dump trucks without valid inspection certificates would not be allowed to operate on public roads beyond the October 16 deadline. Armless UCE Candidate Writes Exams Using Mouth, Feet A total of 423 taxis have failed mechanical fitness tests at Namanve and Kawanda under the ongoing Ganyegenya traffic police operation, raising concerns […]
Motorists using the busy highway have been urged to exercise patience and strictly follow instructions from traffic police officers deployed at the site. Gone Too Soon: Maama Maria Prean, the Austrian Mother Who Gave Thousands of Ugandan Children a Future The Katonga Bridge on the Kampala-Masaka highway is scheduled to be commissioned on Saturday, October […]
Maama Maria Prean, the founder of Vision for Africa, a charitable organisation based in Mukono District, has died. Her death was announced by popular Ugandan musician and presidential advisor Edrisa Musuuza, popularly known as Eddy Kenzo, who paid tribute to her, describing her as a motherly figure who profoundly influenced his life and that […]
Bugingo is a prominent Ugandan pastor and founder of House of Prayer Ministries International, based in Kampala. He is also known for his media ministry through Salt Media. Mzee Aloyzi Bujjingo, the father of House of Prayer Ministries International (HPMI) lead pastor Aloysius Bugingo, has died aged 108. Bujjingo died on Thursday, October 15, 2026. […]
Police said an examination of the scene revealed that one of the deceased sustained injuries so severe that parts of his body were dismembered, while the other suffered severe head injuries. Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12, Injures 309 as Saudi-Houthi War Escalates Two mechanics have been killed and three other people injured after a gas […]
A Ugandan bus driver identified as Muwenda Edward has reportedly been killed in a missile attack attributed to Yemen’s Houthi movement at Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia. News of the incident has circulated on social media, accompanied by an appeal to anyone who knows his family to help inform his relatives. The circumstances surrounding the […]
Kasibante observed that arrest reports often dominate headlines, while subsequent decisions clearing suspects or acquitting them in court rarely receive comparable attention. Jinja District Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hassan Kasibante has urged Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara to coordinate his anti-corruption mobilisation rallies with the Inspectorate of Government (IG) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate […]
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has distanced itself from two men whose photographs have circulated on social and mainstream media following their appearance in court over allegations of rape and cyber harassment. In a public notice issued on October 7, 2026, KCCA said the two men are not its employees, agents or authorised representatives, […]
Three people have been confirmed dead and two others injured following a fatal road crash in Kabwohe, Sheema District. The crash involved a truck loaded with palm oil, which overturned and came to rest on a Toyota Premio, according to preliminary information from Traffic Police. The accident is said to have occured on Tuesday night. […]
