Uganda’s economic growth has strengthened markedly in recent years, rising from below 3 per cent in 2020 to an estimated 7 per cent today, supported by some of the strongest macroeconomic indicators on the continent. While these gains have drawn both praise and scepticism, particularly around per capita income figures and middle-income status claims, the […]
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EC Sets Tuesday 17th for Fresh Elections in Bulindi Town Council
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, February 17, 2026, as the polling date for the LCIII Chairperson election in Bulindi Town Council, Hoima District, after voting was earlier suspended due to electoral irregularities. The Commission suspended voting on February 4, 2026, after ballot papers delivered to Bulindi Town Council were found to contain names and […]
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Security Deployment at Kyagulanyi’s Home a National Security Matter-Police
Uganda Police Force (UPF) will maintain deployment at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, citing national security concerns, despite confirming that no charges have been preferred against him. Speaking during a security press briefing at Naguru Police Headquarters, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner of Police Kituuma Rusoke said […]
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Police Detain Officer Over Shooting Soldier at Football Match
Kagadi police are holding one of their own following the fatal shooting of a soldier during a dispute at a local football match in Kyaterekera Town Council, Kagadi District. The police officer, identified only as Umar and attached to Kyaterekera Police Station, allegedly shot dead the soldier on Sunday evening, prompting panic and chaos among football […]
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Hoima Woman MP Harriet Businge Concedes Defeat, Calls for Peace
Harriet Mugenyi Businge, the incumbent Hoima District Woman Member of Parliament, has conceded defeat in the recently concluded parliamentary elections and called for peace, unity, and harmony among the people of Hoima. Businge, who contested on an Independent ticket, was defeated by her long-time political rival Beatrace Wembabazi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party. According […]
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Museveni Road in Kampala? KCCA Explains How Roads are Named
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says road naming is a structured, community driven process designed to preserve local history, improve city addressing, and ensure fairness across neighborhoods. The explanation comes as a result of unidentified individuals recently going ahead and purpoting to rename Nakasero road to Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Road, which KCCA said […]
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Katakwi Residents Request Routine Net Distribution and Indoor Spraying
Residents of Namule, Igola, and Angorom, Getom Sub-county in Katakwi District, have called on the government to conduct routine indoor residual spraying and redistribute mosquito nets, citing a surge in mosquitoes in swampy areas such as Micoka and Aibapet. According to residents, including Abdalah Okeris, malaria remains the leading cause of disease and death, particularly […]
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Sembabule Election Disputes Trigger Feud Between Security, Unsuccessful NUP Candidates
The inconsistencies that characterized the just-concluded elections have sparked confrontations and counter-accusations between unsuccessful candidates of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and security organs in Sembabule District. From the presidential and parliamentary elections held on January 15 to the Local Council Three elections conducted this week, NUP suffered a sweeping defeat in Sembabule District at the […]
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Six Killed in Kassanda Head-On Taxi–Bus Crash
At least six people were killed on Sunday evening following a deadly head-on collision between a taxi and a Link Bus Company bus at Kyakatebe in Kassanda District. According to the Wamala Region Police Spokesperson, Lameck Kigozi, the taxi, registration number UBQ 154R, was traveling towards Mubende when it attempted to overtake another vehicle and […]
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Speaker Anita Among Pledges to Fast Track Creation of Lumino District
Anita Anet Among, the speaker of parliament has promised to join hands with the newly elected members of parliament in Busia to fast track the creation of a new district called Lumino district. This she says will be easy for her if she is voted as speaker again. In her address during the thanksgiving ceremony of NRM […]