UJA Condemns Assault on NBS TV Cameraperson by KCCA Enforcement Officers

UJA Condemns Assault on NBS TV Cameraperson by KCCA Enforcement

Kampala– The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has condemned what it describes as a violent attack on Siraje Kiberu, a cameraperson attached to NBS Television, allegedly carried out by enforcement officers from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in downtown Kampala. NBS Journalist Kiberu Sirajje According to the statement issued by UJA on Wednesday, the incident occurred on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, …

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Ministry of Agriculture and Mukono District Local Government Strengthen Micro-Scale Irrigation to Build Thriving

Ministry of Agriculture and Mukono District Local Government Strengthen Micro Scale

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in partnership with Mukono District Local Government, convened a stakeholders’ meeting with local agri-entrepreneurs under the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme, reaffirming its commitment to transforming agriculture from subsistence farming into profitable agribusiness. Addressing farmers and district leaders, the Chief Engineer from MAAIF, Eng. Bongomin Samuel Otto, assured …

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Urgent need for innovation in economic aid

Urgent need for innovation in economic aid

African, Caribbean activists seek access to microcredit in response to aid cuts impacting LGBT+ people. Muhammad Yunus, who recently stepped down as the aging interim leader of Bangladesh, won the Nobel Prize for Peace back in 2006 for founding and leading Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, which pioneered the use of microcredit to fight poverty. (Photo courtesy of NBC) COMMENTARY As …

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Destination Uganda Takes Center Stage at ITB Berlin

Destination Uganda Takes Center Stage at ITB Berlin

Berlin, Germany– Team Uganda is tapping into the European market at the ITB Berlin Expo. Europe contributes a smaller but strategic overseas market segment, with roughly 39,000+ European visitors annually. This number needs to increase since Uganda’s tourism sector is expected to contribute $50 billion under the government’s tenfold growth and target of $500 billion by 2040. Members of Ugandan …

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MIDDLE EAST WAR! Secrets why Iran fired most of its missiles at the UAE

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BY NADIM KOTEICH The missiles and drones didn’t aim at the sand in the United Arab Emirates. Had it not been for a 100% interception rate on ballistic missiles and 93% on drones, the story this week would have been written in rubble. When Iran’s dying regime dispatched 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 541 drones toward a single country …

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ALL IS WELL? UNOC Bosses Exposed as Leaked Dossier Flags Strategic Failures, Fuel Security Gaps Amidst Middle East War

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The heat is on at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report tore through the glossy public relations spin amidst war on Iran and laid bare troubling gaps in fuel security, funding shortfalls, underperformance and strategic failures that now raise uncomfortable questions about those entrusted with steering Uganda’s oil dream. At the helm of …

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Uganda’s 2nd Deputy Mufti Adjudicates at International Holy Qur’an Competition

Ugandas 2nd Deputy Mufti Adjudicates at International Holy Quran Competition

His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Hafiz Muhammad Harunah Bukenya, Uganda’s 2nd Deputy Mufti, was among distinguished adjudicators at an international Holy Qur’an competition organized by Al-Hikma Foundation. First left,Sheikh Hafiz Muhammad Harunah Bukenya The prestigious event took place at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, March 1, 2026, drawing hundreds of thousands of Muslim faithful from across Tanzania …

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Uganda’s pro-LGBTQI+ rights legislator loses parliamentary seat

Fox Odoi-Oywelowo at the global equality summit in South Africa in 2024. (Enrique Anarte photo courtesy of Thompson Reuters Foundation)

Fox Odoi-Oywelowo fought against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act Ugandan lawmaker Fox Odoi-Oywelowo, pictured at the global equality summit in South Africa in 2024, lost his seat during parliamentary elections January 15. (Enrique Anarte photo courtesy of Thompson Reuters Foundation) LGBTQI+ rights ally Fox Odoi-Oywelowo lost his seat in the Ugandan parliament during national elections Jan 15. Oywelowo represented West Budama North …

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CUSTODIAN BOARD IN DISARRAY! Billions Missing, 137 Court Cases Pile Up as Bizibu’s Board Sleeps – Should He Face the Coolers Before Dissolution?

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Kampala — The curtain is slowly falling on the controversial Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, but as the lights dim, what is emerging is not a graceful exit — it is a catalogue of chaos, financial indiscipline, fraud allegations and staggering governance failure. A fresh Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 has ripped open the books of the Board …

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