Current Affairs

At least 86 judicial officers and support staff have officially retired from the Judiciary, a development that is expected to leave notable staffing gaps within the institution.

The Ministry of Works and Transport in partnership with the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) hosted crucial road safety sensitization at Oxford Hotel Mbarara.

The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has fixed December 22, 2025, for the delivery of judgment in the appeal challenging the nullification of Mathias Walukagga’s candidature for Member of Parliament, Busiro East.

Kabalagala Police Division is investigating a disturbing case of gang rape involving a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly assaulted by three unidentified boda boda riders over the weekend.

Police say a man arrested in connection with the defilement and murder of a 15-year-old student in Mbale City has confessed to killing a total of 49 people in alleged ritual sacrifices carried out on the instructions of a witch doctor.

Global civil society organizations have placed Uganda and Kenya under scrutiny following their decision to sign new bilateral health funding agreements with the United States.

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has confirmed holding Reverend Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, a priest under Masaka Diocese in detention

The National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has accused President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of deliberately keeping Ugandans in poverty as a strategy to maintain his grip on power.

Allan Clifford Tugume, a candidate for the Bugahya County parliamentary seat in Hoima District, has defected from the National Unity Platform (NUP) to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and withdrawn from the race.

Government has been asked to prioritize democratizing access to digital devices and infrastructure to enable young people acquire digital skills and participate in the digital economy.