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Leaders and residents in Mukono District have been urged to take a proactive role in protecting wetlands and conserving natural resources as human activities continue to degrade protected wetland areas. The appeal was made on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, during an environmental conservation training held in Kyetume Parish, Nakisunga Sub-county. The training was organized by the Mukono District Natural Resources …

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 …

The Secretary General of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), Hon. Hajji Abbas Muluubya Ssekyanzi, on Monday led special prayers in remembrance of fallen Muslim leaders at the Council’s headquarters in Old Kampala. Hon. Muluubya hosted Hajji Shafic Mulumba, a prominent Kampala-based businessman and son of the late former Chief Kadhi of Uganda, Sheikh Kassimu Mulumba. The two longtime friends …

Opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said that security forces deployed at his home in Magere are guarding an empty house after his wife and children fled the country for safety. Speaking at the Geneva Human Rights Conference, Bobi Wine said the heavy security presence at his residence …

A delegation of Muslims from the Greater Muslim District, comprising the local government districts of Mpigi, Butambala, and Gomba, has paid a courtesy visit to the Mufti of Uganda, Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, at his office at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council headquarters in Old Kampala. The delegation, operating under the Butambala Masjid Imams Association, visited the Mufti on Tuesday, February …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM district chairpersons to take the lead in mobilising communities to embrace government wealth-creation programmes, declaring that the next decisive battle for Uganda is the elimination of household poverty. Congratulating the chairpersons upon their election and successful mobilisation of voters, Museveni described the recently concluded campaigns as among the most cohesive in three decades, …

By Amos TayebwaMbarara Residents and local leaders in Bwizibwera–Rutooma Town Council have demanded a public apology from the Mbarara District LC5 Chairman-elect, Hygiene Kururagire, accusing him of openly campaigning against fellow National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates during the recent local council elections. Kururagire was declared unopposed as Mbarara District LC5 Chairman for the 2026–2031 term after defeating incumbent Didas Tabaro …

Kampala erupted in celebration as world leaders lined up to congratulate President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni following his emphatic landslide victory in Uganda’s presidential elections, officially announced on January 17, 2025. According to the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Museveni cruised to a historic seventh term after scooping a staggering 7,946,772 votes, translating into 71.65 percent of the valid ballots cast — miles …

MITOOMA, WESTERN UGANDA — The National Unity Platform (NUP) has accused security forces in Mitooma District of a coordinated clampdown after several of its local leaders and election agents were reportedly assaulted and detained ahead of the 2026 polls. The party says that Ronald Turyatunga and Kenneth Turyatunga were arrested on Tuesday evening while distributing official appointment letters to party …

By Amos Tayebwa The long-running Kyarwabuganda land dispute has taken a dramatic turn after Mbarara City authorities and security leaders warned businessman David Buryo never to step on the contested land again, accusing him of intimidation and presenting what they describe as a fake court ruling. The warning follows an incident in which Buryo reportedly appeared at Kyarwabuganda, escorted by …