CMI commander tortured me to implicate Gen Birungi – witness
A state informer convicted of murder over the alleged staging of fake bomb attacks in Kampala has accused former deputy Chief of Military Intelligence (CMI)…
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Global diesel crisis adds to Uganda’s fuel price pressures
Uganda’s rising fuel prices are coming under renewed pressure from tightening global diesel supplies, a weakening shilling and higher domestic taxes, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) urges governments to accelerate emergency oil stock releases to ease disruptions in international markets. Energy minister Monica Musenero told parliament last week that pump prices had risen to…
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Business
Here’s a way to tighten ship as cost of living skyrockets
A few months ago, if you owned a small car and fueled it with just Shs 100,000 or about $30 at the time, you almost forgot about fuel for a whole week if you lived and worked around Kampala. Today, Shs 100,000 worth of fuel lasts a day or two in the same vehicle while…
Gold, oil and expensive loans: IMF on Uganda’s economic risks
Uganda is preparing for an economy that could look markedly different from today’s. The country is buying gold to strengthen…
UDB tips on patient capital
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has urged tourism investors to take advantage of affordable and long-term financing to turn Eastern Uganda’s…
Oil Palm farmer Nsubuga planting a future with Stanbic Bank’s help
Recently, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited chief executive Mark Ocitti Ongom and Bank Chief Executive Mumba Kalifungwa, together with several other…
Education
Education stakeholders urge stronger support for learners with dyslexia
Education stakeholders have called for stronger research, early identification and better teacher preparation to ensure that learners with dyslexia receive…
Makerere’s AirQo named Earthshot Prize finalist
Ugandan air quality monitoring initiative AirQo has been named among the 15 finalists for the 2026 Earthshot Prize, recognising its…
International schools must choose one curriculum – govt
The ministry of Education and Sports has tightened regulations on international schools, requiring institutions offering both foreign and Ugandan curricula…
TECHNOLOGY
Digital plates: MPs must uncover what Shs 714,300 actually buys!
Uganda’s digital number plate controversy raises a question bigger than the price of a metal plate. How much scrutiny should citizens surrender when government invokes national security? The answer cannot be everything. Parliament’s investigation into the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) is exposing a gap between what Ugandans may have understood they were buying and…
Ugandan innovators get Shs 205m to scale agricultural solutions
Young Ugandan innovators and entrepreneurs have received Shs 205 million in catalytic financing to scale agricultural technologies and businesses aimed at solving practical challenges facing farmers and agricultural value chains. The funding was awarded on Thursday at the AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda Season Five awards gala at Sheraton Hotel Kampala, held under the theme “Go Big.…
Mobile money toll payments introduced on Entebbe Expressway
Motorists using the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway can now pay toll fees using mobile money, in a move aimed at reducing reliance on cash and making toll payments more convenient. The ministry of Works and Transport and MTN Uganda launched the mobile money payment service at the Kajjansi toll plaza, saying it will allow motorists to pay…
Lifestyle
Sex Talk: Churchgoers have more frequent, quality sex
Married couples who regularly attend church report having more frequent sex and greater sexual satisfaction than those who attend less often or not at all, according to a new report from the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) in Charlottesville, Virginia. Researchers analyzed findings from multiple datasets, including the 2026 IFS Religion and Family Survey of…
Mulani Isabirye is indeed the proverbial cornerstone
At UMCAT school of journalism, in a room adjacent to the main gate, is where you will find ISABIRYE MULANI, 26, who has been visually impaired after a wrong drug was administered to him at one and a half years. Today, Mulani is not only a gospel artiste, but also a journalism and mass communication…
Should your children celebrate Halloween?
October is the month of horror, and we shall explain why, soon. But for now, I want us to tackle the rather complicated relationship between Halloween and this strange country we call Uganda. I don’t doubt that every adult with children has already received a communication from their school warning about the upcoming holiday. And…
Sports
Uganda’s Martin Musau wins Lisbon Marathon
Uganda’s Martin Musau has won the 2026 EDP Lisbon Marathon in Portugal, clocking a personal best of 2:08:07 after pulling away from two Kenyan rivals in the closing stages of Saturday’s race. The 28-year-old crossed the finish line ahead of Kenya’s Gilbert Korir, who finished second in 2:08:33, while compatriot Stephen Chebon settled for third…
Other News
Gulu University blames police after student is killed in dawn attack
Gulu University has blamed security agencies in Gulu City for the death a second-year student in a pre-dawn attack. John…
DRC rebel leader Lubanga declares ceasefire after meeting Museveni
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the rebel leader of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CRP) operating in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Gas cylinder explosion kills 2, injures 3 in Lira garage
Two mechanics were killed and three other people injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a motorcycle garage in Ireda…
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