Current Affairs

The Chief Magistrate's Court in Lira has sentenced a couple; Walter Otim and his wife, Collin Otim to 10 and 3 years imprisonment respectively after being found guilty of forcing a 15 year old girl to eat human feaces.

Uganda has flagged off a 69-member contingent to participate in the 14th East African Community (EAC) Armed Forces Command Post Exercise (CPX), codenamed Ushirikiano Imara 2026.

The government’s plan to fully implement free and compulsory basic education is expected to return to the Cabinet for fresh guidance, as significant funding gaps and other critical challenges continue to hinder its rollout.

Female fish traders operating along Uganda’s border points have raised concern over rising cases of sexual harassment, corruption, and inconsistent trade regulations that they say are undermining their businesses and livelihoods.

While the Ministry of Education declared a three-week holiday break for learners to rest after a long term, the reality on the ground tells a different story.

A turn-man has died while 17 students and teachers from Gulu Secondary School are nursing injuries following an early morning road crash in Kiryandongo District along the Gulu-Kampala Highway.

The Electoral Commission has scheduled a stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the forthcoming Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election following the death of Woman

The National Planning Authority (NPA) is concerned about the persistent budget indiscipline, especially supplementary budgeting, which it says disrupts the whole planning and implementation

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, in collaboration with sister security agencies, is holding Keith King Mugisha, the suspected kingpin of an international drug trafficking and identity fraud network operating in and outside Uganda

Kampala Capital City Authority has warned caregivers and members of the public against encouraging street begging, particularly involving sick individuals and children, saying the practice poses serious risks to health, safety, and human dignity.