Current Affairs

Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested a mother and daughter duo for staging the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl and demanding a ransom of Shs 5,000,000.

The Supreme Court has issued a Judgement notice in an appeal case where the Attorney General challenged a constitutional court ruling barring the trial of civilians in the Court Martial.

KCCA is seeking 108.6 billion shillings in the next financial year to deal with solid waste management in the city.

This is contained in the ministry of defence and veteran affairs budget frame work paper for the 2025/2026 financial year tabled before the parliamentary committee on defence and internal affairs by the ministry of defence permanent secretary rosette Byengoma.

The minister of state for Youth and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahare has pledged to plead with the president to reconsider pardoning the youth jailed over street vending across the country.

The Electoral Commission has started updating the National Voters Register today ahead of the 2025-2026 general election. The three-week exercise starts, Monday, January 20th, and ends on February 10th, 2025, at different update stations in communities.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Justice Frances Abodo, has rejected proposals from Members of Parliament to take over cases involving civilians being charged before the Court Martial.

The Auditor General, Edward Akol, has issued a dire warning regarding the sustainability of Uganda's pension system, predicting an overwhelming annual burden of over UGX 4 trillion for taxpayers by 2034 if significant reforms are not undertaken.

Michael Acidri, alias Azabo, a boda boda rider in Jinja district, is behind bars at Kakira Central Police Station for allegedly raping his 25-year-old female client.

The main Census findings have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child marriages across the country raising concerns among local leaders.