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Mukono – “With the powers vested in me, I commission the solar water pump to serve the community of Kapeke Village and its neighbourhoods,” declared Minister Aisha Sekindi during a recent event in Mukono District. The minister was commissioning of a Shs2.2 billion solar water pump that has remained nonfunctional …

Former Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, of Lyne Road, Kidlington, has been charged in the UK with multiple offenses related to modern slavery and immigration breaches. The charges against Mugambe include conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national, arranging or facilitating travel for exploitation, …

The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in jail over war crimes and crimes against humanity. The sentence was delivered Friday by a four-member panel of judges of the ICD sitting at Gulu High Court …

On October 14, National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter Olivia Lutaaya, along with 15 others, pled guilty to treachery and illegal possession of explosive devices, marking a crucial turn in a case that has drawn national and international attention. These individuals, seen by many as political prisoners due to their support …

Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister Peter Mayiga has cautioned against dissolving Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), saying it would amount to punishing Baganda. “The Kingdom of Buganda has severally advised against scrapping UCDA since it superintends coffee production, upon which nearly 2 million Ugandan households depend,” said Mayiga in a brief …

There was an impasse in Parliament on Thursday as MPs opposed the Speaker’s ruling regarding the rationalization of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The Bill aims to merge UCDA with the Ministry of Agriculture through the Rationalization of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX) policy. The primary goal of RAPEX …

Pheobe Mutoni, Chairperson of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Uganda (SHAU), called on the government to reconsider the imposition of an 18% tax on diapers as part of the Value Added Tax amendment for 2024/2025. Speaking during the commemoration of World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day at Mulago …

The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has raised concerns over the Ministry of Finance’s release of funds exceeding district requests, which it argues contributes to low fund absorption and disrupts service delivery. Presenting the committee’s report on the Auditor General’s findings for the 2022/2023 financial year, Committee Chair Hon. Gilbert …

Opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has expressed outrage over statements made by Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, accusing her of tribalism and bias against the people of Buganda. In a recent statement, Bobi Wine condemned remarks allegedly made by Among, …

We have once again learnt of a disturbing directive by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director Mr. Nyombi Thembo, requiring the media house owners/ operators to regulate their employee’s personal social media/ online platforms. This directive was issued during the UCC’s Friday 18 October 2024 meeting in Kampala. The …