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Kira, Wakiso — The Chief Magistrate’s Court of Kira has become the latest battleground in the high-profile divorce case between media personality Aisha Alibhai and her estranged husband, Gabriel Ajedra Aridru, a former state minister for Finance. Court documents seen by this publication reveal a bitter exchange of accusations between the two, with Alibhai filing a cross-petition and responding in detail to Ajedra’s claims in a …

By Jumah Kakomo The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has officially announced January 15, 2026, as the polling date for Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections. EC Sets Dates for Presidential and Parliamentary Election 3 The announcement was made today by IEC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama at the commission’s headquarters in Kampala, just hours ahead of the parliamentary nomination process scheduled for …

A group of 30 graduate trainees who previously worked under the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) say they have gone over a year without pay following the merger of the authority into the Ministry of Water and Environment. The trainees, who were first recruited in November 2018, claim they have continued performing official duties — including collecting and transmitting weather …

Kampala — The Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe, has summoned executive directors and commissioners from government agencies affected by the government agencies merger or Rationalisation of Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX) exercise to account for existing vacancies and unabsorbed staff. Reliable sources indicate that the meeting is scheduled for Thursday this week, and will involve all chief executives and commissioners from …

Speaker, Anita Among has today, commissioned a digital learning facility at Kachumbala Primary School in Bukedea District, with an impassioned call to schools to embrace digital education. The digital classroom installed by Nkumba University under the Digitally Community-Centered Early Childhood Development Approach (DECEDA) with support from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and Ministries of Education and Sports, and ICT, is a …

Five Kampala Metropolitan (KMP) South police bosses are sweating plasma after the Police Professional Standards Unit (PSU) okayed investigations into accusations that they sided with Entebbe’s alleged serial land grabbers to wantonly torture victims of a property grabbing and demolition saga that has gripped residents of Nkumba in Katabi town council, Entebbe Municipality. The now troubled cops have been identified …

The Fort Portal High Court was the venue for a spirited Regional Court Coordination Committee (RCCC) meeting that brought together judicial officers, state attorneys, police, prisons, probation officers, advocates, and other justice sector stakeholders from across the Rwenzori Region. Wooden Gavel The meeting was co-chaired by Justice Vincent Emmy Mugabo, Head of Circuit, and Justice Vincent Wagona, Resident Judge. HW …

The National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Football Club has suspended head coach Hussein Mbalangu over alleged professional and ethical misconduct. NEC FC Coach Hussein Mbalangu. (Courtesy photo) In an official statement, the club confirmed the decision, stating:“Head Coach Mbalangu Hussein has been suspended due to professional and ethical misconduct, effective immediately.” Mbalangu’s suspension reportedly stems from his involvement in the Masaza …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara, Uganda — As the country gears up for the 2026 general elections, senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders have launched a strong campaign to isolate party-leaning independent candidates, urging voters to back only official NRM flag bearers. The call was made over the weekend during a thanksgiving ceremony held at the home of Patrick Musinguzi Akooki, …

Mukono– Sickle cell warriors at Mukono General Hospital have gained renewed hope following a generous donation from the Sarafina Sickle Cell Society, which provided four wheelchairs and over 2,000 sickle scan test kits to support mobility and improve access to early diagnosis. One of the beneficiaries receiving a wheel chair. The initiative, backed by U.S.-based partners — My Three Sicklers …