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Last updated May 14, 2026 By Kayiira Jackson  The stage is finally set for the Round of 32 at the ongoing 2026 USSSA National Boys Football Championship in Lira City after an intense final day of group stage action produced dramatic results, decisive victories and crucial qualifications. Traditional powerhouses, emerging contenders and surprise packages all booked their places in …

KAMPALA — The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has suspended street parking along Kampala and Jinja road in a move aimed at improving traffic flow and enhancing safety within the Central Business District. Some of the vehicles parked on one of Kampala streets. According to a public notice issued by KCCA on Thursday May 13, 2026, the suspension affects parking …

KAMPALA — The Uganda Police Force has taken a rare but heartfelt step to improve officer welfare after the Directorate of Logistics and Engineering handed over specially made size 17 police shoes to an officer who had struggled for years to find fitting footwear. PPC Olepus receiving the shoe from AIGP James Apora, Director Logistics Uganda Police   No. 82378 …

By Mulengera Reporters The soon-retiring Court of Appeal Judge, Dr. Fredrick Steven Martins Egonda Ntende used the Thursday session the Ugandan judiciary leadership organized to celebrate his accomplishments and see him off (having clocked 70), to call upon fellow Judicial Officers to stop their cowardice and stand firm while speaking truth to power.   Ntende, who a delegation from Makerere’s …

Oil and gas stakeholders have been urged to deliberately transform skills developed in the petroleum sector into a foundation for broader national industrial growth and economic transformation. As Uganda’s oil and gas industry moves closer to the production phase, questions have continued to emerge over why the country is still investing heavily in skilling Ugandans in petroleum-related disciplines. In 2014, …

In what appears to be another delaying tactic by the defense in the Pastor Kayanja case, one of the suspects failed to appear in court today. This left the court with no choice but to issue an arrest warrant, as neither the suspect nor his sureties were present. Martin Kagolo (A6) failed to appear, with his lawyers claiming his phones …

Viewers: 120,003 By Andrew Irumba Kampala: SpekeResort Munyonyo is hosting a high-level Kampala Mineral Markets Consultative Workshop where the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) unveiled sweeping reforms targeting Uganda’s lucrative but largely informal mineral trade sector, including proposals to criminalise mineral negotiations and gold transactions conducted in hotels, balconies and other ungazetted locations. The two-day consultative engagement, …

By Mulengera Reporters The soon-retiring Court of Appeal Judge, Dr. Fredrick Steven Martins Egonda Ntende used the Thursday session the Ugandan judiciary leadership organized to celebrate his accomplishments and see him off (having clocked 70), to call upon fellow Judicial Officers to stop their cowardice and stand firm while speaking truth to power.   Ntende, who a delegation from Makerere’s …

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda Veteran politician and senior government minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi Katugugu has officially been sworn in as Member of Parliament for Rujumbura County in Rukungiri District as Uganda’s 12th Parliament continues to take shape. Muhwezi was among 86 Members of Parliament sworn in during the morning session on Thursday, bringing the total number …

KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as the new Deputy Chief Justice, filling a position that has remained vacant since the elevation of Dr. Flavian Zeija to Chief Justice nearly three months ago. Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi (internet photo) The appointment was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit …