Current Affairs

The vetting of successful applicants is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026. Shortlisted candidates will then undergo a technical assessment and a public debate before the party’s leadership announces the final flagbearer.

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded eight people, including Counter Terrorism Police officers and private security guards attached to the security detail at the Bank of Uganda

The High Court Civil Division has dismissed an application filed by aggrieved National Resistance Movement member Jack Ali Nsubuga challenging the endorsement of Anita Annet Among and Thomas Tayebwa

The Electoral Commission has launched a three-day update of the National Voters Register in Kalangala District ahead of the June 24, 2026, by-election for the District Woman Representative to Parliament.

Police in Butaleja District have arrested a man in connection with the death of a teenager following a violent altercation in the area. The suspect has been identified as Wilber Wegulo, a resident of Damba Cell, Namawa Parish in Kachonga Sub-county.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development says Uganda is edging closer to resolving long-standing electricity reliability challenges in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area

Government plans to establish a public university in every region of Uganda have been welcomed by education experts, who say the move could increase access to higher education and spur development in underserved areas.

The government has officially handed over Bugoma Central Forest Reserve to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), marking a major shift in the management and protection of one of Uganda’s most ecologically significant forests.

Twenty-four foreign nationals are in police custody in Busia District following their arrest during a joint operation targeting illegal gold mining and mineral smuggling in the Bukedi sub-region.

A man in his late 20s who has been posing as a boda boda rider in Kabale District has been arrested over accusations of stealing 15 million Shillings and other household items from his grandmother.