Democracy. Removing the largest party’s prerogative to appoint the LoP risks turning Opposition leadership into a transactional contest, vulnerable to manipulation and patronage.

On World Sickle Cell Day, a visit to Ward 16 reveals the daily reality of children and adolescents battling pain, long queues and shortages, while also finding care, resilience and moments of ...

“We are investigating the fatal accident in Bweyale Town Council, a Mega bus driven by an unidentified driver collided with a Sino truck and a Nile Star bus from Arua, killing five and injuring 11.” ...

Police in Kampala Metropolitan East and Mukono have arrested 40 suspects and recovered 16 motorcycles during coordinated operations targeting criminal hideouts and suspected black spots in Kireka, ...

President Museveni has unveiled a sweeping reshuffle of Uganda’s executive, naming a new 2026-2031 Cabinet that introduces major changes across key ministries while retaining Vice President Jessica ...

Uganda's nurses and midwives union has urged the government to reinstate allowances for medical interns, warning that scrapping the payments could undermine healthcare services and patient safety. The ...

A boy looks on as a bulldozer pulls down a house along Lubigi wetland last week.

The Israel-Iran conflict has driven up global oil prices, which may lead to higher fuel pump prices in Uganda.

Across the world, threats to freedom of expression, association, and assembly are steadily intensifying not only in Africa, but across Europe, Latin America, and beyond. Governments, whether openly ...

Preliminary results from Uganda’s 2026 presidential election, released shortly before 11pm Thursday, show incumbent President Museveni of the NRM leading with 14,232 votes (61.7%). Opposition leader ...

National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General, Lewis Rubongoya, has urged the youth in Buikwe District to take charge of the upcoming LC1 elections, saying the village polls are critical for ...

In Uganda, the Penal Code Act states that a person is not criminally responsible if, at the time of the act, they are suffering from a disease of the mind that renders them incapable of understanding ...