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The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has released Brig Gen Johnson Namanya from detention after a meeting in which the officer was cleared of all allegations that had been leveled against him. According to the acting director...

Opposition politician Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale and Denis Oola, were brought before the High Court of Uganda in Kampala, but proceedings were overshadowed by the absence of the prosecution team. The case had been adjourned earlier for further case management, and the...

Police have arrested a key suspect in the murder of Ministry of Local Government official, Moses Omaido. Aliya Nakimera, who had been on the run since March 26, was arrested in Mityana District and later transferred to Kira Division Police, where she is being charged with the murder of 44 year...

Uganda has recorded a decline in its fight against corruption after scoring lower in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reinforcing its position among countries facing high levels of public-sector corruption. Over the past decade, Uganda’s score has remained between 23 and 27 points...

Health officials in Kagadi District are on high alert after a measles outbreak killed five children, causing fear among residents. The disease has been reported in Kyakabadima, Kyaterekera, and Ndaiga sub-counties. Most of the affected are children between one and five years old. Health workers...

The Uganda Police Force has reported a 10.2 percent drop in reported crime cases in 2025, according to the 2025 Police Crime Report launched by Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba at Police Headquarters in Naguru Police Headquarters. According to the report, a total of 196,405 cases...

At least 20 senior officers of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have been arrested over the past two years in a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown since Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba took over as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). Gen Kainerugaba, who recently marked two years in office as head...

The fugitive prison warder Anguyo Moses, who had been on the run following the deadly shooting at Kiboga Government Prison, has been arrested in a joint security operation in Aru Town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to a statement from the Uganda Prisons Service, the suspect...

Uganda’s Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has directed that all criminal proceedings arising from the nullified provisions of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act be terminated following a ruling by the Constitutional Court. The directive follows a decision by the Constitutional Court of...

Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, has issued an update on the country’s fuel prices and supply, discouraging oil marketing companies from making unjustified price increases. In a statement, Hon. Nankabirwa said Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have no reason to...

The president of the National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has said he has no plans to negotiate with the Ugandan government for his freedom, insisting that his political activities are legitimate and protected by law. Speaking in a virtual interview with France...

The High Court of Uganda sitting in Masaka has sentenced a 78 year old man to 20 years in prison for defiling his 13 year old daughter in Rakai District. The convict, Kassim Katongole, a witchdoctor from Lwamagwa, Rakai District, was found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter and treating...

Police in Obongi District have detained two of their own officers on allegations of aiding the escape of suspects from custody at Obongi Central Police Station. According to the Uganda Police Force, the officers, whose identities have not yet been disclosed, were on duty when two suspects...

Police in Nateete are holding a suspect in connection with a case of child torture involving a 10-year-old boy in Wakiso District. According to the Uganda Police Force, the incident occurred in Kanaala Zone, Mutundwe Parish, Bunamwaya Division in Wakiso District. The victim, a 10 year old...

The Government of Uganda has announced plans to make teachers among the highest paid public servants in a bid to attract top-performing students to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in education. Under the proposed plan, teachers on the government payroll are set to receive significantly higher...