The first batch of 265 Ugandan nationals evacuated from South Africa, due to the continued Xenophobic attacks against migrants arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday evening. The evacuation follows a directive by President Yoweri Museveni, to safeguard the safety and welfare of Ugandans in light of recent anti-migrant violence and xenophobic incidents in the […]
The Minister of Public Service, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has revealed that in a bid to strengthen human resource management, accountability and service delivery across the public service, government has increased the public service wage bill by more than UGX 1.08 trillion shillings for the 2026/2027 financial year. “Government has appropriated a wage bill of […]
The Anti-Corruption Court has charged and remanded the Director Communications at Parliament, Chris Obore and six other senior parliament officials with embezzlement public funds and money laundering. The officials who were charged with embezzlement of more than UGX 31 billion, had earlier gone to attend the ongoing MPs’ induction at Speke Resort Munyonyo, before they […]
The Minister in charge of the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has warned conmen and fraudsters who are soliciting money from members of the public with false promises of securing appointments as Resident District Commissioners, Resident City Commissioners, Deputies, or Assistants. “All appointments of RDCS, RCCs, Deputies and Assistants are made solely by H.E. the […]
Several senior Parliament officials, including the communications director Chris Obore, HR Director Daniel Adilo, former Speaker Rajab Kaya’s Principal Private Secretary, and six other male staff, are currently detained at the Inspector General of Government (IGG) headquarters in Kampala. According to sources privy to the arrest, the group is set to be arraigned before the […]
The Luzira Magistrate’s Court has granted a UGX 3 million non-cash bail to former Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Miria Matembe, who is charged with promoting sectarianism contrary to section 38 (1) (d) of the penal code Act, cap 128. The Grade One Magistrate’s Court granted bail to Matembe on grounds of ill health, advanced […]
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the prosecution of senior citizen, respected lawyer, and prominent civil society activist Hon. Miria Matembe, days after her enforced disappearance and demanded the immediate withdraw of charges against her. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ULS President SC Isaac K. Ssemakadde, called for an independent investigation into […]
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has met with the leadership of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda to discuss the ongoing closure of its outlets, which include NTV Uganda and the Daily Monitor. The meeting, which took place at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe, was attended by NMG owner, […]
Veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have raised concern on receiving a fair trial after his defense team being targeted. Besigye voiced the concerns before the High Court on Tuesday, shortly after Justice Emmanuel Baguma declined to temporarily stay proceedings in his human rights application against Chief of […]
The former Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Miria Matembe has been charged with promoting sectarianism contrary to section 38 (1) (d) of the penal code Act, cap 128. The 73 year old, who hasn’t been since in public ever since heavily armed security operatives raided her home on Wednesday last week, was visibly weak as […]
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