Current Affairs

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has suspended mortuary services for a one-month for renovation exercise.

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has defended supporters who have pleaded guilty to criminal charges while on remand, saying the decisions should be understood as a response to prolonged detention and repeated denial of bail rather than an admission of wrongdoing.

One student has been confirmed dead and several others injured after a bus transporting learners from Mwebaze High School in Kakiri collided with a train in Mukono District on Friday morning.

Local governments across the Bugisu sub-region will organise the official launch of the 2026 Imbalu circumcision season after the government intervened to prevent an ongoing leadership dispute within the Bugisu Cultural Institution from disrupting the celebrations.

The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has endorsed a proposed amendment to the Administration of Parliament Act that seeks to introduce a legal procedure for the removal of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) from office.

Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, the former Butambala County Member of Parliament, and 16 of his co-accused have secured bail after spending nearly six months on remand over terrorism-related charges.

Thomas Tayebwa, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament has issued a stern warning to legislators against absenteeism following the rollout of an electronic attendance system designed to accurately monitor attendance during plenary.

A senior four student of Naalya Senior Secondary School, Bweyogerere campus, has died in a suspected case of suicide.

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has raised concerns over the repeated U.S. government travel advisories on Uganda, saying they are hurting the country’s tourism sector, a key pillar of the economy.

Aidah Nabayiga, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, has been sworn in as the Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District, officially taking her seat in the 12th Parliament after winning a by-election held in June.