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Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), once envisioned as a strategic national aviation asset under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, is now at the centre of a storm after a damning Auditor General’s report exposed deep financial distress, stalled partnerships, grounded aircraft and a controversial foreign deal that appears to be going nowhere, RedPepper can report. …

Kampala – The Supreme Court of Uganda is set to deliver its ruling tomorrow, Thursday, 26th February 2026, on an application filed by former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante seeking to withdraw his presidential election petition. Supreme Court building (courtesy photo) In a notice issued on February 23, 2026, under the hand and seal of the Registrar, the Court directed all …

Uganda’s cities are drowning in deafening chaos — and the finger of blame is now pointing squarely at the top leadership of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). A damning Value for Money audit by the Auditor General as of December 2025 has blown the lid off what insiders describe as “a regulator asleep on duty,” exposing glaring failures in …

By Ex-MP Godfrey Pereza Ahabwe When the late Jacob Oulanyah was elected to the Speakership of Parliament in 2021 and Jessica Alupo was appointed Vice President, it looked like political power was shared among the Western, Eastern, and Northern Regions that supported the National Resistance Movement. I momentarily leave out Buganda for the obvious reason that it became a renegade …

Uganda’s forests are meant to be protected by law, technology and tough oversight. Instead, the latest December 2025 Auditor General’s report has exposed what insiders are calling a “digital disaster” and deep management cracks at the National Forestry Authority. At the heart of the storm is the much-hyped Electronic Licensing System — a flagship digital reform meant to modernise licensing, …

Post Views: 2 By Andama mosesIn Masindiwww.mknewslink.com——Security in Masindi district and Bunyoro sugar cane union have failed to reach a conclusion on the relocation of weigh bridges that were uprooted by officials from ministry of trade industry and cooperatives. The weigh bridges at Rukondua village in Bujeje county, Bikonzi subcounty and Kihande in Masindi Municipality managed by the union …

By Michael Jjingo There’s a certain buzz to the sight of a trailer finally wheeling through Malaba or Busia border, dusty and triumphant like a taxi arriving late but still somehow on time. Many Ugandan traders have built entire empires on this ritual, fill out a sheaf of paperwork, pay taxes with a sigh, and sell imported goods at a …

By Kayiira Jackson  The stage is set for an exciting battle of Uganda’s top school teams after the draws for the 7th edition of the Elite Schools Championship were conducted on Wednesday at the USSSA head offices at GNS Plaza in Kampala. The draws for seven disciplines were presided over by the Head of Technical, Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi, in the …

There was high drama at Kampala Capital City Authority last week when two powerful female directors reportedly turned City Hall into a battlefield — trading explosive accusations in full view of stunned junior staff and clients. What began as an apparent disagreement quickly escalated into a heated public altercation between two female officials—one is from Directorate of Human Resources and …

The Uganda Tourism Board, alongside the sector’s principal agencies, participated in a high-level three-day strategic retreat at the government-owned Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja from February 18 to 20, convened by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities to address systemic inter-agency coordination failures through structured policy dialogue, as the sector registered a record 1.64 million international arrivals in 2025. …