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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal has allowed the case in which Dentons Advocates sued Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a 13 billion legal services contract for arbitration proceedings against Umeme Ltd. The Tribunal in its decision delivered on Friday, found irregularities in the evaluation process, including the unlawful alteration of the winning bidder’s …

The long-serving Internal Auditor General Dr. Fixon Akonya Okonye has finally thrown in the towel at the Ministry of Finance — ending months of behind-the-scenes wrangles, political pressure, and backdoor lobbying over his future. Sources inside Finance House whisper that efforts to secure him a contract extension were crushed — even after Speaker Anita Among reportedly led a powerful lobby …

Shock and horror have rocked Ugandan army ranks after a soldier deployed in eastern DR Congo went on a drunken shooting spree, killing his commanding officer, his boss’s bodyguard and two women in a bar brawl reportedly sparked by jealousy. The Saturday night bloodbath reportedly happened in Mahagi Territory near Zale Airport, when the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant …

KAMPALA — It’s fire in the city! The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unleashed a brutal street cleansing operation, ordering all hawkers and street vendors to pack up and vanish from Kampala’s pavements — or face the iron hand of city enforcement. In a public notice issued this week, KCCA gave the traders just 7 days — starting October …

The ghost of former Amin-era strongman Brig Gen. Ali Fadhul has returned to haunt two of Uganda’s powerhouses — Minister Alice Kaboyo and industrial giants Madhvani Group — in a sizzling property war over the historic Ripon Falls Hotel in Jinja! Our Red Pepper online snoops have unearthed how Fadhul’s son allegedly played both camps, allegedly pocketing millions from the …

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara Tensions are mounting in Rwemigina Ward, Mbarara City North Division, as church leaders and residents intensify calls for the relocation of the Kenkombe garbage dumping site, citing worsening health risks and emerging cases of suspected land grabbing on the contested land. The dispute came to light during the closure of Mbarara City North Division baraza meetings recently held at St. Luke Kaburangire Church of …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara, Uganda — As the country gears up for the 2026 general elections, senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders have launched a strong campaign to isolate party-leaning independent candidates, urging voters to back only official NRM flag bearers. The call was made over the weekend during a thanksgiving ceremony held at the home of Patrick Musinguzi Akooki, …

The Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, argues that religious leaders should fight poverty and criminality in the minds of their followers while preaching the word of God. Minister Babalanda, who is also the Director of SDA Busoga Women’s field, made her remarks Saturday, 18th October, during the closing ceremony of a 14-day retreat on mindset change that …

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald The electorate in Terego District have unanimously backed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential candidate, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in his strong declaration to “declare war” on public school administrators who continue to levy illegal charges on learners despite the government’s policy of free education. This public endorsement followed General Museveni’s address during a presidential …

By  Alexander Luyima In a speech that was part history lesson, part battle cry, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu honored the fallen and issued a stark warning to the Museveni regime: “The alternative to our risk is 10 times worse.” Kampala, Uganda – Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the musician-turned-politician known globally as Bobi Wine, did not merely accept a presidential nomination …