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Post Views: 1 By Moses AndamaIn Hoima Citywww.mknewslink.com—– Sixty-six (66) Primary Seven candidates who sat for their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in 2025 in Hoima City have lost their gate permits for secondary education after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) canceled their results yesterday due to proven examination malpractices. The affected candidates include 31 pupils from God’s Light …

By Amos Tayebwa Tears, anger and desperation have engulfed the streets of Mbarara after a sweeping city council operation to restore “order” turned into a full-blown eviction storm, leaving thousands of street vendors, kiosk owners and small traders counting heavy losses and staring at an uncertain future. The no-nonsense crackdown, jointly executed by Mbarara City South Division and Mbarara City …

A quiet but significant ripple from the global oil industry is now being felt in Uganda after Vivo Energy Uganda announced plans to sell two of the most strategically located Shell-branded petrol stations in the heart of Kampala. The move comes as the multinational energy giant Shell plc continues reshaping its global downstream fuel business — a strategy that includes …

An explosive internal police investigation has uncovered an alleged sinister scheme involving police officers, lawyers and shadowy security operatives who reportedly framed a Belgian oil and gas consultant with homosexuality accusations, extorted money from him and forced him to flee Uganda. The scandal, now shaking the corridors of the Uganda Police Force, has already seen two Kampala-based lawyers charged in …

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 …

Two Kampala-based lawyers have been remanded to Luzira prisons over the alleged theft of Shs700 million said to have been fraudulently transferred from a Belgian national’s bank account. According to charge sheets referenced under CPS KLA CRB 1008/2025 and sanctioned on February 19, 2026 obtained by RedPepper, the accused are Muhindo Patience Audrey, 29, described as a lawyer and resident …

Soroti– Community Development Officers from Mukono District Local Government have successfully completed a four-day benchmarking exercise in Soroti City focused on strengthening environmental and social safeguards management under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP). The benchmarking exercise, supported by the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs through GKMA-UDP, aimed at enhancing institutional capacity, improving coordination, …

Post Views: 4 By Twesigye Aggreyin Mbarara citywww.mknewslink.com—–C-Care Hospital has officially launched a fully fledged specialised hospital in Booma cell, mbarara city, marking a major upgrade of its health services in the region. The facility, which has been operating as a clinic in Mbarara town for several years, has now been elevated to hospital status to meet the growing …

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 …

By Amiri Wabusimba. Across the world, cities are increasingly shaped not by plans, but by polls, urban order is negotiated against electoral survival, and the result is a dangerous illusion: that disorder can be governed, postponed, or selectively tolerated without long-term consequence. Kampala’s recent experience offers a sharp lesson in what happens when politics consistently outpaces planning. For years, Kampala …