Police in Kampala have launched investigations into a fire outbreak that destroyed a poultry structure and killed hundreds of chickens in Kinawataka early Tuesday morning. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police, the fire broke out at around 6:00 a.m. on March 10 in Kaggo Zone, Kinawataka, within the jurisdiction of Jinja Road Division. Preliminary findings suggest […]
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Police Arrest Over 150 Suspects in Night Operations Across Kampala
Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested more than 150 suspects during coordinated night operations targeting crime hotspots and black spots across the city. The operations, conducted on the night of 9 March 2026, were carried out jointly by the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), focusing on areas believed […]
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UN Report Says Ugandan Troops Helped South Sudan With Deadly Airstrikes
Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and severely burned civilians last year, according to a report by a United Nations investigative body. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said joint aerial bombardments by South Sudanese and Ugandan forces targeted civilian-populated areas, mainly affecting Nuer communities in opposition-controlled regions. The […]
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Erias Lukwago Concedes Kampala Lord Mayorship
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 […]