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Fresh revelations from the Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 have laid bare deep cracks inside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), raising tough questions about oversight, accountability and leadership at one of Uganda’s most strategic conservation institutions, RedPepper can exclusively report. Under the Tourism Development Programme, the Auditor General examined the management of concessions at UWA — and what …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (M7) on February 4, 2026, held talks with former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake and veteran pilot Robert Kateera at State House, Entebbe, a meeting that sparked intense speculation over the future leadership of Uganda Airlines. However, State House has clarified that no appointment was made. The meeting triggered a wave of social media …

Post Views: 6 BY OUR REPORTERIN KAMPALAwww.mknewslink.com—-Kampala International University (KIU) has spotlighted a defining moment for legal education in Uganda following the conclusion of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Jessup Moot) – National Rounds, where Makerere University emerged as Uganda’s National Champion.The 2026 national rounds brought together five universities—Kampala International University (KIU), Makerere University, Uganda …

Post Views: 2 BY AGGREY TWESIGYEIN MBARARA CITYwww.mknewslink.com—-Mwine Tumwebaze Kirimi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been elected the next youth member of parliament for western Uganda after defeating eight other contenders in polls held on wednesday evening. The election took place at Ntare school in mbarara city and drew 2,094 delegates from 38 districts across the western …

Uganda has been thrust into digital darkness as a nationwide internet shutdown coincides with escalating allegations of torture, abductions, and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by security forces against opposition supporters ahead of the general elections. The internet blackout, ordered by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), has suspended public internet access indefinitely, cutting off social media, messaging platforms, email services, …

Kampala, Tuesday — State House has dismissed claims attributing the severe traffic gridlock along the Kampala–Masaka highway to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s convoy, describing the assertions as false and misleading. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Presidential Press Unit said while delays experienced by motorists were regrettable, it was inaccurate to blame the congestion on the President’s movements. …

Some of Kenya’s richest investors are squaring off in court over who controls SportPesa, the country’s best-known betting brand, in a fight that has turned into one of the most heated business disputes in years. The fight has spilled into the courts and left punters unsure of the platform’s future.SportPesa, launched in 2012 by Pevans East Africa, once dominated Kenya’s …

Post Views: 7 By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante (MK)In Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.comThe lawyer of www.mknewslink.com and managing director Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante has rubbished issues raised by west Ankole diocesan chancellor csl Marvin Baryaruha as away from bitter truth raised by the above organization.In the intention to sue that was served to www.mknewslink.com managing director today 12 November 2025 dated 6 November 2025, …

The Woman Member of Parliament for Bulambuli District, Eng. Irene Nafuna Muloni, has dismissed allegations circulating in the district that she has been fired from the ruling NRM party and replaced as the District NRM Secretary for Finance following her nomination to contest for MP Elgon North Constituency as an independent candidate against the party flag bearer. The former Minister …

The Umukuuka of Bugisu, His Royal Highness (HRH) Sir Jude Mike Mudoma, on Friday, September 26, 2025, held a press conference in Mbale City to dismiss claims that a new Umukuuka had been elected to replace him as the cultural leader of Inzu Ya Masaaba (IYM). Mudoma described the reports as “fake news” circulating in the region, stressing that he …