Current Affairs

Police have warned its personnel and private fire arm owners against firing bullets as a way of welcoming the New Year.

The incident happened on Sunday morning at around 10:00am near Kikaritusi Trading Centre, when police officers from Nyabbani Police Post went to arrest Bagubwa over allegations of burning property belonging to his daughter.

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has taken a firm stand against attempts by its Soroti County parliamentary flag bearer, Daniel Eigu, to withdraw from the 2026 general

Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Kadaga, says improved sugarcane prices and the disbandment of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) could significantly boost President Yoweri Museveni’s performance in the Busoga sub-region.

Justice Emmaunel Baguma of the high court has dismissed a request by Dr. Kiiza Besigye and his Aide Hajji Lutale to halt their treason trial and be released on bail.

The Leader of the Opposition and Nakawa Division West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, will know within the next two weeks whether he will appear on the ballot in the January 15, 2026 general election.

President Yoweri Museveni has received eight opposition parliamentary flag bearers from the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the Democratic Front who have withdrawn from the 2026 general election and defected to NRM.

Waiswa’s killing follows three similar incidents reported earlier this month. The first victim, Fred Wango, was killed along Kamuli Road in the Southern Division on December 9, 2025.

Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from Masaka Diocese who was dramatically abducted earlier this month, is expected to appear in court in Masaka today for the hearing of his case.

In a statement released by the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, as the country heads into the festive season and another election cycle, the Kabaka spoke out on electoral violence, money politics, food insecurity, and rising crime.