Nabweru, Wakiso — The Chief Justice of Uganda, Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija has asked Parliament of Uganda to increase on Judiciary budget so that it can be in position to address people’s justice needs in a timely manner. Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija being welcomed at Wakiso High Court. On addressing members of the general public at Wakiso High Court …

The second phase of Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme has been officially launched. Originally launched in October 2023 as a three-year initiative running until November 2026, the AWE programme was established to increase the participation of women-owned businesses within MTN Uganda’s supply chain ecosystem across sectors including IT, technical network services, commercial operations and facility management. Since inception, the programme …

Veteran businessman Mathew Rukiikaire has entered the growing battle over the vast business empire left behind by late tycoon Musinguzi James Garuga accusing individuals linked to the family of attempting to unlawfully seize control of key companies tied to the deceased businessman. Court and company records filed before the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) reveal that Rukiikaire has launched a …

In a strong call for unity, accountability, and collaborative leadership, Maj. Martha Asiimwe, Head of the RDC Secretariat and Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the President, has rallied leaders in the Karamoja Sub-region to intensify joint monitoring of government programmes and strengthen the fight against corruption to ensure quality service delivery to wananchi. She was speaking during district leaders’ …

The High court has ordered journalist, Henry Lubulwa, to pay Shs 60 million in damages for defaming Letshego Uganda Limited and its chief executive officer, Germany Giles Aijukwe. Lubulwa, through his online publication Entebbe Post, was found liable for publishing defamatory claims alleging that Aijukwe and Letshego had fraudulently sold the house of one Alex Niyonzima. According to court records, …

LGBTQ voters keep up the pressure from Thailand to Slovenia  A drag queen raising a placard saying “Gay Rights” in Bucharest Pride, with the Romanian Palace of Parliament seen behind. (Claudiu Popescu photo from Outright International’s report “Queering Democracy: The Global Elections in 2024 and How LGBTIQ People Fared”) In recognition of May 17’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, …

LGBTQ voters keep up the pressure from Thailand to Slovenia   A drag queen raising a placard saying “Gay Rights” in Bucharest Pride, with the Romanian Palace of Parliament seen behind. (Claudiu Popescu photo from Outright International’s report “Queering Democracy: The Global Elections in 2024 and How LGBTIQ People Fared”) In recognition of May 17’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, …

The police in Kween district in northern Uganda have arrested a woman accused of burying her newborn baby alive shortly after giving birth on Monday evening. The incident occurred in Kapkureri ward, Kapnarok town council in Kween district. Fredmark Chesang, Sipi regional police spokesperson, identified the suspect as Agnes Cheptoyek. Chesang said Cheptoyek allegedly delivered the baby successfully at home …

Anita Among arrested for corruption, not for her human rights abuses Anita Among and President Yoweri Museveni in happier times. (Photo courtesy of The Monitor) Uganda’s outgoing speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, is currently under house arrest with her husband Moses Magogo. Following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni, the couple is being investigated for corruption, abuse of office, illicit …

Anita Among arrested for corruption, not for her human rights abuses Anita Among and President Yoweri Museveni in happier times. (Photo courtesy of The Monitor)Uganda’s outgoing speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, is currently under house arrest with her husband Moses Magogo. Following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni, the couple is being investigated for corruption, abuse of office, illicit enrichment …

× Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth is the new Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament. Oboth-Oboth, who was endorsed by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, emerged as the winner after securing 441 of the 519 votes that were counted. He beat National Unity Platform’s Paul Mwiru, who got 60 votes, and Democratic Party president Norbert Mao, who got 15. Who is …

× Nick Vujic is an internationally renowned motivational speaker and evangelist from Australia. He was born without arms or legs due to Tetra-Amelia syndrome, a rare condition that causes the absence of all four limbs. When Nick was born, his parents were shocked. His mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him at first, and his father was overwhelmed with grief …

× Police have arrested four people for allegedly scamming a South African national of Shs388 million in a fake gold deal. Reports indicate that the four suspects – Edson Ogwang, Joseph Karumba, and Jacob Opio – including Ronald Safari, a Congolese, tricked a South African man, Attlee Shaun Robert Lloyd, out of $103,050 (about Shs388 million) by pretending to sell …

President Yoweri Museveni has sharply rebuked veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda in an unusually direct public statement, defending his support for Ugandan scientists Dr Matthias Magoola and David Ssenfuka. Museveni accused Mwenda of attacking government-backed innovation without verifying the facts on the ground. The exchange began after Mwenda criticised Museveni over his continued backing of Dr Magoola and Ssenfuka’s work and …

Uganda President Museveni If I were to pose a question, who is the greatest African statesman? There would definitely be multiple nominees, such as Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara, and Sir. Ketumire Masile, to mention a few, but that would be to steadfastly ignore the elephant in the room, the enormous achievements of those other great men …