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Viewers: 10,003 By Spy Uganda KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has formally appointed Dennis Katungi as the substantive Deputy Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), ending nearly six years of service in an acting capacity following the death of veteran government communicator Col. Shaban Bantariza in 2020. Museveni approved Katungi’s appointment in a letter dated May 30, …

The Administration of Mulago National Referral Hospital has asked for cancellation of the land title held by Makerere University over ownership of land at Katanga near Wandegeya. In the fresh contest between two government bodies, the health providing entity led by Dr Rosemary Byanyima is accusing the top academic institution of acquiring the land title through fraudulent means. “A public …

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda  The Director of Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Maj. Tom Magambo, and his family are mourning the heartbreaking loss of his son, Timothy Magambo, who died in a drowning incident in the United States over the weekend. Timothy Magambo, 18, had just completed his freshman year at the University at Albany in New York. …

Eng Joselyn Rwabwogo Rwakakooko The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has a new acting managing director. Joselynne Rwabwogo Rwakakooko, formerly the company’s chief commercial and operations officer, was named to the top position effective May 2, 2026, replacing Paul Mwesigwa, who was placed on forced leave by the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development as part of a sweeping …

Viewers: 50,001   By Spy Uganda  A fresh chapter is unfolding at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited as seasoned engineer Joselynne Rwakakooko steps into the role of Acting Managing Director, signaling a period of continuity and renewed operational focus within the country’s power distribution sector. Her appointment, effective May 2, 2026, follows a directive from the Ministry of Energy …

By Spy Uganda Government has dismissed the board chairperson of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and sent its Managing Director on forced leave, in a move aimed at reviewing the utility’s management and performance. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, announced on Saturday that Board Chairperson Lydia Ochieng Obbo had been relieved of her duties, …

Kampala- The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has nominated Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu as the second Deputy Director of Sharia, specifically overseeing female affairs, in a move seen as strengthening women’s representation in Islamic leadership. Sheikhati Nakabugo Zainabu (Courtesy photo) The decision was reached during the National Management Committee’s weekly Tuesday meeting chaired by the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan …

The Uganda Development Bank has rolled the dice on seasoned technology executive Peter Mukuru, appointing him Director Business Technology in a high-stakes move aimed at accelerating the bank’s digital transformation agenda. In Uganda’s fast-evolving development finance landscape, where efficiency, transparency and digital resilience are no longer optional, UDB appears to be gambling on Mukuru’s two decades of executive experience to …

Police in Mukono District have intensified investigations into the suspected murder by strangulation of Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, 46, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The late Pamella Tumwebaze According to Police, Tumwebaze, a resident of Guafu West Village, Seeta Ward in Goma Division, Mukono District, was allegedly killed in the early hours of February 11, 2026, …

Kampala- On Tuesday, 23rd day of December 2025, a courtesy meeting was held between the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr. Lino Anguzu, and the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), AIGP Tom Magambo, to reaffirm their commitment to close inter-agency collaboration in the administration of criminal justice. The meeting was held at the head office of the Office …