Mukono District Local Government has intensified efforts to strengthen emergency response to road crashes through a high-level stakeholder engagement aimed at advancing the Bystander Protection (Good Samaritan) Ordinance, 2026. The meeting, convened by the District Health Department, brought together officials from the traffic police, political leadership, religious leaders, health professionals, and other key stakeholders to refine a legal framework intended …

Bireete had spent a month in Ugandan prison on dubious charges Sarah Bireete. (Photo courtesy of CPARuganda.com) Sarah Bireete, a Ugandan human rights activist and the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has been released on bail after spending a month in detention over alleged violations of the Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019. On December …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara In what critics are describing as the kicks of a dying horse, defeated Mbarara City North Member of Parliament Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has refused to accept his electoral loss, instead launching a fresh verbal onslaught against MP-elect Christopher Bakashaba, warning him to step aside or face severe personal and legal consequences. Speaking during his thanksgiving ceremony …

  Kampala –  Mr. Lino Anguzu, Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) chaired a strategic engagement between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Redeem International, an organization committed to combating land and property grabbing crimes affecting widows and orphans. DPP Lino Anguzu with other stakeholders during the meeting. The meeting centered on consolidating institutional cooperation, strengthening information-sharing …

Kampala-The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has announced the resumption of periodic maintenance works along the Kampala Northern Bypass, with Phase One set to commence on February 13, 2026, and run for a period of at least two months. According to the public notice dated February 9, 2026, issued Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Works, Bageya Waiswa, Ministry has …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara The long-running land dispute between the family of the late Shaban Gawite and businessman Robert Kamugisha has deepened after the Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Mbarara City North, Jackline Kankunda, directed both parties to seek redress in court. Kankunda issued the directive following a tense meeting held at the disputed land in Kacence Cell, Mbarara …

Shockwaves are ripping through the Office of the Prime Minister after the Inspectorate General of Government (IGG) quietly kicked off a sweeping investigation into the lifestyle, work ethics and conduct of a powerful Commissioner at office of the Prime minister (OPM) over chilling allegations of sexual assault, carpet interviews , abuse of office, corruption and illicit wealth. The probe was …

By Kayiira Jackson  Uganda and East Africa’s secondary school sports powerhouse, St Mary’s Boarding Secondary School, Kitende, has appointed Marion Atwegyeise as its new Head of Sports, marking a historic milestone in school sports administration. Atwegyeise will serve as the school’s Sports Tutor, a newly created position that makes St Mary’s Kitende the first secondary school in Uganda to introduce …

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Uganda Premier League side Express FC has appointed Robert Lubega as its new Head of Communications, replacing Mugerwa Jeremiah, who recently secured a placement in the FUFA Licensing Department. Lubega, a primary school teacher by profession, brings with him vast experience in youth football administration and sports organization. He has built much of his reputation working at grassroots level and …

Uganda and Tanzania have agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy development, trade facilitation, infrastructure and regional peace following high-level talks held today in Dar es Salaam. The arrangements were announced today during a joint press briefing by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his host, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, after bilateral discussions between delegations from the two countries. President Samia said …

Mukono District Local Government, in partnership with the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area – Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP), has conducted the first Stakeholder Business and Investment Engagement aimed at establishing the Kyetume Livestock Market and Skilling Hub. The engagement, held at Bukasa, Kyetume Parish in Nakisunga Sub-county, is part of Mukono District’s implementation of Pillar Three (Job Creation) under the GKMA-UDP …

The Uganda Police Force has confirmed that a taxi, registration number UBL 572K, which is suspected to be linked to a series of highway robberies, has been successfully impounded. The Matatu which was impounded. According to the statement issued on Saturday evening, the vehicle was intercepted in Masaka and later escorted to Nateete Police Station to aid ongoing investigations. “Preliminary …

Nakifuma– The Government has issued a strong warning against non-performance in schools as Mukono District Local Government held a Day One engagement meeting for all Government and Private Schools Head teachers ahead of the commencement of First Term 2026. The meeting, held at St. Joseph Naggalama Mixed Primary School, brought together primary and secondary school head teachers, school inspectors, and …

Today marks 165 days since Comrade Sam Mugumya was forcibly taken from the streets of Mbarara. The date was August 26, 2025. His crime? Political activism. His current location? Unknown. His legal status? Unclarified. His story has become a chilling microcosm of a systemic pattern of state-sponsored abductions and judicial indifference that continues to plague Uganda. Eyewitness accounts from that …