Mitooma woman remanded over forcing stepson to swallow 46 needles
A 45-year-old woman has been remanded by the Chief Magistrate’s court in Mitooma district, western Uganda, over allegations that she forced her eight-year-old stepson to…
Three arrested in Iganga over impersonating First Daughter Natasha, Hamis Kiggundu
The police in Busoga East have arrested three men accused of operating fake social media accounts impersonating First Daughter Natasha Karugire and Kampala businessman Hamis Kiggundu in an alleged online fraud and extortion racket. The suspects were identified as Hassan Mugoya, 27, Ashiraf Kyakatuka, 22, and Asuman Isanga, 20. They were arrested on Wednesday night…
Business
Joselynne Rwabwogo Rwakakooko is new UEDCL managing director
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has a new acting managing director. Joselynne Rwabwogo Rwakakooko, formerly the company’s chief commercial and operations officer, was named to the top position effective May 2, 2026, replacing Paul Mwesigwa, who was placed on forced leave by the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development as part of a…
Majority shareholders of NIC Holdings seeking to exit company
National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Holdings Limited is on the verge of divesting its entire stake in Uganda, in a transaction…
Uganda Airlines’ Airbus returns to London after three-month grounding
Uganda Airlines’ Airbus A330-800neo has returned to service after nearly three months of maintenance-related grounding. The aircraft resumed flights to…
Observer journalist, four others awarded for reporting on coffee
At least five journalists have been recognised for outstanding reporting on Uganda’s coffee sector. Uganda remains Africa’s leading coffee exporter…
Education
Top Ugandan scholars join Equity Leaders Program
A hundred of Uganda’s top-performing students have begun a new journey in leadership, mentorship, and career development. They are the…
Researchers push gov’t to embrace data-driven education planning
Education researchers have urged the government to institutionalise routine termly data collection for decision-making, and to promote data-driven planning and…
State House suddenly postpones reporting for Presidential Industrial Hubs trainees
The State House comptroller has postponed the reporting dates for the 5th and 6th intakes of the Presidential Industrial Hubs…
TECHNOLOGY
Can One Tech Hub rewrite Uganda’s youth employment story?
Uganda’s youth unemployment crisis is no longer just a statistic—it is a daily reality for millions. The 2024 census lays it bare: 16.1 per cent of young people are out of work, more than 10 million are neither employed nor in training, and another 700,000 enter the job market each year. Yet inside the National…
Uganda to maintain Facebook ban — ICT minister
The government will maintain the suspension of Facebook in Uganda, minister of state for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, has said. Facebook, owned by Meta, was blocked in January 2021 after the platform removed hundreds of accounts it described as fake and linked to the ministry of ICT and pro-government influencers ahead of…
Kenya’s AI Bill is a wake-up call for Uganda
Early this year, Kenya’s Senate introduced the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026. This is a comprehensive framework for how AI should be developed, deployed, and governed. It is a landmark moment, not just for Kenya, but for East Africa. And Uganda should be paying close attention. Our two countries not only share a border but a…
Lifestyle
Ambassador Juju launches her docu-film at Mestil
By four o’clock on Saturday afternoon, Mestil Hotel had stopped looking like a hotel and started looking like a statement. The guests arriving for the national premiere of Back to the Source: Documentary were dressed by African designers and unapologetically bold. Ambassadors greeted one another near the door. A DJ kept the energy somewhere between…
Is ‘audience responsibility’ even a thing?
Avatar: The Last Airbender is an animated classic with enough whimsy and humour to entertain children while also engaging adults with an intricate fantasy landscape populated by complex, three-dimensional characters who must overcome challenging moral dilemmas. In a way, The Legend of Korra was destined to fail. We grew up with Aang and crew. We…
CinemaCon left us hopeful
Unlike ComicCon, which is geared towards fans, CinemaCon targets cinemas. Studios use the annual 4-day gathering to showcase their upcoming movie slates. The content that brings customers to the cinema comes from Hollywood. The better the movies, the more traffic cinemas can expect, the more money they will make. As such, studios use CinemaCon to…
Sports
Mbalangu expects URA FC to win its remain four league games
Coach Hussein Mbalangu did not feel that his URA side deserved to lose 0-2 to SC Villa in the first leg of the Stanbic Uganda Cup semi-final on the night of Monday, May 4 at Nakivubo stadium. Mbalangu insisted that luck was just not on their side. Compared to SC Villa, who actually will head…
Other News
Parliament passes Sovereignty Bill after seven-hour showdown
As anticipated, parliament on Tuesday night passed the contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, following nearly eight hours of heated…
aBi Finance ESG push could reshape Uganda’s financial sector
A new kind of risk is quietly reshaping Uganda’s financial sector, one that doesn’t show up on traditional balance sheets…
Minister: Dei to power Uganda jobs, drugs independence
At the Dei BioPharma campus in Matugga, rows of laboratories and production units are being built with one goal, to…
