The Uganda Prisons Service has declared a Standby Class One period for all its staff, effective from December 15, 2025 to February 15, 2026, as part of heightened security preparations ahead of the festive season and the forthcoming general elections. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Commissioner General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Byabashaija…
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed Parliament’s Health Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of a $2.3 billion (approximately UGX 8.09 trillion) health cooperation agreement between Uganda and the United States, following opposition demands for greater transparency. The directive comes amid debate among lawmakers over whether the agreement requires parliamentary ratification, with parallels drawn to…
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For over eight decades, the U.S. dollar has reigned supreme, its dominance woven into the fabric of global finance. But as history teaches us, no empire lasts forever. The dollar’s arrogance, born of decades of unchallenged supremacy, is now being challenged by a rising tide of strategic ingenuity and philosophical awakening. This shift is being…
Police in Butaleja District, with the help of the now-famous canine unit Vegas, have tracked down electricity vandals. Vegas was deployed after community members reported to the Chairperson of Lubanga Cell, Bufujja Town Council, on Sunday morning, December 14, 2025, that unknown individuals had vandalized electrical cables and stolen meters. According to Moses Mugwe, the Bukedi…
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The March 23 Movement, operating under the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), has announced that it will unilaterally withdraw its fighters from Uvira city in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but only under clearly defined conditions. Uvira and its surrounding areas fell under rebel control on December 10, 2025, following more than…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Nandala Mafabi, has promised to invest in agriculture to help stabilize the depreciating Uganda shilling. Mafabi made the pledge while campaigning along the streets of Mbarara on Monday, after a confrontation with security officials forced him to hold a rally that lasted only ten minutes. He later…
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