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Kampala, Uganda — In a diplomatic engagement underscoring the centrality of agriculture to Uganda’s development agenda, Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar today received Letters of Credence from Ezana Getahun Kassa, the newly appointed representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, during a formal ceremony marked by cordial exchange and renewed commitment to sustainable development cooperation.The presentation …

Unknown gunmen have shot dead a security guard in Gulu city, northern Uganda and fled with his firearm. The deceased has been identified as Ronald Obedi, a guard attached to Samurai Security Protective Services Uganda Ltd. The attackers reportedly shot Obedi at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday while he was on duty at LT Energy Pump fuel station in Keyi …

Viewers: 50,003 By Spy Uganda Security agencies have launched investigations following a break-in at the Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala, where unknown assailants made off with seven laptops in a daring early morning raid. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, May 4, 2026, at the central bank’s premises on Kampala Road, specifically targeting the commercial …

A nuclear power plant The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has escalated sharply. The US military has enforced a naval blockade of Iranian ports, and peace talks in Pakistan have collapsed. The Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil flows, is now under immense pressure. Shipping transits have dropped to near zero. The International …

The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has strongly condemned the alleged abduction of journalist Mukose Arnold Anthony, calling for his immediate and unconditional release following his disappearance on Sunday afternoon. In a press statement, the media body said it had received credible information that Mukose, a journalist attached to DigiTalk Media, was taken by unidentified plain-clothed men shortly after appearing on …

Security leaders and local authorities in Ibanda District have agreed on a series of measures aimed at addressing persistent security challenges, particularly cattle theft and other crimes affecting livelihoods in the area. The resolutions were reached during a comprehensive security meeting chaired by Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Bamunoba Ubaldo, the Chief Political Commissar, held on Monday at the …

The heat is on at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report tore through the glossy public relations spin amidst war on Iran and laid bare troubling gaps in fuel security, funding shortfalls, underperformance and strategic failures that now raise uncomfortable questions about those entrusted with steering Uganda’s oil dream. At the helm of …

Entebbe – Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, has chaired a meeting of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) High Command at State House, Entebbe, to review the country’s security situation. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni chairing the UPDF high command meeting The meeting, held in line with established tradition, assessed the prevailing security environment …

On 12th February H.E Maria Hakansson, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden paid a courtesy call on Minister of State for Regional Affairs Hon. John Mulimba. Amb. Hakansson made the call in her capacity as a Representative of Sweden, the current Chair of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes. Amb. Hakansson informed that Sweden had assumed Chairmanship of …

Shock and outrage have gripped Kampala after a 22-year-old security guard attached to Gideon Security System was charged over the alleged rape, murder and aggravated robbery of popular TikTok content creator Diana Namulinde, alias Skyz. Webisa Marvin was on Thursday arraigned before the Kampala City Hall Court and formally charged in connection with the 4th February incident that occurred in …