Outgoing Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has formally accepted the results of the 2026 Kampala City Lord Mayorship polls, conceding defeat to Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga of the National Unity Platform (NUP). Lukwago, a lawyer and veteran opposition politician, first became Lord Mayor in January 2011 and has served the city for over 15 years […]
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UNOC Engineer Found Dead After Tragic Fall at Busowoko Falls
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has confirmed the death of Eng. Gershom Rwakasanga, Manager of Terminals Development & Operations at the Jinja Storage Terminal, following a tragic accident at Busowoko Falls. Eng. Rwakasanga had gone missing on October 11, 2025, after reportedly falling into the River Nile while at the falls. Search and rescue […]
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Bobi Wine’s NUP Sets Tuesday Nomination, Kampala Rallies Amid EC Uncertainty
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has reaffirmed plans to nominate its presidential candidate, Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, widely known as Bobi Wine, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, and to immediately hold two public rallies in Kampala despite what it calls “intimidation and double standards” by the authorities. In a formal letter dated September 17 and […]
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Army Denies State-Backed Abductions in Uganda
Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the Defence Spokesperson, has dismissed claims of abductions by the Ugandan government, emphasizing that the state only carries out lawful arrests. Speaking on Tuesday, Kulayigye clarified that anyone taken into custody by government agencies should not be considered abducted, stressing that the method of arrest may vary. “Uganda is not the […]
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$5 Billion East African Oil Pipeline Now 76% Complete, Set for 2026 Launch
The contractors undertaking the construction of the 1,443-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline -EACOP, designed to transport crude oil from Uganda’s Albertine region to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga Port in Tanzania, have laid 1100 kilometres (76.2 per cent) of the pipeline across both Uganda and Tanzania. The project implementation is a joint venture between […]
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Bwanika Proposes UGX 50 Million Deposit for Presidential Nomination Forms
Former presidential candidate Dr. Abed Bwanika has proposed amendments to Uganda’s electoral process that would require aspiring presidential candidates to pay a substantial fee before receiving nomination forms. Speaking on NBS TV, Dr. Bwanika argued that the presidency should be treated with seriousness, not as an experiment. He suggested that any individual seeking nomination should […]
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Micheal Katungi Indicted Over Plot to Arm Mexico’s Deadliest Drug Cartel
Michael Katungi, a Ugandan citizen is at the centre of a high-stakes international manhunt after being named in a U.S. federal indictment accusing him of helping supply some of the world’s most dangerous weapons to Mexico’s most feared drug cartel. Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a prominent member and leader in PLU, a political pressure group led […]
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EAC-SADC Leaders Resolve to Intensify Peace Efforts in Eastern DRC
East and Southern African leaders have agreed to merge regional and African Union (AU) peace structures to accelerate efforts in addressing the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The resolution came during the Joint EAC-SADC Summit with the Panel of Facilitators for the DRC Peace Process, held in Nairobi on […]
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Why Nathan Nandala Mafabi Faces an Uphill Battle to Unseat Museveni in 2026
Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the newly declared presidential flagbearer for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), faces an uphill battle to unseat President Yoweri Museveni in the 2026 general elections. Mafabi’s long tenure as the FDC’s Secretary General, marked by the party’s inability to wrest power from Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM), raises questions about his […]
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Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Announces Son Ruhamya Has Joined UPDF
First Son and army chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has joyfully announced that his son, Ruhamya Kainerugaba, officially joined the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) last month. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Gen Muhoozi said: “I’m extremely happy to announce that after 31 years in God’s Army, UPDF, God has blessed the House […]