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07/11/2025

Male, who appeared before Grade One Magistrate, was accused of forging a letter purportedly signed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, instructing the Minister of Works and Transport to renew the contract of Nation Oil Distributors Limited (NODIL) to continue managing MV Kalangala for another 15 years.

KAMPALA; A city businessman, Male Nicholus, has been remanded to Luzira Prison after appearing before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of forgery and uttering false documents. Male, who appeared before Grade One Magistrate, was accused of forging a letter purportedly signed by ...

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

However, moments after the judge dismissed the application, chaos broke out in the fully packed courtroom. The commotion began when Mariam Obeid Lutale, daughter of the second accused and parliamentary aspirant for Lubaga North, burst into tears and charged towards the judge, shouting that the family was “tired” and “needed justice for our people.”

KAMPALA; Tempers flared at the High court in Kampala on Thursday after justice Emmanuel Baguma of the criminal division declined to refer the treason case involving opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused to the Constitutional court for interpretation. Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Captai...

06/11/2025

According to a statement issued by ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Public Relations Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, Ssekito was arrested on Thursday to assist in investigations, and his statement is yet to be recorded before appropriate charges are preferred against him.

“The suspect is in our custody to help with ongoing investigations. His statement will be recorded before we take appropriate legal action,” Owoyesigyire said.The statement further revealed that thirteen other suspects were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly inciting violence and assaulting police officers who were on lawful duty

KAMPALA ; The Police have arrested Mr Issa Ssekito, the acting chairman of the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), in connection with ongoing investigations into incidents of incitement and assault on police officers. According to a statement issued by ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Public...

06/11/2025

UPDATE: Tension gripped the High Court in Kampala after Hajj Obeid Lutale’s daughter expressed outrage over Justice Emmanuel Baguma’s refusal to refer the treason case of Dr Kizza Besigye, Hajj Lutale, and Capt Denis Oola to the Constitutional Court for interpretation. She has been arrested.

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06/11/2025

According to eyewitnesses, the NUP convoy was first blocked along Kaguta Road, one of the main routes into Kiruhura, by crowds of NRM supporters dressed in yellow party T-shirts. To avoid confrontation, Bobi Wine’s team diverted and continued along the main road toward Sanga Town.

However, tensions flared again in Sanga, where groups of NRM supporters wielding sticks confronted NUP supporters, forcing the police to intervene. Despite efforts by security officers to calm the situation, violent confrontations soon broke out in Rushere Town, prompting a heavier security deployment.

KIRUHURA; The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was on Wednesday blocked from holding a campaign rally in Kiruhura District, the home area of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, following violent clashes between supporters o...

06/11/2025

“We are thrilled to bring China Town Freedom City Branch to the Makindye community. Residents from Katwe, Kibuye, Makindye, Namasuba, Najjanankumbi, Zana, and surrounding areas now have full access to a wide range of products. Our goal is to make shopping accessible for everyone, without creating social class barriers,” Maggimbi said.
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KAMPALA; China Town, one of Uganda’s leading supermarket chains, has officially opened its third store at Freedom City along the Entebbe Highway, expanding its footprint and enhancing access to a wide variety of products for Kampala residents. The new 10,000-square-foot store aims to provide affor...

06/11/2025

According to President Museveni, the Achomai Irrigation Scheme symbolizes the government’s broader strategy of transforming subsistence farming into commercial agriculture by enhancing productivity per acre through technology and infrastructure.

“The result of all this is increased production from the same land, but you harvest more,” he said.

The Speaker of Parliament and Woman Member of Parliament for Bukedea District, Rt. Hon. Annet Anita Among hailed President Museveni for fulfilling his development pledge to the people of Bukedea, describing the project as a dream turned into reality.

BUKEDEA; President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today commissioned a Shs71 billion Achomai Irrigation Scheme in Kamutur Sub-county, Bukedea District, with a call to farmers to embrace irrigation-based rice growing on dry land rather than wetlands, in order to safeguard the environment while increasing...

05/11/2025

Speaking during a rally at Emokori Grounds in Bukedea District on Wednesday, Museveni said the incident revealed what he called the “shallowness” of the opposition party, questioning how it could nominate someone closely related to its political rival.

“The girl (Asio) I took a picture with is a relative of Among. She is the one NUP was hoping to stand against Among. This shows how shallow and bogus NUP is,” Museveni told the crowd.

BUKEDEA; President has blasted the opposition National Unity Platform National Unity Platform (NUP) for allegedly selecting a relative of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among as its flagbearer in the Bukedea Woman Member of Parliament race. Speaking during a rally at Emokori Grounds in Bukedea District...

05/11/2025

Speaking at the event, Fred Senoga, Managing Director of the United Boda Boda Riders Cooperative Union, said the agreement will allow riders to access affordable boda boda and housing loans from Housing Finance Bank.

“This Memorandum of Understanding is going to enable all the riders to build houses through getting access to both boda boda loans and housing loans from Housing Finance Bank,” Senoga said.

KAMPALA ; Housing Finance Bank (HFB) and the United Boda Boda Riders Cooperative Union (UBBRCU) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening and empowering riders and drivers with tailored financial solutions that improve their livelihoods and promote financial inclusion. The...

05/11/2025

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has pledged to restore cotton cultivation in Bukedi region, describing the crop as the “backbone of the region” and a critical pathway out of poverty.

Speaking at rallies in Budaka and Kibuku districts on Tuesday, Mafabi lamented the collapse of Bukedi’s once-thriving cotton industry, which he said has left the region struggling with high poverty and unemployment rates.

BUKEDI; Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has pledged to restore cotton cultivation in Bukedi region, describing the crop as the “backbone of the region” and a critical pathway out of poverty. Speaking at rallies in Budaka and Kibuku districts on Tues...

05/11/2025

In their petition, the students claim that Ssentamu’s actions constitute forgery and impersonation, violations of both electoral laws and the ethical standards governing youth election candidates.

“We were shocked to see our names appear on his list of endorsers, yet we never signed or consented to support his candidature,” Namakajo said.

“This is an abuse of the nomination process, and we want the Electoral Commission to take action and remove him from the race.”

KAMPALA; A group of Makerere University students has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to disqualify student leader Churchill Ssentamu from the race for Central Region Youth Member of Parliament, accusing him of forging signatures during his nomination process. Led by lawyer Namakajo Deric Fr...